Gneten Julenisse
Brulandselva in Utvik, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴
Traditional Beer Regular|
Score
6.96
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber, hazy with a medium white head. A fruity, yeast and banana sense aroma. Medium bitter, some sweetness with a fruity and spices ending. Not Christmas feel, but felt like I was in Belgium. Like bb 08.2024 Vinmonopolet.no 11.2021
Tried
on 16 Jan 2022
at 00:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. It forms a two-finger light beige head over a hazy pale amber colored body. The aroma is lightly spiced, cinnamon, brown sugar, some licorice and orange zest, along with very lightly roasted malts, light toffee and a yeasty, juniper-ish hint. The alcohol is well hidden in the aroma, but quite present in the mouth. A decent amount of warmth, a full body and a bit heavy carbonation and an appropriate sweetness hints the tongue. The flavor has quite a lot of toffee, with juniper, spruce, a touch of licorice and generic spice, some yeast and a good dash of bready, caramel-ish malts. Not sure if I can taste the juniper berries I now noticed was used, but at least there's a forest-ish touch to it, especially in the finish. A rather unusual Christmas beer, and I don't think I could have downed many of these, not even at a lower ABV, but there's sure some quality going on here. 211229
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 15:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat. ABV is 9.0%. Deep orange to brown colour, hazy. Large head, slightly off-white. Aroma of Christmas spices (cinnamon, star anise and juniper berries), also notes of malts and fruity and spicy kveik. The flavour is medium sweet and malty, again with distinct notes of said spices and kveik. The oatmeal is indeed hidden behind the spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2020
at 21:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Brulandselva Gneten Julenisse Traditional Ale - Other 747413
Lukt: Frukter, krydder. Utseende: Lys brun. Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum. Smak: Frukter, krydder. Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Kvadrat, Nydt@Hjemme. Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@9%, Når@13.07.2020.
Lukt: Frukter, krydder. Utseende: Lys brun. Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum. Smak: Frukter, krydder. Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Kvadrat, Nydt@Hjemme. Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@9%, Når@13.07.2020.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2020
at 10:20
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,33 flaske fra polet i Valkendorfsgaten, i solveggen hos Håkon mai-20: uklar kobbergylden med fint skum som varte helt til solnedgang. Solid og myk maltkropp, deilige kryddertoner fra kveiken blander seg godt med innslag av kanel, ingefær og et forsiktig hint av anis. Et nydelig juleøl velegnet til symptombehandling året rundt.
Tried
on 06 May 2020
at 17:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Unclear golden body with a nice, dense off-white head. Aroma has malt and fennel. Pleasant taste, sweet pale malt, balanced spicy, fruity some yeast. Complex and balanced in taste, alcohol well hidden, balanced body and long-lasting aftertaste. Interesting and nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2020
at 07:00