2/26/15 Beers Around the World Part 3- (Beer # 5-10 of the night)

Beer #5 

Ayinger Albairisch Dunkel

Brewery- Brauerei Aying

Country- Germany

ABV- 5.0%

Source- In a glass.

Look- a clean light brown.

Feel- It is actually quite carbonated, but not at all in a bad way.

Smell-It's a very, weird smell, for lack of a better word. I smell fruit, nuts oats maybe.. Nothing jumps out at me like Hey this is the scent!!!

Taste- It was a good beer. It had a roasted nut taste to it and no taste of fruit at all, which makes the smell stranger.

Opinion- I am torn on this one, it is good but not great. It is definitely something I'd buy and drink again. I do not have anything negative to say about this one. I'd definitely recommend this one to others as a tasty clean crisp beer. I wanted to give it a 6.5 or 7 and my friend said the same thing so we decided that on this one I'd give it a 6 and he a 7 so that it received the score of 6.5. So this one gets a 6 or 7/10 lol

Beer #6

Malka Keha

Brewery-  Malka Brewery

Country- Israel

ABV- 6.0%

Source- In a glass.

Look- Dark but not completely black.

Feel- More than a moderate carbonation

Smell- It is a crisp smell, something about it I can not put my finger on.  (or nose on lol)

Taste- I distinctly taste syrup. This beer was sweet.

Opinion- I like it for what it was. A crisp beer. It was tasty, sweet but not too sweet. The carbonation was a little more than the others and I've been burping since the first sip. The afterburp however is not good at all. It is foul and the second taste is umm well I did not like it at all. This one was definitely not as good as the Ayinger BUT not deserving of a 5 so I gave this a 6/10.

PS- this is also my first beer I have ever had from Israel.

 Beer #7 

Rodenbach Classic Red

Brewery- Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V.

Country- Belgium

ABV- 5.2%

Source In a glass

Look- See below. it is a cloudy brown. As we were drinking this it was often referred to as a "shit" brown. It was also called toilet water, and diarrhea... we hoped the taste did not reflect the look.

Feel- It is carbonated and it is disgusting...

Smell- There are so many smells, the one that stands out is lemon pledge (YES the cleaning supply) OH SO BAD!!!!

Taste- Oh so bad, I can not describe with enough adjectives as to how bad this beer is. It has got so many tastes to it, it is sweet, it is malty, it is fruity it is BAD just plain BAD!!!!

Opinion- HOWEVER, despite this not being at all good as a sipping beer, as a sipping drink, ice cold, it is not terrible. But by calling this a beer, it is not good, it is quite disgusting. I gave this a 3/10 because it is not (BY FAR) the worst beer I have ever had. Time for some water and pretzels to clear the palate after this one..

Side Note- I usually really like Belgium Beers. That's why this is so bad, I cant believe it is from Belgium ...

 Beer #8 

Moa Imperial Stout

Brewery- Moa Brewing Co.

Country- New Zealand

ABV- 10.2%

Source From a glass

Look- Very dark in color. Not quite black but darker than brown.

Feel- Not too much carbonation.

Smell- It has got a punch ya in the face, strong wake you up in the morning scent. (How's that for a description)

Taste- It has a very strong coffee like taste. I like coffee so I liked this taste.

Opinion- I liked the strong taste. It was really a smack ya in the face, hello how ya doin' taste. I would NOT recommend this to anyone who does not like strong beers. However if you like dark strong tasting beers, I think you'd like this. This was another one that went on the 6 or 7 scale so another friend that felt the same voted 7 and I voted 6 in order to give it the 6.5 score. so this should be rated as a 6 or 7/10.

PS- Again first beer I've tried from New Zealand. 

Beer #9

Thornbridge Kipling

Brewery- Thornbridge Brewery

Country- England

ABV- 5.2%

Source From a glass.

Look- it is a light yellow.

Feel- Slightly heady with some carbonation .

Smell-It has a distinct IPA smell to it. Very Hoppy.

Taste- It tastes strong and hoppy.

Opinion- I like IPA's but this has a weird fruity taste to it as well. That is what makes this fall a notch on my end. It is very drinkable and the taste is pretty decent. I scored this a 7/10.

Side Note- This in fact was not an IPA it was an EPA

Beer #10

Titan IPA

Brewery- Great Divide Brewing Co.

Country- USA

ABV- 7.1%

Source- From a glass

Look- a cloudy brown, but you can tell it is from the pour.

Feel- Moderately carbonated.

Smell- Again this is a distinct smell of IPA

Taste- This is a solid hoppy IPA. It is so good.

Opinion- This one is so smooth and so drinkable. As I said I really like IPA's. This one is fantastic. I highly recommend this beer. It was a great beer to end the night with. 9/10

 The overall lineup in the order we drank them ... 

  

The Final Tally, including rank, scores, where we drank the beer in the night etc.. 

Overall this was a really fun night of beer drinking. I definitely look forward to these as they almost always introduce me to different beers I would normally not try on my own. I am already looking forward to the next one. But I think the next big tasting review will come from the Battleship New Jersey and the Craft Beer Festival in June.