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Rest of the World

Name	Country	% alc.	Rating	Comment
SAB/Miller Castle Lager	South Africa	5.0		Having had to survive this brew for several years - Any comments would probably be tainted.
SAB/Miller Lion Lager	South Africa	5.0		This beer was going out of fashion back in the early 1980's and I am not surprised. Bland is an understatement.
SAB/Miller Black Label	South Africa	5.5		This is the traditional ale for fishing trips in southern Africa. Quite malty but at 6.00am on a boat in the Okovango Delta in Botswana my taste buds were not at their best ! !
Mitchell's Bosun's Bitter	South Africa	3.6		A small brewery in the Cape Province with a very knowledgeable head brewer. Quite a good hop taste with maltiness but the Forester's Draught is better for flavour.
Mitchell's Forester's Draught	South Africa	3.6		Having made the comments above their is nothing much to add - just enjoy this mid strength beer if you ever get down to the Garden Route in South Africa. Just be careful where you park your car as it is quite handy to still have it where you left it upon your return!
Maluti Premium Lager	Lesotho	4.8		Well you don't often travel to Lesotho so I had to try this one. It was freezing at the top of the Sani Pass between Lesotho and South Africa - the mist was swirling around the mountain passes below. Romantic setting but this beer was nothing to get excited about.
Windhoek Lager	Namibia	4.0		The best beer brewed in Namibia in my opinion, also the best on southern Africa. Brewed in accordance with traditional German laws.
Tafel Lager	Namibia	4.0		Not a bad beer at all and great if you want a coldie at lunchtime.
Das Pilsner	Namibia	3.0		Yes, well! Water and Windhoek Lager would probably taste like this stuff.
Zambezi Lager	Zimbabwe	4.7		Not a bad lunch time style of beer, quite malty in taste.
Tusker Lager	Kenya	5.0		I guess if it is hot out there on the Serengeti Plains anything will do.
Pheonix Beer	Mauritius	5.0		Well there is a bit of maltiness and a hint of hops and the bottle suggests serving ice cold - I am not that surprised as there is not much else but having a cold one is better than having a warm one.
Halala Lager	Swaziland	Unknown		Halala means good health and good luck in the local siSwati language. This was brewed especially for the coronation of the King Mswati III in April 1986.
Laurentina	Mozambique	5.0		Very average.
Beerlao	Laos	5.0		Rice beer is not really not my scene.
Tsingtao Beer	China	4.3		Need I say anymore but bland.
Suntory Magnum Dry	China	5.0		.Japanese beer made in China. Boring, cold, wet, nil aroma, almost no maltiness and almost no hops
OB Golden Lager	South Korea	4.8		Quite a basic beer but at least it is made using the right raw materials. Well priced as well.
Sass Fresh Lager	South Korea	4.5		Mmmm. Not much to say about this ale. The kids of this world might like the fizziness but in respect of taste, aroma, etc forget it.
Sapporo	Japan	5.0		Fairly bulk standard - some hops but nothing to really buy again.
Bureiko Jikan Strong Golden Ale (Baird Beer)	Japan	8.5		In the Belgian ale (Duvel) style this strong golden lager has lively taste and plenty of hop flavours.
Asahi Premium Dry	Japan	5.0		Why doesn't Japan make decent beer instead of this average stuff.
Gosser Bier	Austria	5.2		I hope all Austrian beer isn't like this I'll have to try to find some more. Bordering on Germany they can't all be like this - surely!
Stiegl Weisse	Austria	5.1		A very heady beer, sweet aroma and really quite pleasant.
Edelweiss Weissbier Dunkel	Austria	N/A		An excellent flavoursome dark beer, with a hint of chocolate tastes, enjoy.
Edelweiss Weissbier Hefetrub	Austria	N/A		At last! I knew the Austrians would have some good beers. A very flavoursome beer and most enjoyable. No alcohol strength on the bottles so technically illegal for sale here in Australia - but I still got some!
N�gne Imperial India Pale Ale	Norway	10%		A very malty, hoppy and tasty beer. My first Norwegian beer and a pleasant experience.
Haandbryggeriet Costa Rica	Norway	6%		Wow! What a great taste - very unusual - to get a coffee flavoured beer. A real taste of coffee in a porter style ale - well worth trying.
To �l First Frontier IPA	Denmark	7.1%		Certainly used some hops in this ale! Very zesty with citrus and pepper flavours.
Carlsberg Elephant Beer	Denmark	7.2		Quite a strong beer with plenty malt flavours.
Mikkeller The American Dream Ale	Denmark	4.6		A hoppy ale, quite sharp. Supposed to have fruity hints in flavour but I think the hops overpowered them.
Vifilfell Viking Pilsner	Iceland	4.4%		Okay, I had to try it. Sharpish but if you are in Iceland you can't be too fussy!
Cintra Pilsener	Portugal	4.8		Oh well, don't rush home to try this one.
1906 Cerveza Extra	Spain	6.5		I don't normally like this style of beer but this was okay - perhaps it was just the hot day I tried it.
.Ambar 1900	Spain	4.8		Don't rush out to but this average beer.
Esrella Damm Innedit	Spain	4.0		Another okay beer if cold on a warm day.
Mythos Lager	Greece	5.0		I suppose it would be quite different sipping this lager on a Greek island.
La Trappe Blond Trappist	Holland	5.0		*A decent imitation of the true Belgian Trappist Ales. Okay, it is a Trappist Ale but seems to lack something that the likes of Chimay, Orval, et al, have.*
3 Horses Lager	Holland	5.0		A fairly bland beer with nothing special to note.
Grolsch Premium	Holland	5.0		C'mon Holland give me a decent beer!
Amsterdam Premium Lager	Holland	5.0		The young lady in the bottle store told me "This is brewed by the makers of Groslch". I replied "In my opinion that is no recommendation". "Oops, sorry", was the response. Guess what? I think I was right.
Budels Lager	Holland	5.0		Quite a smooth lager - ideal with lunch on a hot day.
Amstel Lager	Holland	4.7		Nothing really to say - cold and wet is probably the best comment.
Bavaria Premium Lager	Holland	5.0		A hint of sweet maltiness but otherwise pretty insipid.
Hooten Premium Lager	Holland	4.6		This is a cheap Dutch beer okay for a hot day whilst having a braai (BBQ) or cutting the grass in summer.
San Miguel Super Dry	Phillipines	4.8		The best beer of the Phillipines leaves a bit to be desired.
Red Horse Beer	Phillipines	7.0		A bit too much on the malt side of the scale.
Moretti Birra Friulana	Italy	4.6		Light beer but okay for lunchtime quaffing.
Moretti Baffo D'oro	Italy	4.8		Quite malty and a pleasant refreshing birra.
Moretti Doppio Malto	Italy	6.6		A good malty lager and pleasant hop balance.
Tappeto Volante	Italy	4.8		A reasonably pleasant beer but do not go out of your way to sample it.
Ichnusa	Italy	4.7		Totally bland.
Moretti La Rossa Birra	Italy	7.2		Yeah well - a darker beer than most Italian stuff - but still no taste.
Messina	Italy	4.7		Quite a hoppy in flavour - not bad for a lunch time cooler in summer.
Pedoveno	Italy	5.0		Okay as cool lager but that's about it.
Menabrea	Italy	4.8		A pleasant lager style with a hint of citrus and quite hoppy in flavour.
Peroni	Italy	3.5		Very bland - maybe okay for hot days while cutting the lawn.
Peroni Gran Riserva	Italy	6.6		A very good malty beer - quite unusual from Italy.
Dreher	Italy	4.7		I think I'll give Italian beer a miss for a while - I am not impressed.
Amarcord - The Brunette	Italy	10.0		Another real malty brew from Italy (San Marino). As you can see very strong but this ale is really good but must be sipped quite slowly. Not a thirst quenching ale after an afternoon doing the gardening!
New Morning Birra	Italy	5.8		The unusual shape of the bottle initially attracted me and it worked. Quite a pleasing beer but good markting.
Birra del Borgo My Antonia	Italy	7.5		Good malt flavours and excellent aroma. www.birradelborgo.it
Birra del Borgo Cortigiana	Italy	4.6		Great hints of citrus from the hops. A very drinkable beer.
3 Monts	France	8.5		Not an easy beer to open but well worth the effort with the pliers. Has a great aroma and an even better head that lasts for hours if you can leave this ale alone for that long - I can't!
La Wambrechies	France	7.5		An excellent fresh tasting beer.
Brasserie Duyck Jenlain Ambr�e	France	7.5		A good ale from the north of France (almost Belgium). Malt and hop flavours and a pleasant, but not overpowering caramel taste. Rich golden/copper colour.
Brasserie Du Mont Blanc Rousse	France	6.5		Deep red in colour with great fruit aromas. Purchased in Edinburgh so it cost a bit worth the tastings.
Bellerose Bi�re Blonde Extra	France	6.5		A well balanced, almost IPA style beer with a hint of citrus flavours. I guess the IPA thoughts come from the hops used as it has quite a hoppy flavour.
Efes Pilsener	Turkey	5.0		Quite pleasant with a hint of malt and hops flavour but still it was a little bland.
Kozel Velkopopovicky Dark	Czech Republic	3.8		A pleasant tasting light dark ale.
Černovar Světl�	Czech Republic	4.9		Very bland I would have expected some Saaz in this beer.
Rakovnik Bakal�ŕ Lager	Czech Republic	4.2		Not too bad as a summer ale but a bit light on flavours fo any sort.
Bernard Czech Lager	Czech Republic	4.7		A good lager/pilsner style of beer with a great taste of Saaz hops. Also, a good website at www.bernardbeer.com
Breznak	Czech Republic	5.0		Quite a tart tasting beer - a little cloudy but fine.
Krusovice Kralovsky Pivovar	Czech Republic	5.0		Fairly standard Czech Pilsener.
Budejovicy Budvar Premium Lager	Czech Republic	5.0		A pleasant pilsner and quite refreshing.
Gold Bohemia Beer	Czech Republic	5.0		Another standard Czech Pilsener.
Zubr Gold	Czech Republic	4.6		A standard quality pilsner from this part of the world - with good Saaz hops flavours.
Staropramen Premium	Czech Republic	5.0		A normal pilsner from this part of the world - decent hop flavour.
Zlatopramen Premium	Czech Republic	4.8		Pleasant aromas from this pilsner and quite pleasant.
Litovel Pilsner	Czech Republic	5.0		Quite a good standard of pilsner but the Czech Republic can do better.
961 Lager	Lebanon	5.0		An excellent refreshing beer - relatively sweet but not too sweet.
961 Pale Ale	Lebanon	6.3		Very good pale ale. These guys from Lebanon need some appreciation of their brewing skills.
Perla Chmoelowa Pils	Poland	6.0		Good head retention and lacing effect on the glass - nice Saaz hops flavour.
Zamkowe Lager	Poland	5.6		Really just an average lager.
Browar Amber Grand Imperial Porter	Poland	8.0		An excellent porter with good aromas and full bodied taste.
Browar Amber Kozlak Bock	Poland	6.5		Quite a malty and good hop flavoured bock.
Browar Amber Wheat Beer	Poland	5.2		A food unfiltered wheat with zesty hoppiness.
Browar Amber Johannes	Poland	6.5		Quite a sharp tasting beer with some malt tastes lacking in hop flavour though - but I am biased as I like hoppy beers.
Browar Amber Zlote LWY	Poland	5.6	NYT
Browar Amber Mocny Red	Poland	7.0		Maltiness and hops are well balanced - quite an enjoyable beer.
Brok Sombor	Poland	5.7		Quite a tart tasting beer - not to my taste.
Okocim Lager Beer	Poland	5.2		Very much like a traditional Czech Pilsner - quite good.
Okocim O. K. Beer	Poland	5.6		Just sampling my second bottle. My the first thoughts were confirmed by this second bottle - some maltiness. little, or no, aroma or hints of hops.
Strong Szlchetny Gatunek	Poland	6.5		Quite a pleasant ale with a fair amount of hops and decent aromas.
Obolon Lager	Ukraine	5.2		A lager beer that you can quite easily forget. Nothing special here.
Obolon Premium	Ukraine	5.2		I hope the Ukranians enjoy the Vodka because the beer I have sampled so far is nothing to write home about.
Baltika 3	Russia	4.8		Well I tasted it and it was quite pleasant.
Baltika 4	Russia	5.6		Quite a good beer with caramel hints and a very good colour.
Corona Extra	Mexico	4.5		This popular cerveza must only be proof that advertising and sponsorships work. Very average - even with that damned bit of lemon.
Day of the Dead - Blonde Ale	Mexico	5.5		Bland ale would be a better description.
Negra Modelo	Mexico	5.3		This type of dark ale was totally unexpected coming from Mexico.
Dos Equis	Mexico	4.5		Back to normal bland Mexican beer with this one.
Red Pig Mexican Ale	Mexico	5.6		Quite a decent beer in the style of dark American Pale Ale.
Imperial	Costa Rica	4.8		Why do I keep trying these South American beers - most disappointed.
Quilmes	Argentina	4.9		If as the bottle says this is Argentina's Favourite Beer it is little wonder the country is in a mess and they lost the Falklands War to boot.
Tres Creses Cerveza Premium	Peru	5.0		Quite a pleasant light cerveza - probably the best I have tasted of a type of beer I don't normally rate at all.
Bengal Premium Lager	India	5.0		Reasonable beer but don't go out of your way to find it.
Taj Mahal Premium Lager	India	4.5		Very pleasant light tasting, hoppy lager.
Haywards 5000 Indian Premium	India	7.0		A good ale and well worth tasting - great with a curry.
Cobra	India	5.0		The hops are there and quite a pleasant beer on a hot day.
Khukuri Beer	Nepal	4.7		An excellent beer to have with a Nepalese curry.
South Pacific Export Lager	Papua New Guinea	5.5		Quite malty and okay.
Vonu Premium Lager	Fiji	4.7		Not too bad but needs a bit more hops.

Carter Premium Lager	New Zealand	4.0		Pleasant aroma and good white head, bu nothing out of the ordinary.
Carter Lager	New Zealand	4.0		Cold, wet, thirst quenching but nothing else.
Cheeky Blonde Lager	New Zealand	4.6		Nothing to get excited about but well priced.
Monteith's Doppelbock Winter Ale	New Zealand	6.0		An excellent ale. Very tasty with many blends of malts, barley and hops if you see it buy it! It is a seasonal beer though.
Monteith's Radler	New Zealand	5.0		A good tasting beer with a hint of citrus (which appears to be quite trendy nowadays)
Monteith's Southern Pale Ale	New Zealand	4.6		Quite a sharp, tangy, hoppy ale with floral aroma. Good use of hops here.
Monteith's Pointers Pale Ale	New Zealand	4.2		Green Bullet, Motueka, Wai-iti, Rakau and Kohatu hops give this ale very hoppy flavour (citrus) but well balanced with the malts.
Monteith's Black Beer	New Zealand	6.2		A very pleasant crisp, malty dark ale, with hints of chocolate.
Monteith's Golden Lager	New Zealand	5.0		A very good wheat beer reminiscent of some fine German beers I have sampled over the years.
Monteith's Pilsner	New Zealand	5.0		An excellent hoppy Pilsner
Monteith's Imerial Pilsner	New Zealand	7.0		An excellent, strong pilsner. Okay they say that their is four types of hops in this breww, Saaz and Citra I can detect but what are the other two? Nelson Savign and perhaps Matueka. Anyway a good Pilsener .
Monteith's Dry Kilned Celtic Red Beer	New Zealand	4.4		A great colour to this beer and quite a malty item.
Monteith's Apricot Wheat Beer	New Zealand	5.0		A good wheat, fascinating aromas, beer with a fruity (not only apricot) and pleasant spicy taste.
Moa Brewing 99 Not Out SKW Pale Ale	New Zealand	5.0		A good well balanced pale ale with plenty of hop flavours - citrusy hops and pleasant maltiness - no flavour overpowers the other.
Moa Brewing Session Pale Ale	New Zealand	4.7		Very impressive citrus aroma - all round a good ale.
Founders Brewery Tall Blonde	New Zealand	4.7		A pleasant lunchtime beer. On the sweet side but that's just my taste.
Founders Brewery Long Black	New Zealand	4.7		As I like dark ales I was looking forward to tasting this offering. Sorry to say I was somewhat disappointed as there should have been far most taste and complexities in a beer that looks this good.
Founders Brewery Red Head	New Zealand	4.7		A nice colour and quite a nutty flavour.
Stoke Bomber KPA (Kiwi Pale Ale)	New Zealand	5.5		Good pale ale with plenty hop flavours. Must have some caramalised malt in here. The bottle states it contains NZ Wai-iti hops which is where the citrus flavours originate. Interesting flavours throughout this ale.
South Island Autumn Ale	New Zealand	4.2		Good pale ale with Nelson Sauvin hops. Why did I have to travel to the UK to try it? Who knows !
NZ Pure	New Zealand	5.0		Nothing special - cold and wet.
Hertog Jan Doppio Double	Netherlands	7.3	Nil	Well great bottle, nice touch with the corked bottle. But the beer was flat and at the price of this stuff I won't be trying it a second time. I even ended up pouring the remainder of the "so-called" beer down the toilet.
Zlat� Ba�ant	Slovakia	5.0		Quite a crisp and pleasant lager.
Topvar Premium Lager	Slovakia	5.2		If this is the Premium Lager I would hate try any others.
Estrella Damm Lager	Spain	5.4		Quite a good beer with a tangy taste and a lemon tang in there as well.
Brahma	Brazil	4.8		Just like most other South American beers - fairly tasteless.
Bravara	Brazil	4.5		As above.
Cristal	Cuba	4.9		As above - I think I'll give up on this style of beer.
Chang Beer	Thailand	5.0		A malty pleasant beer.
Singha Beer	Thailand	5.0		Very similar to Chang beer - a bit crispier, but I dare say they are appealing to the same market so no big surprise.
Leo Beer	Thailand	5.0		Quite a few hops and maltiness - crisp, clear and lively in the glass.
Red Stripe	Jamaica	4.7		Not a bad beer - would probably be great in the Bahamas - I wish!
Svyturys Ekstra	Lithuania	5.2		A pleasant beer