I bought this beer from a supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5%
Brown and clear in the colour.
Big head.
Bitter and hops in the aroma with a bit of sweet fruit tones to it.
Good CO2, dominated by hoppy flowery notes and ends with darkness and bitter in the after taste.
Overall rating 69 / 100
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.
Overall rating is 70 / 100
Grauballe brewery was established by Else Birk and William Frank in 2002, in old farm buildings just outside of Grauballe, Silkeborg, Denmark.
I bought this biodynamic beer from a supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 4,7%
Thick flowing and yellow in the colour.
No head or foam top.
Powerful sweet fruit aroma with a delicious banana to it.
Heavy and full bodied in the taste, a sweetness with a weak fruit goes straight to the bitter tones in the after taste.
Overall rating 82 / 100
Larry Bell founded The Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Inc. in 1983, but first started selling beer in 1985. The company is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. The company expanded in 2003 and 2012, and in 2006 they changed their name to Bell’s Brewery. The brewery is today run by Larry’s daughter, Laura Bell.
I bought this beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 1 pint / 16 fl.oz. bottle at 5,8%
Yellow and orange in the colour with a heavy sediment.
Medium sized head that quickly disappears.
Fresh, sweet and flowery hops aroma.
Medium CO2, hoppy taste with a sharp citrus sweetness to it. After taste ends in bitterness. Good balance between sweet and sour.
Unpasteurized and unfiltered. Let it stand for a while before pouring it to avoid large chunks of sediment.
Overall rating 81 / 100
Carlberg brewery was founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The first export of beer barrels was in 1868 due to the high quality of the beer. In 1875 the Carlsberg laboratory was founded and in 1883 it succeeded to grow a clean beer yeast and avoid uncontrollable fermentation in the beer. To this day this yeast is still used all over the world for pilsner brewing.
J. C. Jacobsens son, Carl Jacobsen, rented himself into brewery buildings owned by his father in 1871. They never could agree on the quality of the brew where the son wanted to brew faster to meet demands. J. C. Jacobsen kicked his son out of the lease in 1880 and Carl Jacobsen built the brewery Ny Carlsberg next to the other breweries. The two breweries was first fusioned 19 years after the fathers death.
Carlberg bought Wiibroe brewery in 1964, Tuborg in 1970, Hannen-Brauerei in 1988, a fusion with Tetley in 1992 and in 2000 they took over Feldschlösschen.
From 2008 there is no longer brewed beer in Copenhagen, except on the small brewery called Jacobsen where special beer of higher quality is made.
Carlsberg is among the 4th largest brewery corporations in the world.
I bought this beer from a supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 2 Euro for a 440 ml bottle at 5,4%
Good looking with its thick flowing orange colour.
Medium sized rough structured head with a fine foam top.
A bit of hops in the aroma, nothing else.
Heavy and sweet with a noticeable alcohol warmth. Good play between taste notes and hops.
Overall rating 78 / 100
Poppels Brewery is a independent brewery founded in 2012 in Jonsered, Västra Götaland County in Sweden.
I bought this biodynamic beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 4 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 4,7%
Thick yellow colour, like porridge, in a good way.
Very small head that disappears instantly.
Fantastic fruit and a slightly bitter / flowery aroma. Perfect combination in the nose.
Good CO2 with a delicious wheat, fruit and flowery balance, it just continues with this good composition in the after taste. Highly recommended!
Overall rating 88 / 100
Mikkel started brewing in his kitchen in 2005 and developed some new and innovative beers that quickly gave him international reputation. Later Ørbæk brewery in Denmark helped him brew on license to get a volume to export. Today he brews most of his beer on license at Proef Brouwerij brewery in Belgium.
I bought this beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3,5 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 5%
Very pleasing look with a orange and red tone in the colour.
Big and rough head with a fine foam top.
Medium strength hops in the aroma aroma with a bit of play from a sweet and flowery scent.
Okay CO2, starts out with a faint sweetness that is quickly taken over by hops and it finishes in full flower almost into bitter hops. Not much wheat over it.
Overall rating 74 / 100
I bought this 500 ml can at 5,2% in a Danish supermarket at the price of 2 Euro.
Albani Brewery is located in Odense, Denmark and was established in 1859 by three local business owners and of these the most famous is Theodor Schiøtz. Albani expanded in Odense and also bought up another nine breweries in Denmark over the course of almost 100 years. In 2000 Albani became a part of Royal Unibrew and remains there today.
Light yellow in the colour, a few heavy pieces of sediment floats around but generally you can see through it.
Medium sized head with a fine structure and top. The foam stays on the beer for a good while with a thin suitable layer.
Powerful citrus and flowery aroma, a note of sweetness to it.
Low CO2, sweet at first with all the fruit but that quickly changes when the coriander and citrus fruits kick through along with the bitterness of the hops.
Overall rating 76 / 100
Memminger Brauerei comes from Ulmer in Bayern, Germany and dates back to 1897. It has a long history of different owners, names, joint ventures and it ends up as a privately owned brewery in 2003.
I bought this beer from a German webshop at the price of 1,49 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,1%
Beautiful unfiltered beer that has a thick flow to its orange colour.
Grand big head with a fine white foam top.
Good sweet fruit aroma with hints of wheat.
Good CO2, sweet fruit, full bodied, great balance. If only it had a longer after taste.
Overall rating 83 / 100
The first mentions of this brewery is the Stein Tavern from 1489. The castle was built in 1845 and most of the brewery and castle was destroyed during 2nd world war. The brwery is today ran as the same company that founded in 1938, Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott GmbH & Co.
I bought this organic/biodynamic beer from a German webshop at the price of 1,49 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 4,9%
Beautiful orange unfiltered look and it is thick flowing.
Grand big head with a fine foam top.
Medium strength fruit aroma with a good wheat touch to it.
Good CO2, sweet and fresh in the taste. Good balance with the wheat and a lasting after taste.
Overall rating 85 / 100