Yesterday I went to the movies with Anneke and some of her colleagues. That meant I got home about 11.15 PM, 15 minutes too late to take part in yesterday’s dram and no real time to enjoy it. Bummer, and I should have thought of that the day before. No points for me, but by the whisky being a 33 year old GlenKinchie, I don’t think I would have gotten any points anyway…

I will post my findings tomorrow, together with the dram for tonight!

Today will consist of some beer reviews. I recently received a parcel with a couple of beers from Dusseldorf, from my friend Frank (a very big Thank You! is in place). Of course, I have already tasted them and I have an opinion!

I have not tasted the liqueur (on the left) yet, so that will be on my blog sometime in the future, probably next year. I seem to have misplaced my notes, so this is from the top of my head!

Fuchschen Alt
A German Alt beer, which means that in style it is similar to the Uerige I had a few weeks ago. It was a bit heavier in style actually. Darker, but not as flavourful. The hops are less pronounced and the spices and herbs too. The taste was a bit more grainy.

Original Schlussel
In my opinion this was, by quite far, the best of the three beers. The taste was complexer with more herbs and spices on the palate. The barley flavour was pushed a bit more to the background and there was a certain bitterness that I find appealing.

Schumacher Alt
I drank this with Martijn a week ago. The smallest bottle from the brewery apparently, still one litre. He just returned from a business training in Dusseldorf and knew the brew pub.

This one was a bit in the middle of the previous two. A ‘German’ beer, with again a pretty heavy taste. Very nice with some Christmassy flavours of cake and spices and maybe even some fruit. A dangerously palatable beer that comes in massive bottles. You can keep on drinking this one for quite a while! The ABV is quite low, but that is not a bad thing.

So, thanks a million Frank! I loved the beers and am very curious to the liqueur that’s patiently waiting for me!