Skull Splitter (Bottle)
(Batch of Skull Splitter)

Bottle. Deep amber with a short lived head. Aroma is is fruity light whisky may. Flavour is is fruity malt, dry and cloudy malt. No great trace of the alcohol.

33 cl bottle @ HBF. Rated on 21.05.2010
Aroma is somewhgat malty with fruits, some berries and English hops. Flavour is rather malty with berries, some fruits and roasted notes. Something between scotch ale and barley wine.

Bottle: Poured a clear amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma consists of deep caramelized malt with lightly sweet undertones and light toffee notes. Taste is also a mix between some caramelized malt notes with some toffee notes and a dry aftertaste. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Well brewed and quite enjoyable though overall dryer then I had expected.

Single 330ml brown bottle from the LCBO. Pours a clean dark amber colour (almost copper) with an off-white head, decent retention and nice wet lacing. The carbonation is quite pleasant to look at... going up very slow, with bubbles of different sizes. Aromas of caramel, malt and fruits, with a soft yeast note balancing things. Did not taste much at first, but as it warmed up, the flavours came out. Caramel malt, hints of banana (and other fruits), very mild alcohol, very light hop, with some wood in the aftertaste. Decent brew, but not something I would have a lot of (lacking a bit of character for a Viking beer).

Bottle @ Johns. Pours hazy dark orange with a fading offwhite head. Aroma of malt, dark fruit, little caramel, honey. Flavor of malt, caramel, dried dark fruit, little bitterness. Medium to full body, soft carbonation. 220113

Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. 220113

Bottle, 8.5%. Slightly hazy dark amber with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted and dried fruits. Flavour is malt, caramel, dried fruits, medium sweet, hop, toasted, light nutty and a little bitter.

Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are sweet caramel, molasses, candy sugar, malt, wood and hops. Quite sweet.

(bottle) clear dark amber colour with a small white head; aromas of vanilla, bit of caramel, dried fruit, brief hint of cabbage; balanced and rich flavour, long light bitter finish

Bouteille 330ml. De couleur brune et claire. Nez fruité (petits fruits foncés et confits) de grains de malt rôtis doux, léger de pain grillé, léger de toffee terreux avec des notes de noix, de fumée de cigarette, de bois humide et d’alcool. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse. Goût fruit (petits fruits confits) avec un léger goût de fumée de cigarette et quelques traces boiséées lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt rôti aux notes terreuses, avec des notes de pain grillé et de toffee brûlé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux asséchant avec un léger goût d’alcool aux notes vineuses ainsi que de faibles notes de noix. Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, légèrement amer d’alcool vineux, léger de rôti et de houblon herbeux avec des notes rôties, de noix et de fruits (pelures de prunes).