Methusalem Holunderheimer
The Monarchy in Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Traditional Beer - Adambier Regular|
Score
6.98
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Klimaet (3573) reviewed Methusalem Holunderheimer from The Monarchy 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Elle
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle [10% abv]. Hazy to murky, brown-ish, darkest purple colour with small, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Smoky, chocolately, dark malty and slightly fruity aroma, notes of smoked birchwood, chocolate, hints of elderberry. Taste is smoky malty, slightly chocolately and fruity, minimally dry, tart, notes of elderberry, hints of smoked wood and fresh, green wood; smooth and soft palate. Well hidden alcohol, well balanced - nice composition.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Dark brown with very small off-white head. Aroma is elderberry, medium body, low carbonation, and very little lacing. Taste is elderberry, herbs, and some smoke.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Methusalem Holunderheimer from The Monarchy 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured at Shelton Festival, dark brown with medium beige head. The aroma is berry and oak. Slick body, floral, berry, oak, dry finish, good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle bought at Liquor Shed.
Pours what looks to be a clear dark red, mahogany, great head of foam and lacing.
Smell is of fruity tart elderberry and some light smoke.
The taste has the elderberry tartness that would be a good addition to the jolly rancher line;) The smoke is there, it cuts a bit of the tartness but not much. There's some noticeable alcohol too, being 8%abv per the label, it wasn't a total surprise.
Pretty full in the mouth, lively carbonation, maybe too lively.
I don't know the history of traditional Dortmunder Alts but if this is one, I reckon that I prefer the Dusseldorf versions.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
27-10-17 // 500ml bottle shared. Unclear brownish-red. Aroma of elderberry. Full bodied, red berry sour, elderberry notes. Boozy.
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Methusalem Holunderheimer from The Monarchy 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500 ml, courtesy of Giggsy. Shared with Max, JFK10000 and Tomi. Pours brownish amber with off white head. Light smoke, fruity, berries, malty. Light sweetness, bit sour. Medium bodied. Weird and interesting.
DSG (25977) reviewed Methusalem Holunderheimer from The Monarchy 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Vova. Reddish brown. Aroma of elderberry, some smokiness, citrus, malt, a bit of caramel. Sweetish and sour flavor with malt, caramel, fruitiness, some smokiness, citrus. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
BOTTLE 50 CL at 8% abv. Clear dark ruby, beige head. The aroma is a strange mix of coffee/chocolate, toffee and yeast, some green olive brine. The taste is also slightly chocolaty, with the same yeasty/meaty and briny off-flavour. Everything is saved by a balance of moderate caramel sweetness and good clean lactic sourness. Good full but easy drinking body. Nice, bit feels a little off.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Methusalem Holunderheimer from The Monarchy 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled @ Ratebeer Belgian Summer Gathering 2016. Clear dark amber color, small to average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, sourness, dark malts. Decent body and carbonation.