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Arbor - Beach Shack - India Pale Ale About the Company :- Arbor beer Company was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1995. Matt & Rene Greff converted their home brewing passion into Ann Arbor. In 2012 they partnered with Michigan Alumni Gaurav Sikka and open their first American style brewpub in India. Arbor is one of John John Eapen favourite brewpubs. Alcohol Content :- 6% v/v IBU : 55 Brewed in Arbor Brewing Company Pvt Ltd, Pernem, Goa. Appearance  : The beer is Golden to Light Amber in colour. It is a bit Hazy in appearance. Medium head was formed. Head retention is good as it stays till the end. Carbonation is high. No lacing observed. Aromas  : Strong Hop aromas that are very pleasant on the nose. Tropical fruit notes of Sweet pineapple & pomelo and hint of  citrus notes are observed.  Flavor  : Strong Hop flavours on the palate. Tropical fruits like Pineapple are observed but at th...

BÚHO - BIÈRE ARTISANALE - Blonde About the label  :  This beer is Crafted in a 19th Century brewery in Belgium. The word 'BÚHO' means Owl. It is a craft beer that has been inspired by the Belgian Owls that can twist its head almost at every direction and look at the world in quirky way. Looking at the beer market around the globe in a quirky way analysing and getting to know what the consumer wants, the owl (BÚHO)from Belgium has come up with its crafted beers to give what the consumer actually needs. This is why the owl has a tilted head on the label. Alcohol Content :- 4.5% v/v Brewed in Brouwerij Van Honserbrouck Crafter in Belgium Appearance  : This beer is deep golden in colour. Clear in appearance. Small head is formed. The head does not stay for a long time. Aromas  : Floral and caramel notes on the nose. Malty bread notes observed with hints of herbaceous notes in the end. Flavor  : Sweetness of the malt is...

BÚHO - BIÈRE ARTISANALE - WITBIER About the label : This beer is Crafted in a 19th Century brewery in Belgium. The word 'BÚHO' means Owl. It is a craft beer that has been inspired by the Belgian Owls that can twist its head almost at every direction and look at the world in quirky way. Looking at the beer market around the globe in a quirky way analysing and getting to know what the consumer wants, the owl (BÚHO)from Belgium has come up with its crafted beers to give what the consumer actually needs. This is why the owl has a tilted head on the label. Alcohol Content :- 4.5% v/v Brewed in Brouwerij Van Honserbrouck Crafter in Belgium Appearance  : The beer is straw(Yellow) to light gold in colour. It is cloudy in appearance. A medium head is formed. Head retention stays good till the end. Aromas  : On the nose orange peel and herbaceous notes of coriander are felt with hints of floral notes. No hop aromas. Flavor  : On the palate fresh orange peel...

Brewdog - Punk IPA - Post Modern Classic Alcohol Content :- 5.6% ABV Brewed by Brewdog PLC Made in Scotland Appearance : The beer is golden in colour. Medium head was formed with good head retention. Translucent in appearance. Carbonation is high. Lacing is Observed. Aromas : A lot of hop aromas on the nose. Tropical fruity aromas such as Grapefruit, Pomelo and lychee are observed on the nose. Flavor : Sweetness of the malt is low. Hops bitterness is robust. Tropical fruit notes such as Grapefruit, Pineapple, Pomelo and lyclee are observed on the palate. Mouthfeel : It is a light to medium bodied beer. Very little sweetness from the malt is observed with strong hop bitterness.  Overall Impression : A well made beer and much awaited bottled . It is a very easy to drink beer even though it has a good amount of bitterness. It has tropical fruity notes and is refreshing too. This is the best IPA that I have had so far. The Punk IPA i...

Brewdog - Wild Card Wheat - Classic Wheat Beer - Made for India Alcohol Content :- 5.6% ABV Brewed by Brewdog PLC Made in Scotland Appearnace  :- Its colour is between straw to gold. The beer has a cloudy appearance. Medium head was formed with good head retention. Small and medium bubbles were seen. Carbonation is high. Lacing was observed as the beer was consumed. Aromas :- On the nose strong ripe banana and clove aromas were observed. It also has floral notes and hints of star anise. Flavor  :-  The beer has flavors of banana and strong clove. It has very low hop flavors. Sweetness of the malt is also  observed with light floral notes in the start before the fruit flavors kicks in. Mouthfeel :- It is a light bodied beer. Sweetness of the malt is observed on the palate with Banana and clove essence. The beer is crisp on the palate and has very low hop bitterness.  Overall Impression :- This is an easy to drink beer as i...

Brewdog - Lost Lager - 21st Century Pilsner Why is it called Lost Lager? :- Over the decades lager has evolved due the help of advanced machinery and has gained a sustainable place in the beer market but it has lost its traditional flavors. At Brewdog the Lost lager takes back the ground lost over decades by lager monoliths. This is a dry-hopped beer using classic German hops. "This is the lager like it was, like it should be, like it will be. Lager is Back!" - Brewdog. Alcohol Content :- 4.7% ABV Brewed by Brewdog PLC  Made in Scotland Appearance :- It is Straw to light gold in color. Clear in appearance. Medium head was formed with low head retention. Carbonation is high. Small and medium bubbles were formed on the head with finer bubbles on the top.  Aroma :- On the nose strong hop aromas are observed with hints of citrus and floral aromas. Flavors :- The beer has very little sweetness with strong hop flavor. It has To...

BIRA 91 - BLONDE - Summer Lager Alcohol content :- 5% v/v Brewed by B9 BEVERAGES PVT. LTD Product of India Appearance  :- The beer is Straw to light yellow in colour. Clear in appearance. Carbonation is high. Small head was formed with low head retention. Small and medium bubbles were formed. Aroma  :- Hint of floral notes and aromas of bread dough were observed. Flavors  :- The beer has a sweet bread dough flavor which comes from the malt. Light Bitterness from the hops is observed. Mouthfeel  :- It is a light bodied beer. Very light bitterness is felt which is accompanied with bread dough flavors on the palate. The mouth feels dry after every sip.  Overall Impression  :- The Bira Blonde is  light and an easy to drink beer. To be honest it does not have a refreshing feel to it. The sweetness and the bitterness did not have a balance and it felt like there was an element of freshness missing in the beer. This beer would ...