28th May 2012

The Eurovision song contest didn't bring any surprises, and neither did either of the beers that I tried this weekend.

Fuller's London Pride (England)

Not really anything to be too proud of to be honest. A nice enough beer, but nothing especially noteworthy about it. The best thing about it was probably the smell, which was great in a strange sort of way. Like the smell you'd imagine when your favourite bakery throws out two week old bread. Typical Fuller's beer: Good, but not so special.

Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel (Germany)

This almost sweet German was surprisingly easy to drink. Maybe too easy, because I'd finished the bottle before I realised that I hadn't made any notes for this blog. Again, like the Fuller's, this was a good beer that didn't offend my senses, but doesn't stand out from the crowd in the way that I'd expected. 

21st May 2012

As you might be able to tell, I've been spending too much time in dark pubs when I should be outside enjoying the sunshine. I should start taking a couple of bottles to the beach every weekend.

Hibernation Ale (USA)

It's not very often that you find something that tastes sweet and bitter at the same time. But this beer somehow manages it, with strange results. It took me a few mouthfuls to get used to it, but once I did I found a great strong ale with a lot of flavour. Courtesy of the new English pub in town, which I should definitely frequent.

Delirium Tremens (Belgium)

Oh no! Unexpected wheat beer! I have to admit though, that I am starting to become accustomed to this kind of weird Continental drink. It wasn't the worst beer I've had, but it still made my pee smell like corn flakes. Although the bottle looked like it was made from stone, which was pretty cool.

14th May 2012

Summer has almost arrived here in Finland, you can tell by the amount of wind and rain. Sometimes all you can do is drink beer to cheer yourself up. And remember to like the blog's Facebook page

Meantime London Stout (England)

London is the real home of stout, no matter what the Irish want you to think. This is a good example of good old English stout. You know when you have a box of chocolates and there's those dark chocolate coffee flavoured things that no one eats? This tastes like those. But I don't mind because I like those chocolates. This stout is a little more gentle on the tastebuds than its Irish counterparts.

St. Bernadus Abt 12 (Belgium)

When I poured this I thought they'd accidentally filled my bottle with gravy. It tasted boozy, like boozy Belgian gravy. The taste was nice and strong though, which I liked, although the weird bits of something threatened to put me off drinking the last few drops. That rapping pope chap on the bottle seems happy with it though, I suspect that isn't his first glass of this 10% ale.

7th May 2012

The Ice Hockey World Championship started at the weekend, and if I was interested at all it would be a great excuse to drink lots of beer. Although my disinterest is not going to stop me...


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Früh Kölsch (Germany)

Ahh this beer takes me back to my teenage years traipsing around North Rhein-Westphalia. I really liked kölsch beer then and I still really like it now, so a big thank you to Jessica for bringing this for me. The funny thing about this beer is that it looks and smells like some generic lager, but it has a kind of sour taste that makes it so much better. I must go back to Cologne at some point.

Singha (Thailand)

What better way to kick of Finland's first game in the ice hockey championships than with a beer made in Thailand? Actually, this beer would be better to drink on the beach on a warm summer day, it was quite refreshing. Definitely better than Chang, the other Thai beer from the book, but not in danger of troubling my top ten list.