News items for tag beer - Koos van den Hout
2021-01-02 Guinness West Indies Porter 2 weeks 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 7 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 9 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 11 months 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
2019-04-07 Goose IPA from Goose Island Beer company 1 year ago
I had a look at the beer on display in our local supermarket and noticed
Goose IPA from Goose Island Beer company and I got
reminded of Goose Island, Oregon which is mentioned in the Wargames
movie. So I bought a bottle of the beer and did some research when I got
home.
And everything about that link turned out to be wrong.
The Goose Island Beer company
has nothing to do with Oregon, they are from Chicago, Illinois.
And according to Anderson Island (Washington) - Wikipedia English
the scene around entering "Goose Island, Oregon" in the movie
WarGames was actually filmed on
Anderson Island in the state of Washington. There is a small island named
"Goose Island" in the state of Oregon, it's an island in the Columbia river.
Goose island measures almost 1000 meters by 680 meters.
Goose Island Oregon USA on google maps.
Having left me with nothing of the link(s) I suspected when I saw the bottle
there is only one thing to do: try the beer.
I would describe the colour as amber / dark amber. The smell and taste have
a strong hop influence. I personally like IPA beers, but this one is a bit
too bitter for me.
The beer details
Company | Goose Island Beer company |
Beer name | Goose IPA |
Beer style | IPA - India Pale Ale |
Alcohol by volume | 5.9 % |
Tags: beer, english
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