Recent Tasting Notes

De Hemel Moenen (15/20)

Now I understand this beer should have a bit of smoke action but I struggled to see this character either on the nose or the palate. Massive head that just wouldn’t quite early, unmanageable really. Light reddish tan in colour. Sweet nose, ’fruit tingles’ confectionary notes and perhaps some cherry. Ultra smooth palate with sweet malts that positively glide through the mouth. More cherry flavour (think Dr Pepper in a small and elegant dose) that is easy to pick, perhaps due to the low carbonation. Pretty good beer that shows a decent amount of stuffing for a 6%er. Not cheap from memory, about e6.0 from the fabulous Bierkoning in Amsterdam.

Thorogoods of Burra Sparkling Scrumpy (12/20)

Pours a fierce head that disappears at an equally fierce rate of knots. Light gold in colour, not unlike a ‘premium’ Euro style lager. Appealing aromas of cut grass, sweet apples and some citrus. Palate is dominated by huge fizz and a very firm acid cut that drives a slightly rough finish. Cider and fruit notes don’t really get going with the fizz and acid but overall this cider style shows some interest.