Harp Lager

Country of Origin: Ireland.
Brewed by: Guinness Brewery.
Brewed in: Dublin
ABV: 4.3%

Very light tasting lager in the Carling/Fosters mold, reasonably pleasant and a definite session beer.
7.7MWB

Martin Knapman at Durty Nelly's, Bunratty. August 4th 2014

History (Wikipedia)

"Harp Lager was first produced in 1960 as a bottled beer by the Guiness company (now Diageo), in response to the trend among drinkers in Britain and Ireland towards continental lager. Guinness converted its Dundalk brewery into a modern lager production plant with the guidance of Dr. Herman Muender, a distinguished German brewer. Various names were considered for the brand, includingAtlas, Cresta and Dolphin, before Harpwas chosen. The brand was marketed with the Brian Boru harp as its emblem.

The manufacturer states that Harp is made with pure water from the Cooley Mountains, Dundalk."

Strange Fact: Harp is the largest growing lager in Nigeria. (2014)

Koenigsbier

Country of origin: France
Brewed by: Brasserie de Saint Omer, France.
Alc: 4.2%ABV

Benodet, Brittany, France July 2014

Interestingly this beer is French, Koenigsbier means Kings Beer in German. Possibly a similar thing that we did with Hofmeister. Pretty non de script standard light beer, easy to drink and easy to forget. 7.5 MBW

Lancelot Bière Blond

Country of Origin: France
Brewed by: Brasserie Lancelot Brewery
Brewed in: Le Roc-Saint-André, France

A 6% wheat beer drunk on holiday in Brittany, strong tasting and worth a try. Better name than drink I fear. 7.8 MWB

Drunk in Benodet, Brittany, France on Holiday July 2014

Historical Description

"The brasserie Lancelot is a French brewery founded in 1990 by Bernard Lancelot, located on the site of a gold mine in Roc-Saint-André in Morbihan. It produces seven top-fermented, unfiltered, naturally-produced and unpasteurised beers, named after figures from the history and literature of Brittany."

Budweiser - World Cup Special Limited Edition

Country of origin: USA
Brewed in: UK (heckles rising)
Alc: 4.8% ABV

Actually the can/bottle is special the lager is still it's same old dour self.
I don't know what it is about the American Budweiser but I'm not a fan, it has no bite or aftertaste and defo sits in the 'Generic Lager' genre. I'm convinced I can't get drunk from it so scores a conglomerate corporation deserving 7.0 MWB (it gets no lower).

Leffe Blond

Country of Origin: Belgium
Brewed by: InBev Belgium
brewed in: Leuven.

At home

Currently my favourite beer, strong tasting with a bitter aftertaste.
Packs a healthy 6.6% ABV which helps up it to 9.2 MWB

On Holiday

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION

"Leffe Blond is a pale abbey beer, with a full, sunny, golden colour. It has a smooth and full bodied taste and a rich creamy head. Like all the Leffe beers, it is a ’connoisseur’ beer that is easy to drink."

Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

Country of Origin: Germany
Brewed by: The Spaten‑Franziskaner‑Bräu GmbH Brewery
Brewed in: Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Very fruit wheat beer, nice but far superior options.

7.9 MWB

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Deep golden color. Natural cloudiness, with yeast Crispy, refreshing, spicy and fruity.

Point Amber Lager

Country of origin: USA
Brewed in: Wisconsin
Brewed by: Stevens Point Brewery
Alc: 4.7% vol.

Amber by name amber by colour, very strong malt aroma when poured. Quite a unique taste and could only drink a couple.
7.7 MWB