BOBBY BEER

Brewed in: The Cotswolds, England.
Brewed by: Bobby...somewhere in the Cotswolds.
ABV: 4.8% (lovely)

Drank in Crazy 8's, Cheltenham 27/10/2015 with Toby McGregor and Jon Tilstone

VISUAL 
Amber in colour and not overly carbonated.

TASTE
Typical microbrewery taste which I'm not usually a great fan of but this I have to say was great and I could drink again and again.

VERDICT 
Love it, add the fact it's English, even better from Gloucestershire it's scores a deserved 8.8.

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION 

"Bobby Beer is a 4.8% Great British Lager. It is Micro Brewed in the Cotswolds by a passionate man called Bobby. There are no nasties or additives in his lager which is clean, crisp and lightly hopped."

KASZTELAN

KASZTELAN Niepasteryzowane (non-pasteurised)

Country of origin: Poland
Brewery: Carlsberg Polska
ABV: 5.7%

Bought for me by Don Ward from Outright Engineering (customer of mine) and tried on 22nd October 2015

Visual - Dark Amber in colour and not overly fizzy, head disappeared almost instantly.
Taste - Strong tasting and malty, very drinkable.
Verdict - Would definitely drink again, cheers Don!!
MWB - 8.7


Commercial description
"Kasztelan Niepasteryzowany (Kasztelan Non-pasteurized)

Kasztelan Niepasteryzowane is a unique invention from Carlsberg Polska. The difference is that this beer is not pasteurized (heated) which gives it a completely unique freshness.
But because it is not pasteurized, Kasztelan Niepasteryzowane has a relatively short shelf life of 35 days. However, that means it's always fresh on the shelves straight from the brewery in Siepc in central Poland."

Note: I felt pretty wazzed after just one can, happy days.

Hop House 13

Country of Origin: Ireland
Brewed in: Dublin, Ireland
Brewed by: The Brewers Project at St James's Gate.
ABV: 4.1% (tastes stronger)

I drank this in "The Shannon Knights bar", Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland.

14th June 2015 - Watching Slovenia v England

New lager brewed by Guinness so what better place to try it than in Ireland.

Appearance: Dark golden colour, very lively with a one finger head that stays all the way down.

First taste: Surprisingly strong malty taste bordering on a craft lager.

Verdict: Too pungent for a session beer but the barman tells me it's very popular with the locals, my next pint will be a Carlsberg.

Score: 7.7 MWB

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION

"A distinctive golden lager". 

It is brewed with Guinness yeast, Irish barley and a mixture of hops from across the globe - Galaxy and Topaz from Australia and Mosaic from the USA.

"It has a sweet fruity aroma, with hints of Apricot and Peach, and subtle malt notes breaking through. On taste, Hop House 13 is full flavoured while still being crisp and hoppy (but not bitter) with a refreshing clean finish."

Paljas Blond

Paljas Blond
Country of origin: Belgium....where else!
ABV: 6%
Best Served: 5-7°C

Purchase on the Ferry coming home from Disbeyland Paris March 2015

Strong tasting, very bitter with huge malty overtones which I took a liking too instantly. I'm slowly but surely falling in love with Belgium....they're producing half tidy footballers n'all.

More Fellaini than Hazard, scores a barnstorming 9.0 MWB.

BEER DATASHEET

ALCOHOL 6%

COLOUR GOLDEN BLOND

BITTERNESS 30 IBU

HOPS MAGNUM, STRYRIAN, KENT & SAAZ

IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE 5-7°C

SHELF LIFE 24 MONTHS

AVAILABLE IN 33CL BOTTLE, 75CL BOTTLE & 20L BARRELu

Argus Beer

Country of Origin: Brewed in Poland for Lidl.
ABV: 4.5%

In the Carlsberg / Carling mould although it's slightly darker and stronger in taste. Not a bad brew and I would buy again.

Note: When did iPhones start auto-correcting Poland to Poundland? That's not gonna go down well?!

I'm gonna go 7.7 MWB

"If ARGOS did lager it would probably be ARGUS!"

Zelta Premium

Country of Origin: Latvia
Brewed by: Aldaris
Brewed in: Riga, Latvia

Drank in Monika Hotel Lobby Bar in Riga, Latvia - 23rd February 2015

First taste of a Latvian Lager so mildly excited. 

Strong tasting golden beer with a mildly bitter aftertaste. Brewed in Riga by The Aldaris Brewery which is part of the ever growing Carlsberg Group, fortunately however it's kept its own flavour which is unique and very drinkable. 
It's 5.2% ABV is a bonus and helps it score a hefty 8.1 on the MWB Snifter Scale. 
Best drunk when served between 6-8°C...apparently. 

Commercial Description

"Zelta (Gold) beer is premium quality lager which has been renowned for its consistently high quality for years. This was underlined by the silver medal it won in 2005 in the face of stiff competition at the prestigious Australian International Beer Awards.

Zelta beer is characterised by a mild malt aroma and slightly bitter-sweet hoppy taste. It is a great companion for the enjoyment of quality leisure time with friends.

Zelta beer is offered in convenient, modern packaging and now its transparent bottle has an easy-to-open pull-off cork."