Holger Danske
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Kissmeyer BeerSmoked / Rauchbier Special
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Score
7.68
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Smoked Brown Ale
Holger Dankse is a legendary Danish hero, one of Charlemagne’s knights in the Chanson de Roland and inspiration for Denmark’s World War II resistance group. First brewed in collaboration with our great friend and mentor Anders Kissmeyer in 2010, we continue to brew this robust, malty smoked brown ale in the spirit of that first brewday. Portions of the malt are hand-smoked on site with apple, cherry, and maple wood from the surrounding orchards and forests, emphasizing the wide-ranging connections across time and place.
Holger Dankse is a legendary Danish hero, one of Charlemagne’s knights in the Chanson de Roland and inspiration for Denmark’s World War II resistance group. First brewed in collaboration with our great friend and mentor Anders Kissmeyer in 2010, we continue to brew this robust, malty smoked brown ale in the spirit of that first brewday. Portions of the malt are hand-smoked on site with apple, cherry, and maple wood from the surrounding orchards and forests, emphasizing the wide-ranging connections across time and place.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Beachwood BBQ. Pours with a black body and a huge and lasting brown head (almost seems like it is nitro, but I don’t think that it is). Aroma of chocolate, smoke, vanilla, brown sugar and a lot of fruit based esters. Flavors are smokey with barbecue, woodsie, earthy, and a noticeably bitter finish. Super creamy mouthfeel. Well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2011
at 18:57