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Birmingham Beer Festival - Foreign Beer List

We are proud to announce our Foreign Beer List for the Foreign Bottle Beer Bar at the CAMRA Birmingham Beer Festival 2011. This is a taste of the many beers we have to offer in store at Stirchley Wines & Spirits, we hope you find something of interest on the list.
We've brought together some of the most sort after beers in the midlands, some well known classics, some newer beers and some beers that you may have only heard other people tell you they tried. We know you wont be dissapointed!
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Odell Cutthroat Porter |
4.8% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Porter |
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Cutthroat Porter is smooth and robust. Inspired by the classic London porters, dark roasted malts are used to create a deep, rich colour and flavour that hint at chocolate and coffee. |
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Odell St. Lupulin Extra Pale Ale |
6.5% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
American Pale Ale |
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Extraordinary oils in this yellow resin provide this dry-hopped extra pale ale with an undeniably pleasing floral aroma and clean, crisp finish. One sip of this seasonal summer ale and you will be hooked. |
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Goose Island Honkers |
4.3% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
English Bitter |
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Inspired by visits to English country pubs, Honker's Ale combines a spicy hop aroma with a rich malt middle to create a perfectly balanced ale that is smooth and immensely drinkable. |
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Goose Island IPA |
5.9% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
India Pale Ale |
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Quite simply a hop lover's dream - this classic ale adds a fruity aroma, set off by a dry malt middle, to ensure that the long hop finish is one you'll remember. |
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Great Divide Titan IPA |
7.2% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
India Pale Ale |
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A big, aggressively hopped India Pale, it starts out with piney hop aromas and citrus hop flavours, and finishes with a nice rich, malty sweetness that is balanced with crisp hop bitterness. |
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Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter |
9.2% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Imperial Porter |
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Gonzo Imperial Porter is mysteriously dark with a rich and malty body, intense roasted flavours, and a surprisingly unique hop kick. With Gonzo weighing in at 7.8% ABV, it will bite you in the ass if you don't show it the proper respect. |
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Flying Dog Raging Bitch |
8.3% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Belgian Style India Pale Ale |
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Flying Dog's 20th Anniversary beer, an American IPA augmented with Belgian yeast, Raging Bitch is dangerously drinkable and has a delicate hop bitterness. |
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Brooklyn EIPA |
6.8% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
India Pale Ale |
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Inspired by the original East Indian Pale Ales brewed in England in the early 1800s, Brooklyn EIPA is deep golden beer brewed from British malt and a blend of hops. It is traditionally dry-hopped for a bright aroma of hops, lemongrass, pine and citrus fruit, and has a robust bitterness, a warming malt palate and a clean hoppy finish. |
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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout |
10.0% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Imperial Stout |
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The brewers use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate flavour through a blend of specially roasted malts. Brewed every year for the winter season, it is delicious when newly bottled but also ages beautifully for years. |
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Saranac Pumpkin Ale |
5.4% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Pumpkin Ale |
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In celebration of the fall harvest. Here's an autumn favourite that's as enjoyable as pumpkin pie. This hearty ale is brewed with cinnamon, allspice, cloves and vanilla. Look for a full body and amber colour. |
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Left Hand Fade To Black Vol. 2 |
7.8% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Smoked Porter |
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Pours dark brown to black with a small chocolate brown head. Aroma is mild smoked and dark roasted malt, light chocolate note. Smoked, dark chocolate, roasted malty and light breadish. Vague sweetness. Ends dark malty, roasted and smooth lingering smoked. |
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Left Hand Milk Stout |
5.3% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Milk Stout |
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Pours a clear, reddish brown with a creamy, off-white head. Lightly sweetish aroma of chocolate and hard roasted malts. Medium body, lightly sweet roasted malt and also both chocolate and coffee notes. The finish is short and dry. |
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Ommegang Abbey Ale |
8.5% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Belgian Style Abbey Dubbel |
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Beautiful mahogany with a tint of red. Creamy, off-white head leaving some laces. Sophisticated, vinous aroma with distinct alcohol. The body is solid and full with plenty of roasted malt. Sweet, fruity notes - of dried fruit like raisins in particular. |
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Anchor Old Foghorn |
8.8% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Barley Wine |
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A strong barley wine, dry hopped throughout the maturation period of some 6 months. Although the yeast is unable to ferment all sugars out of any beer at this strength the hop flavours make a balanced brew ideal for sipping after dinner. |
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Anchor Porter |
5.6% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Porter |
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A unique dark brew which uses specially roasted malts, a top-fermenting yeast and only fresh whole hops. All this combines to produce a rich and intense flavour with subtle notes of chocolate, toffee, and coffee. |
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Anchor Humming |
5.9% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
American Wheat Ale |
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Humming is an ancient term used centuries ago to describe both ales and beers. Although its origins are shrouded in mystery, it suits this bold hoppy ale, created to celebrate the anniversary of Anchor's first brew in 1705. |
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Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale |
7.2% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
American Strong Ale |
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A dark amber beer with a dark orange head. The aroma is extremely hoppy which gives it strong notes of grapefruit, but it also has strong notes of alcohol. The flavour is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel and grapefruit, and only hints of vanilla, leading to a dry bitter end. |
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Stone Ruination IPA |
7.7% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
Imperial/Double IPA |
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Clear light to medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is heavy hoppy, pine, citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. |
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Original Sin Hard Cider |
5.5% ABV |
355ml |
USA |
New York Cider |
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All Natural juice pressed from US grown Granny Smith apples, Gluten Free, Dry Traditional cider, fermented with two types of Champagne yeast |
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Orval |
6.2% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Trappist Ale |
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A very dry, herby beer which is ideal as an aperitif and characterised by a bouquet of fresh hops, with a fruity note and pronounced bitterness. |
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Trappiste Rochefort 8 |
9.2% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Trappist Dubbel |
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Dry but rich with sweet tea and fig notes to complement the aromatic fullness. |
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Trappiste Rochefort 10 |
11.3% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Trappist Abt |
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A world classic beer! Try drinking with chocolate to really appreciate this fruity, spicy, mocha-flavoured classic. |
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Westmalle Dubbel |
7.0% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Trappist Dubbel |
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A dark, reddish-brown beer with a creamy, fragrant head. The flavour is rich and complex, herby and fruity with a fresh-bitter finish. |
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Westmalle Tripel |
9.5% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Trappist Tripel |
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A clear, golden yellow beer with a fruity aroma and nuanced hop scent; an exceptional beer, with a great deal of finesse and elegance. |
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Chimay Blue |
9.0% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Ale |
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A dark, strong ale characterised by its full flavour and port-like aroma. |
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Delerium Tremens |
8.5% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Ale |
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A strong golden ale that may look like a lager beer but is in fact a complex pale ale. A lot of warming alcohol flavours abound along with its sweet palate. |
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De Dolle Oerbier |
9.0% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Ale |
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Dark brown colour with medium off-white head. Very aromatic. Toasted sweet malts, milk-chocolate, mild coffee and molasses. Spices and herbs as well. Taste is smooth and complex with toasted malts, dried fruits, caramel and spices. Surprisingly fresh and acidic finish. |
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Duchesse De Bourgogne |
6.2% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Flanders Red Ale |
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Dark ruby colour with a small off-white head, settles to a thin film quickly. Fruity aroma (apples), with some woody notes. Intense sour flavour, lots of fruit, complex and vinous. |
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Pauwel Kwak |
8.4% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Ale |
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A dark, warming beer with liquorice-like flavours and a slightly spicy character. The bitterness always remains in the background but in the end emerges delicately. |
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Leffe Radieuse |
8.2% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Dark Ale |
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A highly fermented and very complex beer to be savoured, with a taste of a rich and earthy bouquet with a creamy head. The taste is powerful where the fruit, the sweet, a hint of roasting and the dryness of the hops are apparent. |
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Gulden Draak |
10.5% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Dark Ale |
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Very dark with a huge off-white head. Extremely full-bodied and sugary. The hops don’t really level out the sweetness. Lovely as a desert beer or a night cap, but one is plenty. A beer to chew. |
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Pirrat |
10.5% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Belgian Strong Pale Ale |
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Hazy golden colour with a decent white head. Very yeasty aroma with some spices. Taste is sweet with some notes off orange peel in the background. You can also taste the alcohol. |
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Rodenbach Grand Cru |
6.0% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Flanders Red Ale |
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Clear dark amber red colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate vinegar, berry sweet / sour, wood. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate acetic (vinegar), salty, with average to long duration. |
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St. Bernardus Abt 12 |
10.0% ABV |
330ml |
Belgium |
Abbey Abt |
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Pours dark brown/black with a lasting white head. Aroma of dark fruits, malt, yeast, and a bit of alcohol. Taste is very well balanced, with similar components. |
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Liefmans Goudenband |
8.0% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Oud Bruin |
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Dark brown colour with a head that disappears. Aroma immediate hit of sour fruitiness, cherries, unripe plums, sloes, slightly vinous, with an underlying maltiness. Flavour is a complex sour fruit flavour, again, cherries, plums, sloes, plus crab apples and a sour wine element. |
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Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier) |
6.0% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Fruit Beer (Cherry) |
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Ruby colour with a medium reddish-hued foamy head with medium duration. Aroma is sour and cherry. Flavour is cherry, sour. |
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Lindemans Pecheresse |
2.5% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Lambic Fruit Beer (Peach) |
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Clear light amber colour with a small fizzy fair lacing mostly diminishing off-white head. Aroma is pear. Flavour is moderate sweet with a average duration. |
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Lindemans Framboise |
2.5% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Lambic Fruit Beer |
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Cloudy red colour with a average frothy fair lacing mostly diminishing light red head. Aroma is moderate to heavy raspberries fruity. Flavour is heavy fruity / berry sweet and light acidic. |
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Lindemans Faro |
4.0% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Lambic Faro |
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Dark amber, brown coloured. Large off-white head. Sour sweet malty aroma with some slight yeasty touches. Nice balanced sweet-sour body. Finish is sweet, little sour and a little sticky. |
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Lindemans Cuvee Rene |
5.0% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Lambic Gueuze |
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Hazy medium yellow colour with a small, virtually none, off-white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, moderate sour and sweet. Flavour is moderate sweet and acidic. |
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Cantillon Gueuze |
5.0% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Lambic Gueuze |
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The aroma is powerful acidic, sweet and slightly sour. The colour is an unclear orange and it has no head. The flavour is very sour, a bit acidic, prickling but at the same time flat. It ends on a acidic dryness with no metallic notes. |
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Boon Gueuze |
6.5% ABV |
375ml |
Belgium |
Lambic Gueuze |
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Clear medium orange colour with a large, frothy, excellent lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate sour, vinegar - citric - grapy, wheat, wood. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic, sour with a average duration. |
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Celis White |
5.0% ABV |
250ml |
Belgium |
Witbier |
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Nice big white head with good duration. Colour is a hazy yellow. Aroma is dominated by citrus. Taste is fruit and citrus. Very fresh. |
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La Trappe Quadrupel |
10.0% ABV |
330ml |
Netherlands |
Abt/Quadrupel |
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Cloudy medium amber colour with a large frothy good lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty and yeasty, alcohol, sweet, spices. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. |
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La Trappe Dubbel |
7.0% ABV |
330ml |
Netherlands |
Trappist Dubbel |
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Amber red colour with a large fizzy good lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, moderate yeasty, brown sugar. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. |
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La Trappe Witte |
5.5% ABV |
330ml |
Netherlands |
Witbier |
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The aroma is spicy dominated by lemon. The colour is an unclear light yellow and it has a beautiful head. The flavour is sweet with notes of wheat, lemon, and coriander. |
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Schneider Aventinus |
8.2% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Weiszenbock |
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Rich juicy aroma with lots of fruit, apples, bananas, plums, very sweet. Mahogany colour, Nice head. Unbelievable finish. Sweet malts. |
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Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen |
5.1% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Rauchbier |
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Dark brown colour with small head. Smokey aroma. Very soft and smoky. Bottle. Dark brown colour with large head. Very smoky aroma. Very soft and smoky. |
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Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen |
5.2% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Wheat Rauchbier |
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Dark amber muddy colour with a huge off-white head. Mild smoky aroma initially apparent and banana wheat flavours are hidden subtly underneath that. Slightly sweet Flavour is smoky and salty with only a hint of bitterness. |
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Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier |
4.3% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Dortmunder/Helles |
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Clear medium yellow colour with a average frothy good lacing white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, bread light, grain, light hoppy, grass, earth, butter, light smoke. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an average to long duration. |
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Paulaner Salvator |
7.9% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Doppelbock |
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Colour is deep reddish amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Flavour is dominated by sweet malts, sugary and doughy. Some detectable hop bitterness. |
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Maisel Weisse |
5.4% ABV |
330ml |
Germany |
Hefeweizen |
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Hazy golden coloured with a huge white head. Aroma of malts, sweet banana with fruity notes. Flavour of banana and fruits with malty notes. |
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St Georgenbräu Kellerbier |
4.9% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Keller Bier |
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Amber in colour. Aroma of hops, sweet malts, and citrus. The flavour is bitter, sweet malts, smooth, and a candy taste for a finish |
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Erdinger Pikantus |
7.3% ABV |
500ml |
Germany |
Weiszenbock |
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Hazy light to medium brown colour with a huge excellent lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, banana, moderate yeasty, sweet. Flavour is heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration. |
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Nøgne Ø Imperial Brown Ale |
7.5% ABV |
500ml |
Norway |
Imperial Brown Ale |
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Clear medium brown colour with a large frothy good lacing mostly lasting light-brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, caramel, light alcohol, vintage. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. |
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Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout |
9.0% ABV |
500ml |
Norway |
Imperial Stout |
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Black colour with a average, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, caramel, chocolate, coffee, light to moderate notes of alcohol. Flavour is wow, moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. |
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Nøgne Ø Bitter |
4.5% ABV |
500ml |
Norway |
Premium Bitter/ESB |
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Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, citrus, orange notes, citrus soap. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dry, a bit sharp until you get some of the yeast in your glass. |
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Nøgne Ø #100 (Batch #100) |
10.0% ABV |
500ml |
Norway |
Barley Wine |
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Cloudy brown colour with a average fizzy fair lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty and hoppy, caramel, alcohol, chocolate. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with an average to long duration. |
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Budweiser Budvar Dark |
5.0% ABV |
500ml |
Czech Republic |
Dunkel |
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Clear medium red brown colour with an average to large, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an average to long duration. |
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Bernard Dark ‘Cerne Pivo' |
5.1% ABV |
500ml |
Czech Republic |
Dunkel |
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Clear medium red / brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light coffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an average duration. |
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Bernard ‘Svatecni Lezak' |
5.0% ABV |
500ml |
Czech Republic |
Bohemian Pilsener |
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Clear medium yellow orange golden colour with an average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, grain, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with an average to long duration. |
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Bohemia Regent - Dark Lager |
4.4% ABV |
500ml |
Czech Republic |
Schwarzbier |
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Dark amber colour with a large frothy good lacing light brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, dark chocolate, sugar. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an average duration. |
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Baladin Open |
7.5% ABV |
250ml |
Italy |
India Pale Ale |
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A dark golden beer with some sediment floating around under a lazing orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of hops, grass, and over ripe fruits. The flavour is sweet with notes of malt, hops, over ripe fruits, and fresh grapefruit. |
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Birra del Borgo My Antonia |
7.5% ABV |
330ml. |
Italy |
Strong Pale Lager |
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Clear medium to dark yellow colour with a huge, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, heavy hoppy, flowers, grapefruit, citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with an average to long duration, and a dry finish. |
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Birra del Borgo ReAle |
6.4% ABV |
330ml |
Italy |
American Pale Ale |
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Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, nutty, spicy, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and shell bitter with an average to long duration. |
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Birra del Borgo Duchessa |
6.2% ABV |
330ml |
Italy |
Saison |
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Unclear medium orange colour, good lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy yeasty, rancid, rubber - gummy. Flavour is moderate sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate heavy bitter with an average to long duration. |
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Guinness Special Export (J.Martin) |
8.0% ABV |
330ml |
Ireland |
Foreign Stout |
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Black colour with large creamy excellent mostly lasting light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate / coffee, brown sugar. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. |
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Samichlaus |
14.0% ABV |
330ml |
Austria |
Dopplebock |
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Dark copper colour. Aroma is alcohol and raisins, toffee and a little woody quality. Flavour is of spices, warm alcohol, dried fruits and malts. |
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Little Creatures Pale Ale |
5.2% ABV |
330ml |
Australia |
Pale Ale |
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Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, white head. Very floral, hoppy nose with a touch of citrus. Mainly dry, but comes with a discreet caramel sweetness. Fruity and fresh with notes of grapefruit. Dry, hoppy finish. |
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