April was very fortunate for business trips and new labels.I visited Belgium? Ukraine and Czech Republic. All trips was long enough to try a lot of new beers.
In brackets is shown beer characteristics.
Sample: (0,5 L; 4,5; 11%) -volume 0,5 liter; 4,5 - alcohol content; 11% - original gravity
Nounnette Blond, (0,33 L; 7,5), Brasserie Abbaye des Rocs, Belgium
In the very beginning of April I was in Belgium. Frankly speaking, I prefer Belgian beer most of all. I will not borrow you with description. Please, see what I drunk new for me.
Brunehaut villages Blond, (0,33 L; 6,5), Brasserie De Brunehaut, Belgium
Pere Abbe blond, (0,33 L; 6,3), Brasserie du Bocq, Belgium
Brasserie du Bocq brewed new brand. This beer is selling in markets as set of three sorts together with special glass.
Pere Abbe bruin, (0,33 L; 6,5), Brasserie du Bocq, Belgium
Pere Abbe tripel,(0,33 L; 7,3), Brasserie du Bocq, Belgium
Slaapmutske,(0,33 L; 6,4), Brouwerij Andelot, Belgium
ia, (0,33 L; 6,5), Brouwerij BAVIK, Belgium
Dendermonde Tripel, (0,33 L; 8,0), Brouwerij De Block, Belgium
't Smitsje BBBourgondier, (0,33 L; 12,0), Brouwerij De Regenboog, Belgium
Brouwerij De Regenboog's labels is always very funny.
't Smitsje Tripel, (0,33 L; 9,0), Brouwerij De Regenboog, Belgium
't Smitsje Dubbel, (0,33 L; 9,0), Brouwerij De Regenboog, Belgium
Het Kapitel Watou Blond, (0,33 L; 6,5), Brouwerij Van Eecke , Belgium
All sorts of Het Kapitel got newly designed labels.
Okult #3 blonde, (0,33 L; 5,4), Brasserie Artisanale de Redange, Luxemburg
Beer from this microbrewery meets is not so often in Belgium. I found only one sort. I have all other labels in my collection.
La Fin Du Monde, (0,33 L; 9,0), Unibroue Inc., Canada
Canadian beer is frequent guest in Belgium. In the past I drunk Canadian beer also. During this visit I met two another sorts.
Raftman, (0,33 L; 5,5), Unibroue Inc., Canada
Singha, (0,33 L; 6,0), Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd., Thailand
Belgian beer label collector Yves de Kock recommended to visit Chinese supermarket Kam Yuen in the centre of Brussels. Here you can see what I found there. Apart from bottled beer I bought caned beer also.
Saigon Export, (0,355 L; 4,4), San Xuat Tai Cong Ty LD Bia Sai Gon, Vietnam
Brand Pilsener, (0,3 L; 5,0), Brand Bierbrouwerij B.V., Netherlands
On the way to Brussels I had connection in Amsterdam. In Schiphol airport I bought this beer with new label.
Zhigulivske, (0,5 L; 3,4; 11%), Umanpivo, Ukraine
Schedule of Ukrainian business trip was very tough. We travelled by car. So I had no opportunity to visit breweries and I drunk only beer which able to buy along the road.
Radomyshl Dark, (0,5 L; 4,0; 13%), Radomyshl Brewery, Ukraine
Berdichivske Khmilne, (0,5 L; 4,1; 11%), Berdichiv Brewery, Ukraine
Berdichiv brewery made some changes in label design. Most of labels from other breweries changed slightly from previous versions also.
Nizhinske, (0,5 L; 4,2; 11%), Nizhin Brewery, Ukraine
Zhigulivske, (0,5 L; 3,7; 11%), Nizhin Brewery, Ukraine
Petrovich Light, (0,5 L; 3,4; 10,5%), Krym Brewery, Ukraine
It seems to me, "Petrovich" occupied labels from Crym Brewery finaly. You can see his face on most of labels.
Petrovich Premium, (0,5 L; 4,3; 12%), Krym Brewery, Ukraine
Chervone, (0,5 L; 5,0; 12%), "Slavutich" Brewery, Ukraine
Zaporizke Original, (0,5 L; 4,2; 11%), "Slavutich" Brewery, Ukraine
Metzler, (0,5 L; 4,8; 12%), Melitopol Brewery "Azov", Ukraine
This is new brand of Melitopol Brewery. As I learn from salesman that Metzler extremely popular in this city. I didn't find any other sorts of local beer.
Ai-Nikola, (0,5 L; 6,0; 15%), "Poltavpivo" Brewery, Ukraine
"Poltavpivo" changed very little label as usual.
Poltavske Light, (0,5 L; 4,2; 11%), "Poltavpivo" Brewery, Ukraine
This is very new design for "Poltavske" sorts.
Poltavske Premium, (0,5 L; 4,8; 12%), "Poltavpivo" Brewery, Ukraine
Gambrinus, (0,5 L; 4,1), Brewery Gambrinus, Czech Republic
Last week of April I visited Prague. I found nothing special there. Below you can find what I drunk.
Zlatopramen, (0,5 L; 4,7), Pivovar Krasno Brezno, Czech Republic
Primus, (0,5 L; 4,2), Plzensky Prazdroj, Czech Republic
Sladkuv Mestan, (0,5 L; 3,2), Pivovar Mestansky, Czech Republic
Branik, (0,5 L; 4,1), Zavod Smichov, Czech Republic
Black Drak, (0,5 L; 5,5), StaroBrno, Czech Republic
Flekovske tmave lezak, (0,5 L; 4,6), Pivovar U Fleku, Czech Republic
Restaurant-brewery "U Fleku" offers only one grade of beer. Restaurant also bottles beer on special request. They use self-adhesive labels.
