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Central de Cervejas, Sagres (Portugal) This pale, lager-type beer is a little bland on the nose, with some mild malty notes. On the palate it is quite smooth and rich-textured, with a decent amount of dry, almost bitter-edged hoppy fruit and decent length, but it is bit too "clean" and under-flavoured for me. 5.2% ABV, 33cl, �22.50 X 24, Surf4beer.

Central de Cervejas, Sagres Preta Dark Beer (Portugal) This is a dark beer, which pours almost pitch black with a thick, but quickly disippating coffee-coloured head. The nose is very inviting, with notes of mocha coffee and roasted grain and a warming, chocolaty core. On the palate it is quite light, with a less creamy body than I'd have guessed. The flavours are dark and smoky, with more coffee falvours and a modest bitterness. I was slightly disappointed in this, which whilst a nice, quaffable beer, lacks a bit of real character. Purchased in Lisbon. 4.3% ABV, 33cl, 1€.

Chimay, Red Label Trappist Beer (Belgium) The Trappist monastary at Chimay in the south west of Belgium has been brewing its beers and making its cheeses since 1862. Red label, at 7% ABV, is the least alcoholic of the three beers they produce. It pours with a lovely deep red colour, and tall, foaming head that is very persistent. The nose is intensely fruity, with notes of dried apricots and fig and a chocolaty background. On the palate it is smooth and silky-textured, with a luxurious mouthfeel. There is plenty of nutty, dry, but concentrated fruit character and a spicy, malty finish with plenty of bit. A great beer. 7.0% ABV, 33cl, �1.69, Asda, Peckhams, Sainsbury's, quite widely available.

Cobra, Cobra Beer (India) The first thing to say, of course, is that this is not an Indian brewed beer: in fact this bottle from Waitrose is not even the famous Curry-house favourite brewed in Bedford, but brewed in Poland according to the small print. Quite a deep gold, with a creamy, neutral-to-fruity nose, the beer is soft and easy-going, with curry-friendly low carbonation and a rather bland finish that is neither sweet nor bitter. 5.0% ABV, 66cl, �1.99, Waitrose, quite widely available.

Cooper's Brewery, Pale Ale (Australia) This bottle-fermented beer cascades into the glass in a great swirling cloud of yeasty, ginger-beer-coloured bubbles. The nose has caramel and a light iodine note, and a dry hoppiness. On the palate it is quite light, with a smooth texture and good flavour, without being particularly distinctive. Dry and well-balanced, I enjoyed this beer very much. 4.5% ABV, 37.5cl, �1.39, Peckhams, Surf4beer.

Cooper's Brewery, Sparkling Ale (Australia) This pours (with a little agitation of the sediment) in a cloud of darker, gold/bronze with quite a tight, just off-white head. The nose is lovely, with a little hint of cinammon, fine hops and fruity notes. On the palate it is medium-bodied and smooth, with a rich moussy attack, and subtly toasty character. It is a very classy beer, with a tight-grained, bitter hoppiness and a lovely focus of quite fruity, herbal flavours and that subtle toast held in check. Long and excellent. 5.8% ABV, 37.5cl, �1.49, Peckhams, Surf4beer.

Craigmill Brewery, Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale (Scotland) This Ale is based on a 16th century recipe, and brewed from roasted oats, barely, wheat and fresh elderberries. The colour is jet black, with a hint of ruby at the core. The fawn-coloured head is quite thick and persistent. On the nose, the immediate impression is if liquorice and chocolaty malt, with just a hint of blue/black, inky fruit quality. On the palate this is surprisingly light-bodied and unsubstantial. There's a definite flavour of the elderberry fruit that is both sweet and tart, then more of that dark-roasted malt. It has good acidity and a tangy finish, and I think this would be an ale to drink with hearty food, as it is a little unsatifying on its own. 6.5% ABV, 33cl, �1.49, Peckhams.

Craigmill Brewery, Swallow IPA (Scotland) The instantly intriguing thing about this beer is that it is the only commercial beer brewed with hops from the Clyde Valley, about half hour from my home. From the same brewery that makes the popular Fraoch Heather Ale, this has a pale to medium gold colour, and a subdued, but not unattractive nose of hops and a malted brown bread. A little bit yeasty and honeyed too. On the palate some bitter hop character and a note of grapefruit pith are delivered in a medium-bodied format. Unexceptional, but quite easy to drink. 4.0% ABV, 35.5cl, �0.99, Peckhams, Safeway Scotland.

Cristal, Cerveza (Cuba) This straw-gold beer has a much tangier nose than the Argentine beer Quilmes which I tasted just before, with a little nettle and herb note and a grainy softness. On the palate it is lots more tang and crispness too, with a bit of Pilsner-style freshness. 4.9% ABV, 33cl, Peckhams.

Darwin Brewery, Rolling Hitch India Pale Ale (England) (RP) Darwin's interpretation of a 19th-century India Pale Ale is brewed with pale malt only and uses Amarillo hops from the United State. The beer, named after a traditional shipping knot, has a superb aroma of hop resins, tart fruit and biscuity malt, with tangy citrus fruit and bitter hops in the mouth, and a long, dry, bitter and fruity finish. It's one of the finest interpretations of an IPA I have tasted for some time. 5.2% ABV, 50cl, �1.68, Asda.