(Bottle at Pikkulintu) Poured black with small white head. Aroma was dominated by whisky and peat. Palate was full bodied and bit burning with low carbonation. Flavours were whisky, peat, roastedness, burntness and ash. Aftertaste was a combination of ash and whisky. The features of God Jul have disappeared completely and only the whisky and some harsh bit were remaing.

Bottled (Pikkulintu, batch #428, brewed 200509)
Very dark brown color, small off-white/brown head. Strong Isley smokey-peaty nose (Ardbeg). Quite thin palate. Woody, oaky, peaty, only slightly roasted malty flavor. Like drinking Ardbeg with some roasted malts sucked in it. Smooth and very drinkable.

Bottle. A dark, dark brown beer with a thin lid of dark beige bubbles. Oily pour. Very peated on the nose, getting a bit smoother after some time. Alcohol, tar, vanilla notes, salty licorice, roasted malts and maybe a tiny spiced note. I think there’s some prunes there too, but weak and in the back. Warming alcohol and maybe a bit thin in the mouth, rather oily texture. Lots of peat and tar, some vanilla and oak, a little prune touch, a good dash of salty licorice, and a decent bitterness in the flavor. Lasting finish with alcohol, tar, peat and licorice running the show, leaving some place in the background for bitterness and the flavors found in the base beer. Immediately this one is too much, but when given some time it’s sure a nice one. Lacks the dangerous drinkability, in my book at least, from the plain God Jul, and it’s definately not a beer for the Christmas dinner, but a danm fine one still. Tarjei recommends I stay away from this one, I’m not a lover of whiskey, but I think that’s more because he loves the beer and want it to have a high rating than for any other reason. I say drink it if you have it, but be prepared. 091102

500 ml unlabelled bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Very dark brown colour, nearly black. Big to moderate tan head. Intense peaty / smoky aroma of Islay malt whisky, also notes of tar and salty sea air, hints of vanilla and liquorice. The flavour is dominated by an overwhelming peatiness and smokiness, too much actually, as the original qualities of God Jul are kind of blocked out. Hints of tar, vanilla and liquorice again. Definitely interesting, but requires that you really like Islay whisky.

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Very dark brown, minimal head. The nose reeks of islay whisky. Malt sweetness and vague orange is there, but forget about those - smokey islay whisky is king if this hill. Experimental? Perhaps. Interesting? Certainly Good? Sort of.