Bavaria 8.6 Absinthe Special Herbal Beer [Netherlands 500ml can] 8.3% av
1.44eu
This opens so well with an enticing bronze amber dazzling in the glass and a well maintained head. And that’s as good as it gets. This is the classic Category 5 beer that just doesn’t work for me. In fact it challenges my motto “there’s no such thing as a bad beer, some just taste better than others”. There’s a nasty bitter finish that makes me wonder who does drink it. 1/5 rating
Beckers Extra Forte 8.0
[Germany 500ml can] 7% av
0.68 eu
Even though it’s a different maker this could be the little
brother of the Maximator. Colour is similar, alcohol is high without being
extreme and there’s plenty of flavour. At the price it’s a gem and you could
possibly drink two.
4.5/5 rating
Brauperle Pils {Germany 500ml can] 4.5% av
0.52 eu
The world needs simple straightforward quaffable lagers and that’s just what this is all about. Great value
4/5 rating
Amsterdam Maximator [Netherlands 500ml can] 11.6% av
1.66 eu
If you can obtain wonderful complex flavours at 3.8% av why
bother with a beer that immediately puts over the booze bus limit? Which is why
I’ve never been a fan of high alcohol beers – until now. This stuff is
extraordinary. Colour is a vibrant red hue that gives the appearance of a
darkish sparkling rose. The beer is a meal in itself chock full of intense hop
flavours and underlying malt. Make sure you pour it into a quality beer glass
and enjoy slowly.
A nervous 5/5 rating from me
