COOPERS’ SPARKLING ALE (AUSTRALIA)

Bottle conditioning gives this beer its cloudy appearance and full-bodied taste.

5.8% Alc./Vol. (375 ml bottle)

DUCHY ORIGINALS ORGANIC ENGLISH ALE (WALES)

Inspired by the Prince of Wales’ Duchy Originals organic foods, this ruby-coloured beer has a palate of roasted malt and a sweet nose of toffee and dried fruit.

4.8% Alc./Vol. (500 ml bottle)

THE CELT EXPERIENCE BRONZE CRAFTED ALE (WALES)

 

This ale is light amber in colour and its aroma and taste are of bitter hops and honey with tones of citrus. It has a very hoppy and bitter finish.

4.5% Alc./Vol. (500 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

THE CELT EXPERIENCE GOLDEN CRAFTED ALE (WALES)

 

This distinctly copper-coloured ale has a sweetish malty nose and a clean, fresh hop savouriness.

4.2% Alc./Vol. (500 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

ROLLING ROCK (UNITED STATES)

 

This classic American lager is back by popular demand.

4.5% Alc./Vol. (473 ml can)

Official website here. 

 

SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS (UNITED STATES)

Golden orange brown in colour, this limited release offering is aged in cognac, port and bourbon barrels for as many as fifteen years and blended before it is bottled. It offers plenty of sweetness on the palate with hints of citrus, caramel, dried tangerine, brown sugar and maple syrup. And, yes, that IS the correct alcohol content below: it currently cannot be sold in thirteen American states as a result.

 

27.0% Alc./Vol. (710 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

ROGUE SOMER ORANGE HONEY ALE (UNITED STATES)

 

This hazy golden pale wheat ale has a mild palate of orange and honey accompanied by aromas of orange blossom and honey.

5.2% Alc./Vol. (size 650 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

ROGUE DOUBLE DEAD GUY ALE (UNITED STATES)

Copper-coloured with aromas of peanut brittle and orange blossom, this beer possesses a palate of caramel, apricot, roasted grains and spice.

10.0% Alc./Vol. (750 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

ROGUE CHIPOTLE ALE (UNITED STATES)

 

Amber-gold in colour, this award-winning chilli pepper beer is smoky and mildly spicy.

5% Alc./Vol. (650 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

MONSTER ALE (UNITED STATES)

Pouring a copperish amber with darker edges, this ale has a bouquet of dark fruits, sweet honey, caramel and raisins.

10.3% Alc./Vol. (355 ml bottle)

Official website here (pending).  Official beer blog here. 

CRÈME BRULEE STOUT SOUTHERN TIER (UNITED STATES)

This imperial milk stout is translucent brown in colour with an unmistakable vanilla nose and a sweet palate.

10.0% Alc./Vol. (650 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

CHOKLAT STOUT SOUTHERN TIER (UNITED STATES)

Deep black in colour with a nose of melted dark chocolate, the palate is of rich dark chocolate, mocha and espresso, all with a hint of vanilla.

10.0% Alc./Vol. (650 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

BLACK CHOCOLATE STOUT BROOKLYN (UNITED STATES)

This stout possesses an opaque, reddish-brown and black colour and aromas of dark chocolate, praline and dried fruits. The palate is of bittersweet chocolate.

10.6% Alc./Vol. (355 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

2XIPA (UNITED STATES)

This IPA pours a light pale yellow and its aroma is of citrus and strong hops with a hint of pineapple.

8.2% Alc./Vol. (355 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

EFES PILSENER (TURKEY)

This light, golden pilsner offers mild malt and hops for both nose and palate.

5.0% Alc./Vol. (500 ml can)

Official website here (in Turkish). 

INEDIT DAMM (SPAIN)

 

This hazy golden-yellow witbier has a smooth palate of light grain and mild hops, and its delicate aromas are of orange, honey and coriander.

4.8% Alc./Vol. (750 ml bottle)

Official website here (caution: video ahead). 

ESTRELLA (SPAIN)

 

This lager is pale gold in colour with a light hop aroma and a clean finish.

4.6% Alc./Vol. (500 ml can)

Official website here.

 

HITE LAGER (SOUTH KOREA)

 

This lager is pale gold in colour with a light malt hop aroma and flavour.

4.5% Alc./Vol. (330 ml bottle)

Official website here. 

TENNENT’S LAGER (SCOTLAND)

Golden-coloured with an aroma of malt, this lager has a malty sweetness, a light bitterness and a clean finish.

5.0% Alc./Vol. (500 ml can)

Official website here.  For those who remember the Tennent’s Lager Lovelies cans from a while back, a neat archive of past cans can be found here. 

OLA DUBH 40 YEAR OLD (SCOTLAND)

The grand-daddy of the Ola Dubhs, its aroma is of cocoa, burnt fruit, roasted grain, peppery hops and plenty of chocolate. Honeyed malt and chocolate dominate the palate with whiskey and smoke grace-notes breaking through. Its bittersweet finish provides hints of peat, smoke, dark fruit, hop resins and yet more chocolate.

8.0% Alc./Vol. (330 ml bottle)

Official website here.