- Most if not all beer in general will be bitter in certain degree depend on the beer style because they add bitter agent.
- The level of bitterness of a beer can be seen or guess by the color of the beer such as that the lighter color mean less bitter while darker color mean more bitter. This only apply to most beer style.
- Unless otherwise stated on the beer label and/or you know what beer style that do not have any bitter agent added, you can assume to some degree that all beer will have some bitterness.
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Here two link that may explain the many different beer style out there:
- BeerAdvocate.com: Beer Style
- BrewersAssociation.org: 2015 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines.pdf
(*) Beer style that are stated here are from other source.
(*) Official IBU rating number that I happen to look up on certain beer style.
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The most common beer style sold in the USA are American Light Lager and American Adjunct Lager (Ref Link). Meaning these type of beer style is the most easiest access to if that store is allow to sell alcoholic beverage. All other American origin beer style depend on the size of the store. All foreign (non-American) origin beer style may be found in larger store but they are mostly found in specialize alcohol store. [I don't promote Drinking and/or Drinking & Driving]
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Afterthought (After Tasting #1-42) [01/03/17]: Personally I could of have stop when I reach taste test #35 but I got curious on how high my taste tolerate for bitterness is since this have an official bitter rating and it turn out quite high. Overall according to what I believes based on my taste tests, most beer will taste similar on the lower and medium IBU scale with just the difference in the percentage of which ingredients you taste more. There are a few Taste Tests Number that I don't like the flavor and they are Taste #17, #18, and #36.
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Coors (Ref Link)Light
1 Pint 8 FL OZ (710 ML) 24 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.20%
*Beer Style: American Light Lager
Taste #1:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of malt while the taste of this beer is watery and bland. The malt taste flavor is minor and is very small however it still have more malt flavor then the N/A version of this brand which I have taste tested in a earlier blog.
Boont (Ref Link) Amber Ale
Anderson Valley (Boonville, CA)
22 FL OZ (One Pint, 6 FL OZ)
5.8% ALC By Vol
*Beer Style: American Amber / Red Ale
Taste #2:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sweet while the taste of this beer has a minor bitterness in it along with malt flavor but overall mostly bland taste.
Bud Light (Ref Link)1 Pint, 9 FL OZ (24 FL OZ)
4.2% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: American Light Lager
Taste #3:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of minor malt smell while the taste of this beer has malt flavor that taste almost sweet and plain water taste.
Budweiser (Ref Link) 25 FL OZ
5% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
Taste #4:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of malt smell while the taste of this beer has malt flavor with somewhat minor bitterness flavor.
Corona Extra (Ref Link)1 PT. 8FL. OZ (24 FL OZ)
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.60%
*Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
Taste #5:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer taste like roasted malt flavor.
Sapporo (Ref Link)Premium Beer
Imported
1 PT. 6FL. OZ (650 ML) 22 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.90%
*Beer Style: American Pale Lager
Taste #6:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a minor solid bitterness within the malt flavor.
Stella Artois (Ref Link)1 Pint, 6.4 FL OZ
5% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: European Pale Lager
Taste #7:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a mild malt flavor that almost sweet and somewhat plain tasting flavor.
Weihenstephaner (Ref Link) Kristall Weissbier (Crystal-Clear)
5.4% ALC/VOL
One Pint, 0.9 FL OZ (500 ML)
*Beer Style: German Wheat Beer
**Type: Kristalweizen
Taste #8:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a sharp wheat flavor, the type you get from wheat bread.
Lagunitas (Ref Link)IPA
India Pale Ale
ALC 6.2% BY VOL
1 Pint 6 FL OZ
*Beer Style: American IPA
*IBU: 51.5
Taste #9:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a citrus smell to it while having a dry malty bitter taste, lot of dry malty bitterness that taste like it been roasted.
Dogfish Head (Ref Link)60 Minute
IPA
India Pale Ale
12 FL OZ
6% ALC BY VOL
*Beer Style: American IPA
*IBU: 60
Taste #10:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has almost no smell to it while it taste dry with an aftertaste of malt. The bitterness last only about a second on your tongue before going dry and you can barely taste the bitterness because of it dry effect.
Ballast Point (Ref Link)Sculpin
India Pale Ale
22 FL OZ (650 ML) 1 Pint 6 FL OZ
ALC 7% BY VOL
*Beer Style: American IPA
*IBU: 70
Taste #11:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of some type of fruit flavor while the taste is dry and bitter with an aftertaste of bitterness and minor fruit flavor.
Samuel Smith (Ref Link)India Ale
Product Of England
1PT 2.7 OZ (550 ML)
5.0% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: English India Pale Ale (IPA)
Taste #12:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a citrus smell to it while the beer has lot of malt flavor with almost no trace of bitterness in it taste.
Sierra Nevada (Ref Link)Pale Ale
Handcrafted Ale
1 PT 8FL OZ
ALC 5.6% BY VOL
*Beer Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
*IBU: 38
Taste #13:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of citrus while the beer has malt flavor with minor bitterness in it taste.
Echigo (Ref Link)Stout
Japanese Premium Import
330ML (11.15 FL OZ)
ALC 7% BY VOL
*Beer Style: English Stout
Taste #14:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of sweetness while the taste has a malty and plain water taste along with a sharp taste.
Samuel Smith (Ref Link)Oatmeal Stout
Product Of England
1PT 2.7 OZ (550 ML)
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
*Beer Style: Oatmeal Stout
Taste #15:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sweet while it's taste like plain water with barley in it.
Blue Moon (Ref Link)Belgian White
Belgian-Style Wheat Ale
22 FL OZ (650 ML) One Pint 6 FL OZ
5.4% ALC BY VOL
*Beer Style: Belgian Wheat Beer
**Type: Witbier
Taste #16:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour while it has a sharp wheat flavor taste.
London Velvet (Ref Link)Porter Ale & Fine Cider
1 PT 0.9 FL OZ
ALC 5% VOL
*Beer Style: English Porter
Taste #17:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a smell that I can't describe because I'm no expert while at the same time, the taste has unique bitterness that also leave an aftertaste of it. On side note, I can't taste any (hard) cider in this beer either.
Baltika (Ref Link)#6 Porter
Brewed In Russia
1 PT 0.9 FL OZ
7.0% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: Baltic Porter
Taste #18:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour while it's taste like roasted malt with minor bitterness.
Belhaven (Ref Link)Scottish Ale
Imported from Scotland
500ML (1 PT 0.9 FL OZ)
ALC 5.2% BY VOL
*Beer Style: Scottish Ale
Taste #19:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a deep malt smell while it taste contain a well balance malt flavor.
Newcastle (Ref Link)Brown Ale
The One and Only; Imported From England
1PT 2.6 FL OZ
ALC 4.7% VOL
*Beer Style: English Brown Ale
Taste #20:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a malt smell to it as well as having mild malt taste flavor.
Lindemans (Ref Link)Lambic - Pomme
Belgian Apple Beer
Malt Beverage With Natural Flavors & Natural Sweetener
355 ML (12 FL OZ)
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 3.50%
*Beer Style: Lambic - Fruit
Taste #21:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell like jolly rancher while it taste like an apple juice that about to be converted into candy.
- Note: According to my short research, it is difficult to found this beer style unblended.
Asahi (Ref Link)Super Dry
21.4 FL OZ (1 Pint 5.4 FL OZ) 633ML
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
*Beer Style: Japanese Rice Lager
Taste #22:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a malt smell while having mild malt taste with a sharp taste.
Tsingtao (Ref Link)Beer
Imported From China
One Pint 5.6 FL OZ (640ML) 21.6 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.80%
*Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
Taste #23:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer taste of malt along with minor taste of plain water.
Kirin Ichiban (Ref Link)100% Malt
Kirin's Prime Brew; Brewed For Good Time
1 Pint 6 FL OZ (22 FL OZ/ 65 CL)
5% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: American Pale Lager
Taste #24:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of malt while having bitterness malt taste.
Sapporo (Ref Link)Reserve Beer
All Malt Beer
Imported
1 PT 6 FL OZ (650ML) 22 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.20%
*Beer Style: European Pale Lager
Taste #25:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer taste like some type of grain product flavor that I'm not sure of.
Samuel Smith's (Ref Link)The Famous Taddy Porter
Product Of England
1PT 2.7 FL OZ (550 ML)
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
*Beer Style: English Porter
Taste #26:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sweet while it taste of roasted malt with tangy effect.
St. Bernardus (Ref Link)Abt 12
Abbey Ale
Product of Belgium
10% ALC/VOL
11.2 FL OZ
*Beer Style: Quadrupel (Quad)
Taste #27:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour and sweet while it taste like something been too roasted to the point of bitter with an aftertaste of plain water.
St. Bernardus (Ref Link)Tripel
Abbey Ale
Product of Belgium
8% ALC/VOL
11.2 FL OZ
*Beer Style: Tripel
Taste #28:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour while it taste like roasted malt with somewhat creamy effect.
Samuel Smith's (Ref Link)Nut Brown Ale
Product Of England
1PT 2.7 FL OZ (550 ML)
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
*Beer Style: English Brown Ale
Taste #29:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour-like while it has a malty taste with a mild sweet flavor.
Sapporo (Ref Link)Premium
Black Beer
1PT 6 FL OZ (650 ML) 22 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
*Beer Style: Euro Dark Lager
Taste #30:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour while it has a mild malty taste along with minor bitterness in it.
Coronado Brewing Co (Ref Link)Islander IPA
India Pal Ale
Centennial, Chinook and Columbus Hop
7.0% ALC/VOL
1 Pint, 6 FL OZ (650 ML)
*Beer Style: American IPA
*IBU: 65
Taste #31:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell sour from the concentrated HOP, while it taste tangy with a mild bitterness in it. It also has an aftertaste of mild bitterness and some minor fruit flavor taste.
Duvel (Ref Link)Belgian Golden Ale
Bottle Conditioned
750 ML (1PT 9.4 FL OZ)
8.5% ALC/VOL
*Beer Style: Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Taste #32:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of malt while it's has a tangy but has a mild malt taste.
Coors (Ref Link)Golden Banquet Beer
1 PT 8 FL OZ (710 ML) 24 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
*Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
Taste #33:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of minor malt while having a mild light creamy malt taste.
Pabst (Ref Link)Blue Ribbon Beer
24 FL OZ (710 ML) 1 PT 8 FL OZ
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.74%
*Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
Taste #34:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of minor malt while this beer taste of light malt with hint of plain water.
Bitburger (Ref Link)Premium Beer
Product of Germany
500 ML (1 PT 0.9 FL OZ)
*Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.80%
*Beer Style: German Pilsener
Taste #35:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer doesn't smell much of anything while it taste of malt.
Lagunitas (Ref Link)Imperial Stout
ALC 9.9% BY VOL
1 PT 6 FL OZ
*Beer Style: Russian Imperial Stout
*IBU: 72.45 (Label) 45 (Official Web Site)
Taste #36:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer taste like a rustic bitter and somewhat similar to Taste Test #18. On another note, the IBU on the label and the web site state two different number but according to this beer style IBU it general range start at IBU 50 thru 90 so which do you think is the real number.
Mother Earth Brew Co (Ref Link)Sin Tax
Imperial Stout
1 PT 6 FL OZ
ALC 8.1% BY VOL
*Beer Style: American Double / Imperial Stout
*IBU: 55
Taste #37:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer taste bitter with a blend of peanut butter.
Ballast Point (Ref Link)Dorado
Double IPA
22 FL OZ (1 PT 6 FL OZ) 650 ML
ALC 10.0% BY VOL
*Beer Style: American Double / Imperial IPA
*IBU: 91
Taste #38:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer has a large smell of HOPS while also at the same time has a large serving (taste) of HOPS but no bitterness that I can taste (but that just me) with an aftertaste of HOPS.
Dogfish Head (Ref Link)90 Minute
IPA (India Pale Ale)
12 FL OZ
9% ALC BY VOL
*Beer Style: American Double / Imperial IPA
*IBU: 90
Taste #39:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of HOPS while having a tangy and dry HOP flavor taste and somewhat minor bitterness in it.
Ballast Point (Ref Link)Big Eye
India Pale Ale
22 FL OZ (1 PT 6 FL OZ) 650 ML
ALC 7% BY VOL
*Beer Style: American IPA
*IBU: 84
Taste #40:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of HOPS while the taste of the these HOPS are like citrus and chocolate with a hint of bitter.
Sierra Nevada (Ref Link)Torpedo Extra IPA
24 FL OZ (1 PT 8 FL OZ)
ALC 7.2% BY VOL
*Beer Style: American IPA
*IBU: 65
Taste #41:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer smell of HOPS while it taste like citrus-like in the HOPS with minor bitterness in it.
Ballast Point (Ref Link)Piper Down
Scottish Ale
22 FL OZ (1 PT 6 FL OZ) 650 ML
ALC 5.8% BY VOL
*Beer Style: Scottish Ale
Taste #42:
- First and/or Only Impression: This beer taste of bitterness and chocolate.
Samuel Adam- Boston Lager.....5.0 % ALC/VOL.....30 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Vienna Lager
- Summer Ale (Lemon Wheat Ale).....5.3% ALC/VOL.....7 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
- Hefe Weizen.....5.4% ALC/VOL....14 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: German Hefeweizen (wheat beer)
- Berliner Weisse.....5.4% ALC/VOL....15 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Berliner Weisse (wheat beer)
- Tropic of Yuzu (Wheat Ale with Yuzu).....6.0% ALC/VOL....20 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Herb and Spice Beer
- Golden Hour (Helles Lager).....5.0% ALC/VOL....20 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: German Helles (*Pilseners and Pale Lagers)
- October Fest (Hearty Amber Marzen).....5.3% ALC/VOL....16 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: German Märzen / Oktoberfest (*Dark Lagers)
- 20 Pound of Pumplin (Pumpkin Ale).....5.7% ALC/VOL....14 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Pumpkin Beer
- Maple Ale (Red Ale).....6.2% ALC/VOL....18 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Amber / Red Ale
- Black Lager.....4.9% ALC/VOL....19 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: German Schwarzbier (*Dark Lagers)
- Honey Rye Pale Ale.....5.8% ALC/VOL....33 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Rye Beer
- First and/or Only Impression (43-53): Please refer each below [02/13/19]:
- 43: This beer taste malty.
- 44: This beer taste very plain and not much flavor of what indicate on the bottle's label as stated
- 45: This beer has flavor but it kind of plain.
- 46: This beer has a very strong close to tangy flavor.
- 47: This beer has a strong tangy flavor.
- 48: This beer has a strong flavor.
- 49: This beer has a strong flavor.
- 50: This beer taste like pumpkin grind on wood.
- 51: This beer has a sharp tangy flavor.
- 52: This beer taste like chocolate flavor.
- 53: It hard to tell there honey and hop in this beer but it there.
- Hitachino Nest
- Red Rice Ale.....7 % ALC/VOL.....Product of Japan (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Belgian Strong Pale Ale
- Premium Red Ale [Echigo] (Red Ale)
- 6% ALC/VOL.....Product of Japan (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Amber / Red Ale
- Duchesse De Bourgogne
- Belgian Ale.....6% ALC/VOL....Product of Belgium (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Flanders Red Ale (Wild/Sour Beers)
- Coronada Brewing Co.
- Mermaid's Red (Amber Ale).....5.7% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Amber / Red Ale
- Heineken
- Brewed In Holland.....5% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: European Pale Lager
- Lagunitas
- Lagunitas Lager.....7.9% ALC/VOL....42 IBU (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: German Bock
- Miller
- High Life.....4.6% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
- First and/or Only Impression (54-60): Please refer each below [02/20/19]:
- 54: This beer taste very malty.
- 55: This beer taste malty.
- 56: This beer taste tangy and somewhat sweet.
- 57: This beer has a mild bitter hops flavor.
- 58: This beer has a sharp malty flavor.
- 59: This beer is malty with a bit of hops flavor.
- 60: This beer has a plain malt flavor.
- Tecate
- Original.....4.5% ALC/VOL.....Product Of Mexico (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
- Modelo
- Especial.....*4.4% ALC/VOL.....Product Of Mexico (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Adjunct Lager
- Boddingtons Pub Ale
- *4.7% ALC/VOL....Product Of UK (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: English Pale Ale
- Sierra Nevada
- Ruthless (Rye IPA).....6.6% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: Rye Beer
- Sierra Nevada
- Hop Solo (Crystal Hop IPA) .....5.5% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American IPA
- Sierra Nevada
- Helles in the Tropics.....4.8% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: German Helles
- Sierra Nevada
- Sidecar (Orange IPA).....6.8% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American IPA
- Sierra Nevada
- Tropical Torpedo (Tropical IPA).....6.7% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American IPA
- Ballast Point
- Orange Vanilla Fathom.....7% ALC/VOL (Ref Link)
- *Beer Style: American Lager
- First and/or Only Impression (61-69): Please refer each below [03/13/19]:
- 61: This beer taste very malty.
- 62: This beer taste very malty with a bit of sharp taste.
- 63: Taste plain and with a taste of minor hops.
- 64: Sharp hops tastes.
- 65: Average hops taste
- 66: Average hops taste
- 67: Average hops taste
- 68: Minor bitterness with a bit of sweetness.
- 69: I almost mistaken the flavor as chocolate but it taste mostly vanilla.
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- Samuel Adams
- Sam' 76.....4.7% ALC/VOL
- Samuel Adams
- New England IPA.....*6.8% ALC/VOL
- Sol (Cerveza)
- *4.5% ALC/VOL
- Lagunitas
- Sumpin' Easy Ale .....5.7% ALC/VOL
- First and/or Only Impression (70-73): Please refer each below [11/12/19]:
- 70: malty kind of bitter but mostly plain
- 71: plain with hops minor bitter blend in with water. basically water with hop bland
- 72: sharp bitter but mostly like water
- 73: Strong present of hop with minor bitter
