Showing posts with label Jamaica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamaica. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Dragon Stout

Dragon Stout
Type: Stout
Container Type: 300 mL bottle
Alcohol volume: 7.5%
Country of origin: Jamaica
Rating: 62% (see below)
Number of times I've had this type: 2nd
Cost: $2.20
Tasted on: 4/12/09
Colours of label: Yellow/Red/Black
Drank From: mug
Label Reads: "Original Jamaican since 1920"
website: none
Best for: hair of the dog
Ratings:
Taste: 11/20
Flavour: 12/20
Buy again: 9/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity: 7/10
Intangible: 6/10
Handwritten notes: Dark, high-alcohol are not usually my favorites, so I like when I am pleasantly surprised. This has been a full feature of tastes... Yes, it is sweet but balanced, with an acidity... Coffee texture, coffee taste... Overall, I still don't crave this type of beer.
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Beer #77 of 3,652

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Red Stripe

Red Stripe
Type: Lager
Container Type: 330 mL bottle
Alcohol volume: 4.7%
Country of origin: Jamaica
Rating: 64% (see below)
Number of times I've had this type: 4
Cost: $1.90
Tasted on: 4/7/09
Colours of label: Red/White
Drank From: mug
Label Reads: "Red Stripe Beer, Brewed and Bottled by Red Stripe, Kingston, Jamaica".
website: www.redstripebeer.com
Best for: cotton mouth
Ratings:
Taste: 13/20
Flavour: 12/20
Buy again: 12/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity 7/10
Intangible: 6/10
Handwritten notes: Crisp... full bodied, sweet palate with a light finish... a little sweet for a lager.
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Beer #60 of 3,652