No 120 - Carlsberg Jacobsen Saar Blonde (Denmark)

A deep, tight, fruity nose with notes of almond paste, yellow apples, peach and hay. Very good. Definitely a belgian touch here. Good, sweet fruit. Deep and fine.

The taste is big and steady with a tight bitterness and notes of dried peaches, lemons and mineral. A tight core. Long and refreshing. Very, very good.

88p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)

No 119 - Pietra (France)

This is desribed as a chestnut beer - chestnut flour is added to the mash to provide fermentable sugars.

This stunner has a deep, elegant nose with lots of bread aromas paired with hazel nuts, milk chocolate and a nice creamy note. Very, very good. Wit air a steely note emerge, in a good way.

The taste is medium deep, on the light side but with lots of character, a very cool bitterness and a long, elegant finish. Notes of sweet lemons, milk chocolate and some earthy notes. Very yummy!

91p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)

No 118 - Reissdorf Kölsch (Germany)

A light, fresh, nice nose with notes of burned out matches, gravel and some mango. Becomes more grassy with air. Very nice.

The taste is fresh, pure and good with notes of lemons, gravel and the same mango note as on the nose. A medium long finish with a good bitterness. Very fresh.

88p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)