Zipfer (#9)

Back from my holiday and ready for new reviews. I am starting with an Austrian one, called Zipfer. Didn't have much to try, just a small can. As I was getting back from my beer trip I had so many bottles that I decided for something less heavy...

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: brewed in Zipf since 1858 (Brauerei Zipf)
  
• type of beer: lager
  
• bought in: @ a gas station in front of Schonbrunn
  
• container grade (can): just a can, not much to tell
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (very light foamy), body (a light sparkling yellow)
  
• the taste: light sweet going into bitterness
  
• the smell: moderate hoppy

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Whatever I guess...

Dreher (#8)

After the ales batch I am trying some new lager beers. I brought them on my first beer trip. Today I want to check out a Hungarian lager called Dreher.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Dreher Breweries Ltd.
  
• type of beer: lager
  
• bought in: @ Plus Discount in Budapest
  
• container grade (bottle): an ordinary bottle
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (white small fizzy), body (sparkling dark yellow)
  
• the taste: light bitter going to moderate sweet
  
• the smell: light hoppy

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

I'll have another one but maybe not right away...

Winner's Triple (#7)

And the last ale for now, since they are not so easy to get in my homeland. Let's hear for Winner's Triple...

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Can't find it on-line (forgot to check the bottle)
  
• type of beer: ale
  
• bought in: @ Sainsbury's in London
  
• container grade (bottle): an ordinary bottle
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (dark white and thin), body (a dark one in a dark bottle)
  
• the taste: nice and refreshing I should say
  
• the smell: just malty

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

I'll have another one but maybe not right away...

Pedigree (#6)

The fourth ale did not live up to my expectations. I went out to a bar in order to try out a non-bottled ale. A random choice resulted in Pedigree... well, random is not always good.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Burton Unions
  
• type of beer: brown ale
  
• bought in: @ a pub in London
  
• container grade (bottle): no bottle nowhere near
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (flat and thin), body (a dark brown-orange, this one)
  
• the taste: a bit bitter and out of gas, I guess you might say horrible
  
• the smell: water like (and it is not good for any beer)
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

It took a while but I finished it...

Abbot Ale (#5)

The third ale that has presented itself to me was Abbot Ale which kept the standards and encouraged me to continue to explore the ales.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Greene King
  
• type of beer: brown ale
  
• bought in: @ Sainsbury's in London
  
• container grade (bottle): kind of you'd expect to get from a pope
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (white big foamy one), body (sparkling dark orange)
  
• the taste: light sweet with random hoppy drop
  
• the smell: alish (not sure if this word exist)
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

I'll have another one but maybe not right away...

Spitfire (#4)

Newcastle Brown Ale really convinced to the ales so I decided to give some more a try. Picked them all randomly at a store and the first second ale was Spitfire.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Shepherd Neame
  
• type of beer: kentish brown ale
  
• bought in: @ Sainsbury's in London
  
• container grade (bottle): typic ale I guess - look at me, already an ale expert;)
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (white and foamy), body (clear dark brownish)
  
• the taste: not sweet and not bitter
  
• the smell: beer breezy

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

I'll have another one but maybe not right away...

Newcastle Brown Ale (#3)

Girl Likes Beer returns with a batch of ale beer reviews. First one to go is Newcastle Brown Ale. Had high hopes cause it my first ale beer. Newcastle didn't disappoint me at all. Definitely go try it out.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Tyne & Wear, England
  
• type of beer: dark brown ale
  
• bought in: @ Sainsbury's in London
  
• container grade (bottle): clean and sharp

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (small a bit greyish), body (kind of dark amber color)
  
• the taste: light sweet I guess
  
• the smell: light cookie

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

I'll have another one and another one...