No 123 - Meantime Union (England)

This english brew is labeled as a Vienna Style Amber Lager. The nose is interesting with nice notes of cooked fruit, chocolate, dark bread and road dust. Has a nice creamy feeling about it. Very, very good.
The taste is firm and a touch foursquare with notes of cocoa, dark fruit, chocolate and cookie dough. The bitterness is very good in the long finish. Very nice. The nose is better than the taste but this is all together a very tasty beer.

89p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)

X75 - Black Isle Yellowhammer Summer Ale (Scotland)

This summer ale has a fine, fresh nose with notes of summer flowers, honey, peaches and sweet lime. Nice, mellow nose. Fine.

The taste is cool, soft and refreshing with notes of sweet yellow fruit - think apples, pears and peaches, with a nice dryness in the medium long finish. Nice enough but a little to mellow for my liking.

82p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)

No 122 - Huber Weisses Original (Germany)

This long-etasblished german Weissbier (first brewed in the end of the 19th century) opens with very flowery nose - it smells like a summer meadow. Then notes of lime, lemon and fennel can be detected. Very fresh and fine.
The taste is fresh, light on its feet, but with fine fruit, some dried flowers and a medium long, refreshing finish. The carbon oxide level is lower on this one compared to others, but that is not a draw back in my opion. Very good.

87p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)

No 121 - de Ranke Guldenberg (Belgium)

A deep, fine, complex nose with notes of sweet root vegetables, dried apricots and orange peel, and a very fine spicy character. A lovely nose. Some wet undergrowth after at while. Very, very good.
The taste is smooth, fine and pure with notes of sweet yellow fruit, a touch of white peppar, dried orange peel and a great, refreshing bitterness. The finish is long and intense. This is a beautiful strong ale.

93p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/06)