Brussels Beer Project was founded in 2013 by two beer enthusiasts, Olivier & Sébastien. It is now a collaborative brewery where brewers can rent in on the equipment. The brewery is located in Brussels, Belgium.
I bought this 330 ml bottle at 7% at Carlsen’s Kvater, a bar in Odense, Denmark at the price of some 8 Euro. It is a Belgian Hefeweize style beer.
A beautiful yellow, at least in the half darkness of a bar.
Small head on the top.
Aroma comes off a little weak but with a good fruit in it.
Powerful fruit in the taste, full bodied and a real mouthful. Good balance of CO2, fruit and slight bitterness in the after taste.
Ølgaard family brew is made on license by Midtfyns Bryghus on Fyn, Denmark. It is a fairly new brand on the scene of small home brewing companies that borrows equipment on the established breweries.
I bought this Christmas wheat brew at Carlsen’s Kvarter, a import beer beer bar since 1972, in Odense, Denmark. For a draft beer of 500 ml at 6.0% the price was 9 Euro.
Beautiful looking beer, orange and brown in the colour.
Small head with a fine foam.
Aroma comes off with a hops and christmas cookies to it, a bit to the weak side.
Faint wheat notes, powerful full bodied alcohol and warmth, becomes better as it goes from cold to room temperature. Let it rest for a bit if you buy this and get it served cold. But generally it is too neutral and should make more of itself.
A old brand that has been sold off and is now brewed on license by more than one brewery. It can also be found from the German brewery Darguner Brauerei. This beer is brewed by Harboe Brwery in Denmark.
Harboes Bryggeri is located in Skælskør, Denmark and was established in 1883. Harboes has been family-owned and managed for five generations.
I bought this beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 2 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,4%
Beautiful nut brown in the colour.
Medium sized head with a fine foam on the top.
Sweet medium strength fruit aroma with a hops darkness to it.
Slightly wheated in the taste. Fresh like thin darkness with classic dark notes. After taste is over as fast as it is discovered.
The supermarket group in Denmark called COOP have re-released their brand “Pokal” in a new version, where it originally was a cheap and low quality beer, it is not targetted the growing market for special brews.
This organic wheat beer comes from a private owned micro brewery located at Koege in the Denmark. The micro brewery is from 2011 and is run by two brothers that also own it. They try to target a smaller market with their special beers and especially their organic beers.
I bought this biodynamic 500 ml bottle at 6% from a Danish supermarket at the price of 1.3 Euro. Good price for biodynamic.
Slightly orange tones in the yellow colour. Unfiltered with a light haziness.
Completely white foam on the big head, rough structure underneath a fine top.
Hoppy aroma with a delicious sweetness from the fruit notes and wheat.
Good CO2 level accompanying a fresh fruit taste. Good balance between the wheat and hops. Ends in a slightly bitter after taste.
Ø-bryg was founded in 2008 by Erik. In 2015 he opened Thurø Brewery at the small island of Thurø in Denmark.
I bought this 330 ml bottle at 4.5% from a gourmet food market in Svendborg, Denmark at the price of 5 Euro. Quite steep for a small beer, but from a new small brewery.
Yellow with orange tones in the colour.
Medium head that disperses into a thin layer rather quickly.
Spices and sweet fruit in the aroma with a surprisingly scent of barrel ageing.
High CO2 level makes it go full force with a mysterious hint of barrels from the spices and citrus. The fruit is deafened by the hops which however is not just a classic bitter wit, mysterious play and combination must be the keywords.
Real Companhia Velha was founded on the 10th of September 1756 by Royal Charter of King D. José I, under the auspices of his Prime Minister, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Count of Oeiras and Marquis of Pombal. By 1781 the company was known as Royal Oporto in England. In 1960, with the support of the banker Pinto de Magalhães, Manuel da Silva Reis acquires the majority of the company and assumes its leadership.
Estimated cost of this Real Companhia Velha Vintage Port 1983 bottle of 750 ml at 20% is 50 Euro.
Taste notes right after decanting
Aroma is dominated by alcohol with a thin fruit to it.
Thin rosa in the colour with brown notes.
Strong and spicey in the mouth, warmth from alcohol and tannin with a slight sweet after taste.
Intermediate rating 86 / 100
Taste notes 3 hours after decating
Less alcohol in the aroma and the fruit notes have gained more strength.
Colour has gained more weight and is more red now.
Good tannin and fruit balance in the taste. After taste has notes of liquorice.
Intermediate rating 89 / 100
Taste notes 22 hours after decanting
Clear dark red in the colour, no more haziness.
Good spicy aroma with a dark mysterious fruit to it.
Tannin are still alive and the after taste has grown in length.
Overall rating 91 / 100
Taste notes 48 hours after decanting
Tannin has gone soft and the fruit notes and taste experience has in general become weak.
Ettal Monastery was founded by Louis IV, Emperor of Bavaria, on 28 April 1330. In the 15th and 16th century, the monastery had its own brewery in nearby Oberammergau. The brewery was established at Ettal Monastery in 1609. Beer has been brewed here on a continuous basis for more than 400 years.
I found this beer at a local supermarket in Denmark at the price of 1,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 0%.
Slightly unfiltered and yellow in the colour.
Great and big head with a beautiful foam and structure. Super fine foam on top.
Primarily wheat in the aroma with a faint fruit aroma.
Light CO2, mild in the taste with a weak but sweet wheat to it.
