Arctic Circle Ale
(has 1 batch)
Malmgårdin Panimo in Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland 🇫🇮
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal Regular|
Score
6.81
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Huvila Arctic Circle Ale is a chestnut coloured ale with a malty/fruity odour. It tastes of dark fruits and caramel malts and finishes off with a nice bitter hop tail. It is brewed with both juniper twigs and a large dose of Finnish attitude. It is available on tap an in bottles in bars and restaurants across Finland.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours light mahogany into an English pint. Tan head with god retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Thin with sweet malt and caramel aromas. Sweet molasses and tofee upfront turning to earthy bitter jumper on the lasting finish.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2012
at 16:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thx to mum bought at some random Finish Ferry link cons 2016-11-11 Göteborg AR: roasted malt,fudge, wee smoke malt AP: dark ruby, wee transparent deminshing beige head F: slippery/oily, roasted malt, tiny smoked malt, fudge, dark red dried fruits, New, new rating 3,6 Draught at BAJT 2014-12-08 Göteborg AR: roasted malt, wee dried brittish fruits AP: clear reddish amber, F: dry, caramel, dried brittish fruits New rating: 3,4 keep the new higer rating Bottle from Alko Åbo cons 2012-02-19 Göteborg Ar: vinos, red grapes, brandy, marzipan Ap: deep ruby colored body, 1 cm high thick wee bubbly dark beige head F: red wine, bitter dry grape fruit, brandy fudgy, alcoholic - store it on some wiskey barrels for some years and it will be much better... Best in Finland? - Note, updated 2014 : NO! Old; rating: 3,3
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2012
at 11:46
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
50cl bottle pours a hazy, copper amber with some wispy off white head. Nose is brown sugar, caramel, some prunes. Just sweetness upfront. Flavor is light chocolate, brown sugar, cake icing, a little orange, raisins, dates. Medium bodied, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2012
at 15:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, many thanks to rosenbergh. Dark brown color with medium white head. Aroma of caramel, honey, plums, some herbs, spices. Taste, dried plums, burned sugar, biscuits. Alcoholic, Bittersweet finish. Drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2012
at 12:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting at Dean Swift, Tower Bridge SE1. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty spicy caramel aroma. Sweetish malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2011
at 04:16