Beer Tasting Notes from around the World
The beer tasting notes you will be able to read through this lens have been collected since 1992. I was in Belgium working on a software contract when I started the list. The notes were originally made to help me to avoid beers I didn't want to drink again!
You can find out which type of beer made me create this list at the end of this lens!
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Database last updated on 29 December 2011:
- 1,150 different beers of 99 different types from 474 different breweries in 47 different countries.
- 1,000 beer mark achieved on 26 December 2010!!
Key to the Tasting Notes

You can select a specific country or beer type from the list below, or use the "free choice" link, but you can also record your own tasting preferences for every beer listed, using the following rating key:
- I won't drink it again!! [Undrinkable beer!!]
- I'll drink it again, but only if I don't have to pay for it! [You pay and I will drink it!]
- I'll drink it again (my default rating!). [Drinkable beer]
- I'll drink it again in preference to other beers. [Preferred beer]
- I'll drink it again in preference to all other beers. [The best beer ever!!]
Very Belgian Beer Humour
The Mannekin-Pis is a famous fountain statue in Brussels. The humour(?) is in the choice of colours.

The Beer List entry looks like this:
Beer: Cantillon Gueuze Lambic
Type: Lambic Gueuze Beer
Strength: 5.0%
Brewer: Cantillon
Country: Belgium
Description: Colour=Hazy orange brown, Malty=Yes, Hoppy=No, Effervesce=Yes, Other=Very sour and vinegary
Preference: 2
Comments: www.cantillon.be The Gueuze Cantillon, real spontaneous fermentation beer, is entirely made up of Lambic. This Lambic is brewed with organically grown wheat (35%) and malted barley (65%), and with dried hops. The Gueuze Cantillon is a sour beer that contains absolutely no sugar. In a good cellar it can be kept until 2030. Beer with taste evolution.
I first drank this beer in 1993, while working in Brussels. The Gueuze beer style, which is a blend of matured and young Lambic beers, has a wide range, with this beer at the sour end of the spectrum.
Notable New Beer!
The first 5-rated beer from the UK!

The Beer List entry looks like this:
Beer: Old Thumper
Type: Strong Ale
Strength: 5.6%
Brewer: Ringwood
Country: England
Description: Colour=Red brown, Malty=Yes, Hoppy=Yes, Effervesce=Yes, Other=Very fruity and spicy with a warm finish
Preference: 5
Comments: www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk Hampshire's New Forest was historically the hunting ground of legendary fierce wild boar, the prize kill of many an English King. Ringwood Brewery celebrates this heritage with a real beast of a beer in 'Old Thumper'. It delivers a deep brown strong ale with a spicy fruity hop aroma and a warming malty finish. CAMRA Beer of Britain Winner 1988.
This old beer (which won an award in 1988!) is a new beer for my list, and was recently bought for me in Southampton by my daughter!! :)
Beer ratings by Country (all types)
Sorted by Average, then Number, of Ratings (only countries with 3 or more beers included)
Position
Country
Ratings
Average
Maximum
Minimum
1
France
13
3.4
5
3
2
Lithuania
3
3.3
4
3
3
Switzerland
14
3.3
4
3
4
Denmark
8
3.3
4
3
5
Spain
4
3.3
4
3
6
Austria
10
3.2
4
3
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Wales
10
3.2
4
2
8
Netherlands
18
3.2
4
3
9
Italy
6
3.2
4
3
10
Sweden
10
3.1
4
2
11
Belgium
199
3.1
5
1
12
Eire
12
3.1
4
2
13
Germany
85
3.1
4
2
14
Scotland
42
3.0
4
1
15
Czech Republic
22
3.0
4
2
16
USA
101
3.0
4
2
17
England
493
3.0
5
1
18
Japan
27
3.0
4
2
19
Mexico
11
3.0
3
3
20
Portugal
7
3.0
4
2
21
Australia
5
3.0
3
3
22
China
3
3.0
3
3
--
Estonia
3
3.0
4
2
--
Thailand
3
3.0
3
3
25
Poland
8
2.8
4
2
26
Egypt
4
2.8
3
2
27
Luxembourg
3
2.7
3
2
Beer tasting notes by Country (all types)
- Beers from Belgium
- Tasting notes for Belgian beers.
- Beers from Germany
- Tasting notes for German beers.
- Beers from England
- Tasting notes for English beers.
- Beers from Scotland
- Tasting notes for Scottish beers.
- Beers from Wales
- Tasting notes for Welsh beers.
- Beers from Ireland
- Tasting notes for Irish beers.
- Beers from the Czech Republic
- Tasting notes for Czech beers.
- Beers from the Netherlands
- Tasting notes for Dutch beers.
- Beers from the USA
- Tasting notes for US beers.
- Beers from France
- Tasting notes for French beers.
- Beers from Mexico
- Tasting notes for Mexican beers.
- Beers from Japan
- Tasting notes for Japanese beers.
- Beers from Spain
- Tasting notes for Spanish beers.
- Beers from Portugal
- Tasting notes for Portuguese beers.
- Beers from Italy
- Tasting notes for Italian beers.
- Beers from Poland
- Tasting notes for Polish beers.
Beer ratings by Type (all countries)
Sorted by Average, then Number, of Ratings (only types with 3 or more beers included)
Position
Type
Ratings
Average
Maximum
Minimum
1
Trappist Double Beer
5
4.6
5
4
2
Trappist Blonde Beer
3
4.0
4
4
3
Baltic Porter
5
3.8
4
3
4
Bock
6
3.7
4
3
5
Ported Ale (Ale with Port)
3
3.7
4
3
6
Abbey-style Double Beer
24
3.6
5
2
7
Abbey-style Quadruple Beer
7
3.6
5
3
8
Brown Ale
9
3.6
4
3
9
Black Beer
20
3.6
4
3
10
Scotch Ale
10
3.5
4
3
11
German Old Ale
6
3.5
4
3
12
Red Ale
4
3.5
4
3
13
White Beer
31
3.4
5
2
14
Irish Ale
5
3.4
4
3
15
Christmas Beer
8
3.4
4
3
16
Oak Aged Beer
6
3.3
4
3
17
Saison Beer
3
3.3
4
3
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Trappist Triple Beer
3
3.3
4
3
19
Strong Ale
66
3.3
5
2
20
Dark Lager
31
3.2
4
2
21
Dark Mild Ale
28
3.2
4
2
22
Belgian Ale
29
3.2
4
2
23
Abbey-style Triple Beer
10
3.2
4
3
24
Red Lager
5
3.2
4
3
25
Wheat Beer (Clear)
7
3.1
4
3
26
Stout Ale
25
3.1
4
2
27
Wheat Beer (Dark)
9
3.1
4
3
28
Wheat Beer
32
3.1
4
2
29
Porter Ale
20
3.1
4
2
30
Abbey-style Blonde Beer
29
3.0
4
2
31
Amber Ale
9
3.0
4
2
32
Blonde Beer
8
3.0
4
2
33
Japanese Rice Lager
4
3.0
3
3
--
Kölsch Ale
4
3.0
3
3
--
Spiced Beer
4
3.0
4
2
36
Barley Wine
3
3.0
3
3
37
Bitter Ale
205
3.0
4
1
38
Golden Ale
67
3.0
4
1
39
Pale Ale
34
2.9
4
1
40
Pilsner Beer
201
2.9
4
2
41
India Pale Ale
29
2.9
4
1
42
Happoshu
6
2.8
4
2
43
Sour Beer (West Flanders)
4
2.8
3
2
44
Strong Beer
13
2.7
4
2
45
Ice Beer
3
2.7
3
2
--
Wheat Beer (Fruit)
3
2.7
3
2
47
Flavoured Lager Beer
10
2.5
4
2
48
Spiced Ale
5
2.4
3
1
49
Table Beer
3
2.3
3
2
50
Lambic Gueuze Beer
9
2.2
3
1
51
Pilsner Beer (alcohol-free)
6
2.0
3
1
52
Honey Ale
3
2.0
2
2
53
Fruit Beer
4
1.8
2
1
Beer tasting notes by Type (all countries)
- Bitter Ales
- Tasting notes for Bitter Ales.
- Pale Ales
- Tasting notes for Pale Ales.
- India Pale Ales
- Tasting notes for India Pale Ales (IPA).
- Golden Ales
- Tasting notes for Golden Ales.
- Brown Ales
- Tasting notes for Brown Ales.
- Dark Mild Ales
- Tasting notes for Dark Mild Ales.
- Porter Ales
- Tasting notes for Porter Ales.
- Stout Ales
- Tasting notes for Stout Ales.
- Strong Ales
- Tasting notes for Strong Ales.
- Strong Beers
- Tasting notes for Strong Beers.
- Trappist Blonde Beers
- Tasting notes for Trappist Blonde Beers.
- Abbey-style Blonde Beers
- Tasting notes for Abbey-style Blonde Beers.
- Blonde Beers
- Tasting notes for Blonde Beers.
- Trappist Dark Beers
- Tasting notes for Trappist Dark Beers (Dubbel, Double).
- Abbey-style Dark Beers
- Tasting notes for Abbey-style Dark Beers (Dubbel, Double).
- Trappist Triple Beers
- Tasting notes for Trappist Triple Beers (Tripel).
- Abbey-style Triple Beers
- Tasting notes for Abbey-style Triple Beers (Tripel).
- Pilsner Beers
- Tasting notes for Pilsner Beers (Lager).
- Dark Lagers
- Tasting notes for Dark Lagers (Vienna-style, Märzen).
- Black Beers
- Tasting notes for Black Beers (Schwarzbier, Black Lager).
- Red Lagers
- Tasting notes for Red Lagers.
- Kölsch Ales
- Tasting notes for Kölsch Ales.
- German Old Ales
- Tasting notes for German Old Ales (Altbier).
- White Beers
- Tasting notes for White Beers (Witbier, Biere Blanche).
- Wheat Beers
- Tasting notes for Wheat Beers (Hefe).
- Wheat Beers (Clear)
- Tasting notes for Wheat Beers (Kristall).
- Wheat Beers (Dark)
- Tasting notes for Wheat Beers (Dunkel).
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- Founding Fathers Rolls Out Light Beer
- 14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Founding Fathers Products, a local company that will donate 50 percent of its profits to support military troops and their families, has released Founding Fathers Light Beer in Minnesota and North Dakota.
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What was that beer?
Your comments on my Beer List are welcomed
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itismyproblem
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- OMG! I can't believe you don't like cherries! Although I don't really like beer, I LOVE cherry beer, it's my favorite kind of beer. Add Rodenbach to it - with some grenadine and you've my favorite kinds of beers.
Another great way to drink beer is to mix 1/2 beer, 1/2 sprite (= Panache) + grenadine = Monaco! Wow! Delicious ;) how to solve sudoku faster
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gregoryolney
Aug 11, 2011 @ 12:09 pm | delete
- Very comprehensive lens !
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hollandnumerics Jul 25, 2011 @ 5:30 am | delete
- Apologies for the beer database server errors during the last week. I've now moved the database onto my own server, so I'll be able to fix any future problems quicker than my ISP!
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France
Dec 21, 2010 @ 3:24 pm | delete
- Thanks for nice imformation on your site. I liked the content provided by you which proves your professionalism. I will be back to check for more posts daily. Good job. Keep it up.
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hollandnumerics Nov 25, 2010 @ 4:15 pm | delete
- I've just fixed the rating functionality, so please feel free to rate any beer you've tasted before.
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Bluesssman
Nov 19, 2010 @ 12:54 pm | delete
- Very cool list! You have had a great time traveling and tasting different beers...
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love4free
Oct 10, 2010 @ 7:38 am | delete
- Great list. Good job! I liked it for you :)
Feel free to visit my Strollers 101 squidoo lens.
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Magicality Oct 6, 2010 @ 3:59 am | delete
- I'm a Belgian myself, I'm actually goign throug all the beers in a random fashion ... I usually like them all ;-)
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- OMG! I can't believe you don't like cherries! Although I don't really like beer, I LOVE cherry beer, it's my favorite kind of beer. Add Rodenbach to it - with some grenadine and you've my favorite kinds of beers.
Another great way to drink beer is to mix 1/2 beer, 1/2 sprite (= Panache) + grenadine = Monaco! Wow! Delicious ;)
Well crafted lens and lists -- but you forgot about 500 Belgian beers on it, lol.
Well deserved 5 stars - I'd like to be an angel...
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hollandnumerics Nov 15, 2009 @ 7:10 am | delete
- When my work ended in Belgium I'd tasted 120 beers there, but I am doing my best to add more Belgian beers whenever possible. Though with 500 more to taste I'm not likely to run out very soon. ;-)
I've had a Monaco too, but the sweetness and colour were a bit of a shock!
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