Today I had a package of BEER delivered by BEERmerchants.com. We filmed the opening! and here is the raw unedited 720p – straight from SD card footage. (Sorry for the out of focus camera work, the auto focus is just tooooo slow on this HITACHI DZ-HV564E when using the 5x Optical zoom!)
This pack was selected and arranged by @beermerchants on twitter – THANK YOU. As I open each bottle I will send images to twitpic and update this post as and when! … however, as some of the beers are 9% I may not get very far!
Chimay Rouge, Dark Trappist beer, 7.0%, 33cl, BottleRegion/Country: Wallonie, Belgium
Brewery: Abbaye de Scourmont – Chimay
Medium bodied and rosaceous, toffee bitter-tart, Dark Trappist. Rodenbach, Flemish Red, 5.2%, 25cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Rodenbach
Young Rodenbach is mixed with Rodenbach which has matured for at least two years in oaken casks giving a tastebud tingling beer, with flavours of green apple and red currant. Chimay Bleu, Dark Trappist beer, 9.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Wallonie, Belgium
Brewery: Abbaye de Scourmont – Chimay
Full bodied and warming, chocolaty-bitter, Dark Trappist. Duvel, Blond Speciality, 8.5%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Duvel Moortgat
Medium bodied and complex, hoppy-malty, Blond Speciality. Bath Ales, Barnstormer, 4.5%, 50cl, Bottle
Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
Rich in fruit with hints of chocolate, this full-bodied dark ale derives its’ character from deeply roasted malts. It is a complex but very satisfying beer.Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt (88%), crystal malt (10%), wheat malt (2%). Bramling Cross bittering hops, Golding aroma hops.
Bath Ales, Dark Hare, 4%, 50cl, Bottle
Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
A roasted barley aroma, a deep, dark colour and a smooth-yet-dry taste: all the hallmarks of an exquisite stout. Dark Hare is brewed using a blend of dark roasted malts and an old fashioned (and rather famous) English hop called Fuggles. These fine ingredients, together with brewers’ skill and diligence, have made this an impressive and seriously smooth stout. Made with wheat and barley malt
Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
A roasted barley aroma, a deep, dark colour and a smooth-yet-dry taste: all the hallmarks of an exquisite stout. Dark Hare is brewed using a blend of dark roasted malts and an old fashioned (and rather famous) English hop called Fuggles. These fine ingredients, together with brewers’ skill and diligence, have made this an impressive and seriously smooth stout. Made with wheat and barley malt
Bath Ales, Gem, 4.8%, 50cl, Bottle
Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
A rich aroma of hops and malt develops a full texture in the mouth. It has a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish. Without doubt an exceptional best bitter. Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops. Deep amber brown beer with a thin white head. Orange peel, leafy tobacco and soft chewy fruity malts. Quite earthy with a lot of medium caramel and some light dustiness. Nice lean bitterness on the back. Not very fruity at all, but there is a lingering deep rich maltiness with a touch of soft toasty sweetness. Brugse Zot Dubbel, Dark Speciality, 7.5%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Halve Maan
Medium bodied and well rounded, malty-caramel, Dark Speciality. Brugse Zot Blond, Blond Speciality, 6.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Halve Maan
The Brewers’ Association’s 2008 World Beer Cup WINNER! Medium bodied and well rounded, malty-hoppy, Blond Speciality. Rodenbach Grand Cru, Dark Flemish Red, 6.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Rodenbach
Medium bodied and challenging, fruity oaky-tart, Dark Flemish Red. Bath Ales, Wild Hare, 5.6%, 50cl
Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
A great golden beer with a fresh citrus, hoppy aroma. This wonderful wholesome organic ale has a dry and bitter finish which brings you right back to earth. Chimay Triple, Blond Trappist beer, 8.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Wallonie, Belgium
Brewery: Abbaye de Scourmont – Chimay
Full bodied and well balanced, fruity-hoppy, Blond Trappist.
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Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
A rich aroma of hops and malt develops a full texture in the mouth. It has a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish. Without doubt an exceptional best bitter. Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops. Deep amber brown beer with a thin white head. Orange peel, leafy tobacco and soft chewy fruity malts. Quite earthy with a lot of medium caramel and some light dustiness. Nice lean bitterness on the back. Not very fruity at all, but there is a lingering deep rich maltiness with a touch of soft toasty sweetness. Brugse Zot Dubbel, Dark Speciality, 7.5%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Halve Maan
Medium bodied and well rounded, malty-caramel, Dark Speciality. Brugse Zot Blond, Blond Speciality, 6.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Halve Maan
The Brewers’ Association’s 2008 World Beer Cup WINNER! Medium bodied and well rounded, malty-hoppy, Blond Speciality. Rodenbach Grand Cru, Dark Flemish Red, 6.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Flanders, Belgium
Brewery: Rodenbach
Medium bodied and challenging, fruity oaky-tart, Dark Flemish Red. Bath Ales, Wild Hare, 5.6%, 50cl
Region/Country: UK
Brewery: Bath Ales
A great golden beer with a fresh citrus, hoppy aroma. This wonderful wholesome organic ale has a dry and bitter finish which brings you right back to earth. Chimay Triple, Blond Trappist beer, 8.0%, 33cl, Bottle
Region/Country: Wallonie, Belgium
Brewery: Abbaye de Scourmont – Chimay
Full bodied and well balanced, fruity-hoppy, Blond Trappist.
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