(#187)(#11 PT)(#1 Leiria)
@"Alameda Beer Fest", Faro, PT

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottled (thanks omhper!). Golden colour, small white head, which disappears quickly. Aroma is raisins, brown sugar, some wheat and mild ripe fruits. Flavour is wheat, some sourness, mild wood as well as some slight notes of peach and herbs. Long unclean grainy aftertaste.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled, thanks andrepintado! Hazy golden, rich head. Bretty nose with rubber, grapefruit and lemon. Mid dry with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Bread, grass and brett. Blood and lemon in a mid bitter finish. Flawed.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle from Supremo Cristal, Portugal. Pours a slightly hazy golden colour with a large off-white head. Aroma of citrus, wheat and yeast. Light sweetness but with an underlying sourness. Medium carbonation. Bitter/sour finish. Didn’t particularly enjoy this one.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Frothy White good mostly deminishing head. Dark yellow colour. MOderate malty and light hoppy aroma. cinnamon more than hefe. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle 330ml. [ As Templarium ].[ Trade by andregoncalves ]. Clear light to medium yellow - amber orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, wheat, moderate yeasty, sharp, grape. Flavour is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, fruity, sharp yeast, yeasty. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is lively - fizzy. [20140117]

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

Review according to BJCP2008 guidelines (style 2B). Bottle 33cl - Batch unknown. AROMA: slight metallic aroma and overall sweet aroma with some esters. APPEARANCE: burned gold color and very hazy. moussy white head with good retention. TASTE: sweet flavour predominant that appears to be from adjuncts. no hop flavour or bitterness whatsoever. PALATE: medium body with uncharacteristic alcohol warmth. excessive carbonation. OVERALL: a beer that is not a pilsner with very artificial flavour.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1

Review according to BJCP2008 (style 15A, adapted to wheat ale). Bottle 33cl - Batch LT3. AROMA: very strong DMS (leathery and ham) aromas. Very small malt aroma with no hop aromas. APPEARANCE: Orange-ish color and opaque. White head with good retention. TASTE: sweet with a slight leathery flavour. No hop or malt flavours. PALATE: medium to medium-high sweet body. extremely high carbonation (had to open the botle in the sink). OVERALL: an exagerated carbonated beer, with strong defect aromas and sweet flavour that resembles poorly fermented kit beer. There is no indication on the bottle of the beer style.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Review according to BJCP2008 (style 18C). Bottle 75cl - Batch ?. AROMA: metal and solvent like aroma present. sweet background. no floral or spicy hop aromas (or very faint) and some banana like notes. APPEARANCE: Orange color and a bit hazy. effervescent. ivory wheat with good retention but no "belgian lacing". TASTE: artificial sweet flavour predominant with solventy notes. no esters or phenols that stand out. low to very low bitterness with a bit dry finish. PALATE: medium body with average carbonation. solventy character present. OVERALL: a very sweet artificial beer, that has no indication of the style on the bottle.