Date unknown - possibly 1997, when it was launched. Michael Jackson wrote about the launch of this beer.
Bottle conditioned. Lambic dry with good condition - carbonation is fairly consistent. Slight lemon flavour. Ever so slightly, pleasantly, sharp. A clean, refreshing beer. May 2010
I found this in a box in my attic yesterday, Brewed in 1996. Good carbonation producing a creamy head. Hmmm - this is a pleasant, soft creamy lager with a decent level of hops. This is like a decent Czech lager. I’m stunned that this tastes so fresh and hoppy after 14 years - especially as it has been in my attic for several years - subject to some wild temperature variations! Really very hoppy and fresh. I keep checking the date on the label - and it's very clear, no mistake, BBE August 1997. And there's no cardboard notes, no floaties, no tin or tea - just good fruity, grassy hops. Stunning.
June 2010
330ml bottle from Slovak Republic, brewed in 1994. Malty and full bodied with a gentle and pleasant hop awareness. Not a great deal of character, but quite smooth and drinkable.
June 2010
Nip bottle. Light bodied, dark brown colour. Caramel tones. Dryish palate. Light but insistent and even carbonation. Some chocolate. Very drinkable and refreshing. I have no date or abv, and I know nothing about this beer. I can't even remember where I got it from.
July 2010
2001 bottle from the now closed Smiles brewery in Bristol. Pleasant lightly fruity and refreshing beer with some sweet spots and a hint of citrus. Very drinkable.
July 2010
A 1990 bottle of "The Original & Genuine". It was first brewed in 1907 in Kent, and may have been the first beer to be produced with lactose. Though patents for milk beer had been applied for in 1875 and 1895, there doesn't appear to be milk beers earlier than Mackeson's. It had the catch-phrase - "Looks good, tastes good, and by golly it does you good."And, yes, it did taste good - very smooth.
August 2010
A British version (4.6%) of the Canadian lager made by Whitbread in what looks like 1989. It's done well. Soft carbonation, soft, clean flavours with a suggestion of honey and fruit. The hops haven't done so well, and are a bit cardboardy. An OK drink.
August 2010
