Chouffe Bok 6666 comes from the house of Brasserie D’AChouffee known for its La Chouffe which is a Belgian Strong Pale Ale. A nice beer to enjoy the onset of winter and is only available in the Netherlands
Review: perfect to welcome Autumn Winter. A good brown beer with a tinge of bitter
Nik
Frontaal Billiard is an awesome imperial coffee stout from Brewer Frontaal of Breda, Netherlands and is an aged on whole coffee beans giving it a flavor of coffee in a stout
Strength: 9.5%ABV
Review: One of my personal favorite stout beers
More info: Frontaal brewery
Nik
Kasztelan Niepasteryzowane is a unpasteurized beer from Carlsberg Polska which gives it a completely unique freshness.
But because it is not pasteurized, Kasztelan Niepasteryzowane has a relatively short shelf life of 35 days. However, that means it’s always fresh on the shelves straight from the brewery in Siepc in central Poland.
Strength: 5.7% ABV
Review: Totally an acquired taste
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Nik
Brewer: Brouwerij de Halve maan, Brugge, Belgium
Strength:11% ABV
Review: Bitter but OK. Not a summer beer
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Beer: Apple Bandit cider is very recent entrant into the world of Ciders from the House of Heineken. Apple Bandit is a cider with good balance between sweet and sour and is available in two variants, Apple Crisp and Juicy Pear,
Brewery: Heineken
Strength: 4.5% ABV
Review: In a shootout between Strongbow and Apple Bandit, i will go for Strongbow any day but considering the fact Strongbow is not as easily available here, Apple bandit does not feel a let down
More info: Apple Bandit
Ringnes Pilsener was the true Oslo/Norwegian beer i had during my Oslo trip. Oslo is very expensive for enjoying a good beer as it can cost up to 120 NOK (13 Euros) for a beer.
Beer: Ringnes Pils is Norway’s leading pilsener beer. It gets its golden colour from the use of pilsener malt. The taste is clean with a light and dry malt sweetness, a slight note of fruit and well balanced amount of hops.
Brewery: Ringnes AS is the largest brewery in Norway, employing 1600 workers. The brewery was founded in 1876 by the brothers Amund and Ellef Ringnes.
Strength: 4.5%
Review: Nice and Clean pilsener
More Info: Ringnes
Nik
I had Kingswood Cider when on a train from Budapest to Bratislava which is about 3 hours and passes through scenic countryside
Beer: Kingswood is a dry cider brewed in the Czech Republic
Brewery: Plzensky Prazdroj
Strength: 4.5%
Review: Pretty much a very average cider and very refreshing
Nik
Beer:Plzeňský Prazdroj (IPA: [ˈpl̩.zɛɲskiː ˈprazdroj], Original Source of Pilsner), better known by its German name Pilsner Urquell (IPA: [ˈpɪlznɐ ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌkvɛl]), is a lagerbrewed in Plzeň, now in the Czech Republic, since 1842. Pilsner Urquell, the world’s first pilsner beer, is now produced by global brewer SABMiller.
Urquell was also the first blond beer which means it was made with coal there by leading to less dark beers than available at that time.
Strength: 5%
Review: Urquell tastes like Kingfisher beer of India of which I am a big fan owing to its light flavour. Goes well with all occasions and food
More info : Pilsner Urquell
Nik
Estrella Damm is one of the first beers I had when I started writing this year but I was not convinced it deserved to be mentioned. However, like a good wine paired with the right food makes for better satisfaction so also the right beer in some cases
Beer: Estrella Damm is an pilsener brewed in Barcelona and is to be paired with tapas and other Spanish food
Brewery: S.A Damm brewery brews the beer since 1876
Strength: 4.6%
Review: Great with Spanish food. Middling otherwise
More info: Estrella
Nik
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