TastingBeers.com

Celebrating the beers of the world

Welcome to tastingbeers.com

tastingbeers.com brings together the best beers of the world; from the annual World Beer Awards to our monthly themed tastings, regular new releases, as well as four years of tastings from Beers of the World magazine.

Here at tastingbeers.com we bring beer to life; its flavours and processes, the brewers and their passions – all defined by our tastings, conducted by some of the greatest palates around the world.

Search our tastings database, explore the World Beer Awards winners and then find a brewery or retailer who can provide the beer of your choice. And if you want us to taste a beer we haven’t yet reviewed then just let me know.

Sophie Donovan
Tastings Coordinator

(Tip: Search for flavours or aromas, such as strawberry or chocolate)

New releases tasting

Whenever a new beer is released we track it down and get a bottle for tasting – bringing you the results just as soon as we can. Here are the current ones hot off the press.

Full Sail Session Black

Full Sail Session Black
75A garnet-brown lager with enjoyable flavours on the whole and decent balance, but it would be a lot better if it were a little fresher.

Greene King Suffolk Springer

Greene King Suffolk Springer
78A big-flavoured, ruby beer, but perhaps the fruit cake notes are a bit over the top. According to the label, a ‘springer' is a racehorse whose odds dramatically shorten just before a race.

Ochakovo Premium Black

Ochakovo Premium Black
77A deep ruby, Russian lager that is mellow and easy to drink. There are no striking flavours but instead a good mix of dark malt notes.

Williams Brothers 80/-

Williams Brothers 80/-
79A well-rounded, ruby ale, a welcomingly autumnal beer in both colour and taste.

Williams Brothers Ceilidh

Williams Brothers Ceilidh
80Tasty, if rather nutty, straw-coloured Scottish lager, thankfully resisting the urge to go citrus.

Williams Brothers Birds & Bees
Editors Choice

Williams Brothers Birds & Bees
80A tasty deviation from the citrus golden ale theme: this one is honeyed and moreish, even though elderflowers and lemon zest are added.

Williams Brothers IPA

Williams Brothers IPA
79A very decent IPA served in a smart, tempting bottle.

Ochakovo Premium

Ochakovo Premium
78A Russian lager with unusual flavours that don't quite come together.

St Austell Smugglers Vintage Ale
Recommended World Beer Awards 2010

St Austell Smugglers Vintage Ale
80A blend of a dark ale and an oak-aged barley wine, with coriander thrown in for good measure. The finish is perhaps a bit too oaky and dry, and a little more sweetness throughout would probably be of ...

BrewDog Trashy Blonde

BrewDog Trashy Blonde
78The bitterness in the finish is a just a little harsh but otherwise this is an impressive, golden beer with plenty of body and, as you'd expect from Brew Dog, no shortage of taste.

World Beer Awards

The World Beer Awards are the global awards selecting the very best internationally recognised beer styles from entries throughout the world. Organised by www.tastingbeers.com, this annual tasting selects, awards and promotes the World's Best Beers to consumers throughout the globe. Beers must be generally available and for sale in bottles or cans. Judging is blind with regional style heats held in Europe, the USA and Asia.

The Winners

The range and breadth of winners shows the sheer diversity of beer produced around the world. These winners are presented in their different styles and categories to make the process of selecting the beer you might like best that much easier. We also hope it may reinforce the view that your favourite beer is considered the best by the experts, or provide a few surprises and introduce you to a beer you have never heard of.

Tasting Beers Live

Tasting Beers Live comes to the BBC Good Food Show Birmingham. Taste the best beers in the world at Tasting Beers Live. Following two successful appearances at the BBC Good Food Show event last year, tastingbeerslive is delighted to be returning to the Birmingham NEC on 18th to 20th June 2010.

World Cider Awards

The World Cider Awards are the annual selection of the very best ciders and promote the ‘Best Ciders in the World’ to the consumer and trade. Judging is blind and held in three stages around the world with the results announced each December.

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