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This time a Dutch beer, from the south of The Netherlands. The Gulpener brewery is indeed in Gulpen, the Netherlands and that is one of the southernmost places in the Netherlands.

It's an IPA with biological and local ingredients, and with the name 'ur-hop IPA' I expected an overload of hop taste. But that's not true, I think I have tasted IPA beers with a stronger hop taste compared to this beer.

The beer details

Company	Gulpener
Beer name	Ur-hop IPA
Beer style	IPA - India Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume	6 %

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 %

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 %

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 %

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 %

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 %

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 %

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 %

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 %

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 %