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“fairtrade cocoa beans and madagascan vanilla pods”

Very sweet, very chocolatey and vanilla-y. Contains malted barley.

Blacks Brewery, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland. 8% alcohol.

Citrusy and otherwise strangely fruity. Contains malted barley, malted oats and malted wheat.

BrewDog Ltd., Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 0.5% alcohol.

“classic and experimental american hops (Citra, Amarillo, Mosaic, Centennial, HBC 522)… lemon peel, tropical fruit (mango)… grassiness… resinous… stone fruit and lychee”

Very fruity and strong, maybe a bit too sweet. Contains malted barley, wheat. Made in collaboration with Basqueland Brewing.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“hedelmäinen ja kevyem (sic) mehtäinen… valkoviinirypäle, yuzu”

Hapokas ja hedelmäinen. Sisältää ohramallasta. Se ei ole sama olut kuin Lempo.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 3.5% alkoholia.

“pale and amber malts… Challenger, First Gold, and Fuggles hops… fruity, floral, spicy… fruit cake characters”

Smells kind of fruit-cakey, maybe something of gingerbread too. Contains malted barley.

Greene King, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. 5.0% alcohol.

“sweet orange and light pine… biscuit and burnt caramel”

Maybe a hint of orange, and some bitterness. Contains malted barley and wheat.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 6.2% alcohol.

“coffee, toast and dark chocolate”

Toasty taste, but feels somehow thin. Contains malted barley and oats.

Small Beer Brewery, London, England. 1.0% alcohol.

Hyvin hedelmäinen. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 4.4% alkoholia.

Very flowery, with citrus fruit (grapefruit) flavours. Contains malted barley, malted oats and torrefied wheat.

BrewDog Ltd., Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 5% alcohol.

Slightly metallic smell/taste, and reminds me of the Alsacian beers I don't like (hops, maybe?). Contains barley and wheat.

Harviestoun Brewery. Hillfoots Business Village, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. 5% alcohol.

“Thornbridge Barrel Room Series - Vintage 2018… Sour red ale aged in red Burgundy barrels with cherries… blend of one, two and three year-old beer… acidity… fruit flavour… organic Morello cherries, cultures of Brettanomyces, Pediococcus and Lactobacillus… notes of sour cherry, red berries and oak.”

Very sour, reminds me of red wine and indeed cherries. Contains malted barley and wheat.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 7% alcohol.

“mango + guava pale ale”

Very fruity, smells definitely like mangoes. Contains malted barley and wheat.

North Brewing Co., Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“piney hop aromas… Nelson Sauvin, Sorachi Ace, Centennial, Ella hops… malty, lemon… light citrus, coffee”

Quite sweet, and indeed piney. Contains malted barley and wheat.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 6.6% alcohol.

“Punaviinirypäle… Mustaherukan lehtien tuoksu… punaviinimäinen”

Hedelmäinen, kitkerä ja hapanta. Jotain muistuttaa elsassilaiselta oluelta, jota en tykkää. Sisältää ohramallasta, vehnämallasta ja kauraa.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 6.7% alkoholia.

“Chinook, Centennial, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade hops… Grapefruit, resinous, citrus”

Very sweet and quite bitter, smells and tastes of exotic fruits. Contains malted barley, wheat.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 10.0% alcohol.

“made from ancient grains”

Very sweet, fruity. Reminds me of strong wines such as port and madeira. Contains sorghum, millet, buckwheat and brown rice.

Brewed in Belgium for Gereen's Beers, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. 8.5% alcohol.

“stone fruit and red berries… citrusy lemon”

Just another ale, quite good.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 5.0% alcohol.

“Nelson Sauvin hop… passion fruit, gooseberry and mango aromas”

A bit sweet and slightly bitter, very fruity. Quite good.

Thornbridge brewery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. 5.2% alcohol.

“paahteinen, vaniljainen… kahvi, kaakaonibs, habanero, vanilja”

Tosi makea, maistuu suklaalle ja vaniljalle. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 11.0 % alkoholia.

‘Mosaic and Amarillo hops, Sigmund Voss Kveik yeast… Kalamansi fruit. Juicy, citrusy’

Indeed fruity, quite sweet, slightly bitter, overall very good. Contains barley and wheat.

Bone Machine Brewing, Hull, Yorkshire, England. 6.2% alcohol.

“tropical flavours of tangerine, papaya, citrus and mango”

Definitely mangoes, very nice. Contains barley malt, flaked oats, wheat.

Carlow Brewing Company, Bagenalstown, Carlow, Ireland. 7.2% alcohol.

Not bad, a bit citrusy, but not notice the blood orange. Contains barley.

Beavertown Brewery, London, England. 5.5% alcohol.

Very citrusy, quite good. Contains barley.

Beavertown Brewery, London, England. 4.3% alcohol.

“pohjaa brittiläisiin perinteisiin… cascara eli kahvin hedelmäliha… sisältää coffeiinia”

Ei mitään erikoista. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 5.5% alkoholia.

“fruity… malty caramel… Galena, Nugget, East Kent Goldings hops”

The smell reminds me faintly of strawberry. Otherwise just another ale, but quite nice. Contains barley malt and wheat malt.

Porterhouse Brewing Company, Dublin, Ireland. 4.2% alcohol.

“with orange blossom, honey, pear drops, lavender, jasmine floral nose and biscuit aroma… matured for 6 months”

Very sweet and very strong, plenty of aroma, but I could not distinguish any of the above.

Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk, England. 10% alcohol.

“spiced berries and caramel… resinous pine and freshly-cut citrus zest”

Sweet, a bit of roasted. Quite good. Contains malted barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Ellon, Scotland. 7.2% alcohol

Aika hyvää, maistuu vähän makealle valkoviinille. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 8.0% alkoholia.

Sweet and malty. Contains barley.

Wychwood Brewery Co. Witney, Oxfordshire, England. 5.0% alcohol.

Hyvä, mutta ei mitään huomattavaa. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 4.4% alkoholia.

Se on hyvää, mutta ei mitään erikoista. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 5.5% alkoholia.

Sweet and quite nice. Probably the same as McCallum' Stout but in a simulated draught package. Contains malted barley.

Belhaven Brewery Company, Dunbar, Scotland. 4.1% alcohol.

“American hops… Tropical, citrus, floral and pine”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley and malted rye.

Woodforde's Brewery, Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“hoppy, fruity, spicy”

Bitter but not too much, with some kind of dried fruit taste.

Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent, England. 5.5% alcohol.

“citrus flavours, aromas of grapefruit, pine and herbs… Hops: Galaxy, Motueka, Simcoe, First Gold, Ahtanum and Willamette”

Flowery, slightly bitter, with maybe a hint of honey. Contais malted barley.

St. Peter's Brewery, Bungay, Suffolk, England. 4.2% alcohol.

Tosi makea ja aika karvasta. Sisältää ohramallasta ja vadelmahillomunkkia.

Valmistaja: Panimo Hiisi. 9% alkoholia.

Very sweet and malty. Contains malted barley.

Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England. 7.4% alcohol.

“notes of marmalade and hints of sweet malt… citrus aroma hops”

Quite bitter, nothing special. Contains malted barley.

Woodforde's Brewery, Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England. 3.8% alcohol.

``punaviinin tanniinisuus… punaviinirypäle… hapankirsikka``

Tosi makea, ei oikeasti muistuta viinille. Sisältää ohramallasta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 8.0% alkoholia.

“kuusenkerkkää ja variksenmarjaa… hapatettiin… Bruxellensis-hiiva”

Kirpeä, marjanmakuinen. Sisältää ohramallasta, kauramallasta ja vehnämallsta.

Panimoyhtiö Hiisi, Jyväskylä, Suomi. 6.7% alkoholia.