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(91) Negra Modelo (Mexico/Austria)
5.4% ABV. A Vienna lager with a wonderful
toasty and malty aroma, clear appearance
with amber reddish hues and a white head
that lingers. Like the aroma, an amazing
toasty, malt-forward fl avor dominates,
but plays well with a low hop fl avor and
bitterness. A smooth, creamy medium body.
All around a great malty toasty beer that
pairs well with a number of Mexican dishes.
(89) Moosehead Lager (Canada) 5% ABV.
A light, crisp lager that is clear and golden
in color with minimal head. Slightly hoppy
lager that goes down easy. It's perfect
whether you're watching hockey or football.
Comparable to most domestic beers, with a
more fl avorful palate.
(87) Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale (U.K.)
5% ABV. Big, toasty malt aroma. This beer
pours a light brown, leaving a little white
head. Toasty and nutty malt on the palate.
This brew reminds one of freshly baked
pumpernickel bread. Samuel Smith Nut
Brown Ale has almost no bitterness, with
a slightly sweet dry fi nish. Defi nitely one of
England's fi nest brown ales.
(87) Hitachino Extra High XH, Kiuchi
Brewery (Japan) 8% ABV.
A Belgian-style strong ale aged for three
months in sake casks. Pours a dark amber
color with a thin white head. A little boozy
sweetness is provided by the time in the
sake casks.
(85) Reissdorf Kolsch (Germany) 4.8%
ABV. Pours a golden straw color with a
quickly disappearing white head. On fi rst
sniff, Reissdorf gives off a pleasant, sweet
malty and yeasty aroma. This refreshing
Kolsch is crisp and fruity, very malt forward
with almost no hop bitterness.
(85) Schofferhofer Grapefruit, Binding-
Brauerei AG (Germany) 2.5 % ABV.
The beer pours as a cloudy and golden
beer with slight head. As a 50/50 split of
hefeweizen and grapefruit juice, the wheat
beer half counteracts the bitterness of
the grapefruit juice, while the grapefruit
half adds in carbonation. With a low ABV
of 2.5%, this is a great summer day—or
recovery—beer.
(85) Young's Double Chocolate Stout
(U.K.) 5.2% ABV. The beer is not as sweet
as the name would suggest; only a slight
chocolate taste towards the end of the sip
to balance the bitterness. The mouthfeel
is lighter than expected from the jet-black
appearance. Alcohol is almost undetectable
at 5.2% ABV. I would consider this a good
entry-level stout for those who want
something new.
(83) Sticke Alt, Les Trois
Mousquetaires (Canada) 6% ABV. An
altbier, this is a stronger, hoppier version
of the traditional German beer found in
Dusseldorf. It pours a mahogany color
with little to no head, and has aromas of
sweet biscuit and caramel. This is a very
malt-driven beer, with lots of butterscotch
sweetness.
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