|
COUNTRY |
BEER |
CATEGORY |
TASTING NOTES |
% ABV |
PRICE |
|
Argentina |
Quilmes |
Pils/Lager |
A beer in the pilsener style - clean and crisp. Quilmes is by far
the largest brewery in Argentina. (330ml) |
4.9 |
£ 2.50 |
|
Australia |
Victoria Bitter |
Pils/Lager |
A gentle fruitiness in the aroma complements the sweet malt on the
mid-palate balancing perfectly with a robust, hop bitterness.
(375 ml) |
4.8 |
£ 2.30 |
|
Austria |
Mac Queen's Nessie |
Pils/Lager |
Nessie is brewed with Scottish highland whisky malt and matures for
6 months before bottling. It has a pleasant, smoky aftertaste.
(330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 3.40 |
|
Belgian |
Pauwel Kwak |
Speciality |
This Flemish speciality is a hearty warming brew, dark and strong.
(300ml) |
8.4 |
£ 3.70 |
|
Belgian |
Trappist Rochefort 8 |
Trappist Ale |
These Trappist beers are rich, dense individual brews. Dry but rich
with sweet tea and fig notes to complement the aromatic fullness.
(330ml) |
9.2 |
£ 3.30 |
|
Belgian |
Bacchus Kriek |
Fruit Beer |
Light and refreshing with a spritzy tartness. Cherry fruit is added
to give an intensely fruity beer. Bottles are paper wrapped and in
half champagne bottles. (375ml) |
5.8 |
£ 4.60 |
|
Brazil |
Palma Louca |
Lager |
Lager beer from Rio, Brazil, the carnival capital of the world. A
typical, refreshing and smooth, Brazilian style lager. Palma Louca
means 'Wild Palm'. (330ml) |
4.5 |
£ 2.20 |
|
Canada |
Sleeman Honey Brown |
Lager |
A refreshingly smooth, full-bodied lager. It is brewed in the
tradition of cottage breweries at the turn of the century.
(341ml) |
5.2 |
£ 2.70 |
|
Corsica |
Colomba |
White Beer |
A bottle conditioned unpasteurised white beer - naturally cloudy.
Its flavour and aromas come from the native Corsican maquis or wild
mountain greenery. (330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 3.20 |
|
Cyprus |
Keo |
Lager |
A pleasant lager style beer with a faint hop aroma.
(300ml) |
4.5 |
£ 2.10 |
|
Czech |
Bohemia Regent Dark |
Export Lager |
An export lager, garnet in colour with a clean roasted malt flavour
giving a full round bodied flavour. (500ml) |
4.4 |
£ 3.10 |
|
Finland |
Lapin Kulta |
Pils/Lager |
Lapin Kulta is the premium beer of Finland and has been brewed since
1873. It is made from the wild sparkling waters of Lapland. 330ml. |
4.5 |
£ 3.10 |
|
France |
Desperados |
Pils/Lager |
Desperados is a tequila and lime-flavoured beer which is very
popular all over Europe. Desperados is not Mexican as many people
think but is produced in France. (330ml) |
5.9 |
£ 2.50 |
|
Germany |
EKU 28 |
Eisbock |
This world-famous beer has the character and richness to stand in
for fine sherry or port. Just the right degree of sweetness - never
cloying; wonderfully aromatic and warming.
(300ml) |
11.0 |
£ 3.80 |
|
Germany |
Weltenburger Asam Bock |
Dark Beer |
A dark strong beer, full bodied in taste. This beer retains plenty
of mouth-watering flavours of toffee, toasted bread, plummy fruit
and a certain marmalade tang. (500ml) |
6.9 |
£ 3.25 |
|
Greece |
Mythos |
Pils/Lager |
Mythos beer was launched in Greece in 1997 and has gone from
strength to strength. It is a lager with a rich head, blonde colour
and a pleasant refreshing taste. (330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 2.20 |
|
India |
Tikka Gold |
Pils/Lager |
A Pilsner style with Indian character having a good balance of
dryness and bouquet of hops and a soft malt character to complement
spicy foods. (275ml) |
5.0 |
£ 2.20 |
|
Ireland |
Guinness Foreign Extra |
Stout |
Higher in alcohol content than other Guinness products, this stout
has a strong, oaky, complex flavour. (330ml) |
7.5 |
£ 2.90 |
|
Italy |
Peroni Gran Riserva |
Lager |
Award winning strong lager beer from Italy’s market leaders - much
sweeter, rich and slightly fruity. (330ml) |
6.6 |
£ 3.00 |
|
Jamaica |
Dragon Stout |
Stout |
The inky darkness of Dragon Stout is covered by a foamy head that
disappears quickly. Malty perfume offers deep hints of mocha with a
dash of soy sauce, backed by the firm promise of alcohol. (284ml) |
7.5 |
£ 2.80 |
|
Japan |
Asahi Black |
Dark Beer |
Japan’s favourite dark beer. Brewed in Osaka, Asahi Black is made
from three different roasted malts. This gives it a rich, nutty
flavour and makes it incredibly smooth-drinking.
(330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 3.30 |
|
Laos |
Beer Lao |
Lager |
Brewed in Laos with hand picked indigenous rice varieties, spring
water originating from the foothills of the Himalayas, Hallertau
hops, German yeast and French malted barley.
(330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 3.00 |
|
Mexico |
Dos Equis Amber |
American Dark Lager |
Dos Equis Amber is a rich, full-bodied Mexican import with a
reddish-gold color and is made from the finest ingredients,
representing the brand’s traditional Mexican heritage.
(330ml) |
4.5 |
£ 2.60 |
|
Madeira |
Coral |
Pale Lager |
Coral is a great refreshing pale lager, brewed in Madeira, but now
becoming more widely available. Definitely hits the spot!
(330ml) |
5.3 |
£ 2.70 |
|
Mongolia |
Baadog |
Dark Beer |
Due to the difficult transport this beer is brewed under licence in
the UK but reflects the full bodied rich dark character of the style
of Mongolia. (330ml) |
4.8 |
£ 2.60 |
|
Netherlands |
La Trappe Quadrupel |
Abbey Beer |
A chestnut coloured brew - thick and sweet. First produced in 1991
as a one off beer. Now available regularly.
(330ml) |
10.0 |
£ 4.25 |
|
New Zealand |
Steinlager |
Pale Lager |
Steinlager's clean, bold distinctive taste comes
from the herbaceous character of the Green Bullet hops from New
Zealand's south island. (330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 2.45 |
|
Peru |
Cusquena |
Pils/Lager |
Cusqueña (pronounced ‘kus-ken-ya’) is a
lager-style beer, which claims to give no hangover because of its
purity. It is made using Andean water at 18,000 feet. On the palate
it is refreshing, crisp and has a real bit of bite.
(330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 2.55 |
|
Poland |
Debowe Mochne |
European Strong Lager |
Debowe is an ideal strong beer whose virtues will certainly be
appreciated by beer experts. It is distinguished by deep, essential
taste and a beautiful, dark-gold colour. (500ml) |
7.0 |
£ 2.75 |
|
Portugal |
Superbock |
Pale Lager |
Super Bock is Portugal's main beer brand and has
a pale yellow colour with a moderate white head. It is very fresh
and hoppy, with a smooth-textured fruity taste. A good thirst
quencher. (300ml) |
5.6 |
£ 2.50 |
|
Russia |
Zhiguliiovskoye |
Pale Lager |
This premier Russian beer offers spicy hops on the nose, and is
bittersweet and creamy to taste. It has a lingering malty sweetness.
(500ml) |
4.0 |
£ 2.70 |
|
South Africa |
Castle |
Lager |
This is the ubiquitous beer of South Africa. It
has a fresh and citrussy aroma, and tastes refreshing, light and
zippy. It has a certain sweetness and very little hop character.
(340ml) |
5.0 |
£ 2.70 |
|
Spain |
Alhambra Reserva |
Strong Lager |
This is a very striking package, with all
information on the green bottle embossed onto the glass and no label
as such. With a very slow fermentation for 57 days, it is definitely
a premium beer. It has a full-textured taste with beautifully
refined hop oil and chicory flavours making it clean and refreshing.
(330ml) |
6.4 |
£ 2.90 |
|
Sweden |
Original Crocodile Lager |
Lager |
This light-coloured and light-bodied lager has a
definite fruity note on the nose, with a gentle hoppiness. On the
palate it is a touch bland, with some dry, lightly-fruity flavours.
(330ml) |
5.2 |
£ 2.80 |
|
Thailand |
Singha |
Pils/Lager |
This deceptively powerful lager-type beer is
brewed in Bangkok and has an overtly hoppy character, giving lots of
bitter herbal flavours with a cut of lemony acidity. Fresh, yet
substantial. (330ml) |
6.0 |
£ 2.60 |
|
Turkey |
Efes |
Pils/Lager |
Efes is the number one selling lager in Turkey and is exported to
more than 40 countries around the world. It is an easy to drink,
foamy bright lager beer. (330ml) |
5.0 |
£ 1.80 |
|
USA |
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout |
Imperial Stout |
This is a sensational beer, tasting bitter and chocolatey, with
burned toast and sweet black cherry playing against a lovely hoppy
undertow and lots of solid plum and blackcurrant skin tang. This is
a must taste beer if you can track it down.
(355ml) |
10.6 |
£ 3.40 |
|
USA |
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA |
IPA |
More cunning that a snake in the bush... This is the brewery's hop
monster, and the citrus fruit aroma will hypontize the senses of the
most hardcore of craft drinkers. (355ml) |
5.6 |
£ 3.30 |
|
Vietnam |
Saigon |
Pils/Lager |
This Vietnamese beer has a touch of sweetness at
first, and then a kick of those more herbal hop notes come through,
giving this a bit of bite. It finishes with some grapefruity
bitterness in a fairly grown-up style. (355ml) |
4.9 |
£ 2.70 |
|
England |
Thomas Hardy's Ale |
Bottle conditioned ale |
Scarce, subtle and complex, Thomas Hardy’s Ale is the beer
enthusiast’s equivalent of rare cognac. Not for the faint of palate,
especially when young and brash, maturity brings an elegance of
flavours unmatched by any other beer. (240ml) |
11.7 |
£ 5.50 |
