News items for tag beer - Koos van den Hout
2021-01-23 Grolsch dubbel 2 months ago
Again something from our local supermarket. A dark color Belgian dubbel.
A slight hoppy taste, not strong. In the brown Grolsch beugel bottle, which
is a return to several years ago!
The beer details
Company | Grolsch |
Beer name | Grolsch dubbel |
Beer style | Belgian dubbel |
Alcohol by volume | 6.8 % |
Tags: beer, english
2021-01-02 Guinness West Indies Porter 3 months ago
Looking for some special beers for new year's eve I found this at the local
supermarket. I know 'standard' Guinness since we used to drink that on holidays
in England, but I had no idea what to expect from this beer. Time for the
experiment.
In taste it's a reminder of Guinness, but not as 'creamy' as Guinness. A bit
more nuance in taste.
The beer details
Company | Guinness |
Beer name | Guinness West Indies Porter |
Beer style | Porter |
Alcohol by volume | 6.0 % |
Tags: beer, english
2020-06-05 Frastanzer s'dunkle 10 months ago
Yet another import from our snowboard holiday in Austria.
The beer today is a Frastanzer s'dunkle. As the name suggests, a dark beer.
With a good head of foam when poured correctly. The taste has a bit of a
sweet note and has hops, but not as strong as other beers. A nice beer, good
to bring from Austria or find at a store with lots of choice in beers.
The beer details
Company | Frastanz |
Beer name | s'dunkle |
Beer style | Pilsener |
Alcohol by volume | 5.8 % |
Tags: beer, english
2020-04-10 Brand IPA 1 year ago
Not imported from very far, just from the local supermarket.
Again an Indian Pale Ale. There is something about that taste that I like.
This one doesn't have a very 'hoppy' taste like some other IPA beers.
I would describe the color as a light amber. Almost blonde.
The beer details
Company | Brand |
Beer name | IPA |
Beer style | IPA - India Pale Ale |
Alcohol by volume | 7.0 % |
Tags: beer, english
2020-03-20 Frastanzer Gold Spezial 1 year ago

Yet another import from our
snowboard holiday in Austria.
This time I'm drinking Frastanzer Gold Spezial. When poured correctly it looks
very German with a big foamy head. Not too pronounced taste, a good beer to
drink.
The beer details
Company | Frastanz |
Beer name | Gold Spezial |
Beer style | Pilsener |
Alcohol by volume | 5.5 % |
Tags: beer, english
2020-03-13 Frastanzer s'honig 1 year ago
I bought a few Frastanzer beers on our snowboard holiday in Austria.
The first one to try is "Frastanzer s'honig" which is a beer made from
biological ingredients with indeed a bit of added honey. Not too much, it's
not too sweet for my taste. The honey gives the beer a soft side in taste
without losing the strength from hops completely.
The beer details
Company | Frastanz |
Beer name | s'honig |
Beer style | Honey beer/spiced beer |
Alcohol by volume | 5.1 % |
Tags: beer, english
2020-03-06 Grolsch klassieke blond 1 year ago
Sometimes the Dutch special beers need attention too. And there are other
beers than IPA beers. Really.
This is a special beer from the Dutch Grolsch brewery. A blonde beer, with
a somewhat bitter taste for a blonde. Not too hoppy, a nice tasty beer.
The beer details
Company | Grolsch |
Beer name | Klassieke blond |
Beer style | Blond |
Alcohol by volume | 6.7 % |
Tags: beer, english
2020-02-08 Lagunitas India Pale Ale 1 year ago
I decided to look for some special beers while shopping and I found this one:
Lagunitas India Pale Ale. Sounded good, so I bought it.
The first taste is mostly hoppy, as expected from an IPA. Stronger than I've
seen in some other IPA beers. In general it has a strong hop influence in the
tast and reminds me of English bitter beers.
Reading the label shows me Lagunitas is from Petaluma, California and Chicago,
Illinois. I guess Chicago has a serious beer culture with multiple breweries.
The beer details
Company | Lagunitas |
Beer name | India Pale Ale |
Beer style | IPA - India Pale Ale |
Alcohol by volume | 6.2 % |
Tags: beer, english
2019-07-21 BrewDog Indie Pale Ale 1 year ago
Another random find in the 'special beers' rack in the local supermarket. I
usually like IPA beers, so this one sounded good to me.
Not as strong a taste as I would expect from an IPA. The influence of hop is
just a mere touch, not as strong as some other IPA beers. On the grand scale
of beers it's a tasty but not too complex.
The beer details
Company | BrewDog |
Beer name | Indie Pale Ale |
Beer style | IPA - India Pale Ale |
Alcohol by volume | 4.2 % |
Tags: beer, english
2019-04-13 Cornet Oaked from De Hoorn Brouwerij 1 year ago
Another find in the local supermarket. This time no complicated backstory,
it just looked and sounded nice.
It's a blonde beer. The color is lighter than I expected from a blonde,
it's almost like Belgian white beer (Belgisch witbier). It has a higher alcohol
level for a beer, but it didn't taste/feel like a strong beer to me.
A nice taste, not too complicated.
The beer details
Company | De Hoorn Brouwerij |
Beer name | Cornet Oaked |
Beer style | Blond beer |
Alcohol by volume | 8.5 % |
Tags: beer, english
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