Arctic SunStone
Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Collab with: 3 Floyds Brewing CompanyPale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.29
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The sunstone - much disputed among scholars. Did the Viking navigators really have such a tool that would help them point out what was east and what was west - even on a less than sunny day? We certainly believe so. Many years later no sunstone was needed when Amager Bryghus was invaded by what very much looked like Viking ancestors of American descent. Hailing from Munster, Indiana, Chris Boggess and Barnaby Struve of Three Floyds Brewing arrived not with a vengeance but with very loud King Diamond on their portable mp3 player. This was not a day for slaughter but for brewing. And brew we did. The mellow and dangerously quaffable Arctic SunStone is proof that even Viking warriors can have a more subtle side to them. All hail to Three Floyds.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ölhus Copenhavn. Deep amber, thick white head. Tropical fruits, sweet, hoppy, malty aroma. Flavor similar, tropical fruits, gooseberries, nettles. Bitter finish. Juicy, refreshing. Nice.
Tried
on 13 May 2015
at 10:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a hazy bright orangey color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of citrus hops with nice floral notes. Taste is also dominated by floral citrus notes with light tangerine notes and some residual sugar notes that are also noticeable. Body is full with good carbonation. Nice hops profile but a bit too much residual sugars.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2015
at 15:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Olhus Stockholm, Helsinki. Colour is cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, some grape, some pine, hops and malts. Very strong flavours and body.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2015
at 11:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours orange white head. Nose/taste of grass, citrus, caramel malt and orange peel. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2015
at 17:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, apricot, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, apple, light pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops, moderate bready malt, and light fruity yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, apricot, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, apple, light pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, apricot, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, apple, light pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops, moderate bready malt, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and fairly sticky, and slightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming lingering after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice pale ale. All around great complexity and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops, moderate bready malt, and light fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. This is definitely unique as it generally feels like an American pale ale; but English yeast is still definitely noticeable, but fairly restrained. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2015
at 21:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Unclear golden body with a big, lacing off-white head. Aroma has mild malt and much fruit dominated by peaches. Flavor is light caramel malt, citric fruit and moderate bitterness. Medium body and average aftertaste. Totally OK, but not outstanding from the masses.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2015
at 01:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy yellow color with white head. Nice fruity hops, grapefruit and tropical fruits, a bit piney. Super fruity taste, tropical and grapefruit. Smooth mouthfeel. One of the best APAs I’ve ever had.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2015
at 14:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Craftissimo at home. Surprisingly orange hazy pour. Color is nice, haziness isn't that appealing. Thick foamy head. Aroma is deliciously juicy hops with some grape juice, piney hops, and some yeasty/grassy. Great. Taste is somewhat grassy, piney hops. A little. It of the Amager plasticky taste but only in the back. Really clean tasting but still full flavored. Quite malty for an APA, and heavier body, more like an IPA. Really solid. Would get again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 10:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tasted from the tap on Barcelona (14/03/2015). Hazy orange amber colour with off-white head. Aroma of herbs, malts, grains and hops. Taste is intense apricots and florals. Mostly bitter on the aftertaste. Next one please!
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2015
at 15:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours slightly hazy dark golden, with a creamy off white head. Aroma is hoppy peach, apricot and oranges, as well as malty toffee and butterscotch. Full body, with average carbonation. Flavour is bitter with hoppy orange peel and peaches, as well as some sweet malts with grain, toffee and some butterscotch and phenolic notes. A bit disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2015
at 12:34