Juleøl (2016)
Christianssand Brygghus in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub (backlog). Dark brown, close to black body with a medium sized tan head. Aroma has dark malt, mild roasted, bread, caramel, licorice and brown sugar. Flavor is medium sweet, roasted dark malt, bread, caramel, licorice, some dry fruit and balanced bitterness. Medium body and average aftertaste. Nice take on the traditional Christmas beer. The draught version made on the premises feels slightly more fruity and balanced than the bottle version brewed at Arendals.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Deep ambery brown colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is mild toasted, some roasted as well as some floral and coffee notes. Flavour is chocolate, coffee, some roasted notes as well as some chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2022
at 23:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Two dates on the bottle: 270917 (which I assume is the bottling date) and 270319 (which I assume is the "best before" date). No sign of smoke in aroma nor flavour, so it cannot be the 2017 version. Mahogany colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of moderately roast malts and nuts. Slightly dry flavour, again with moderately roast malts and nuts. Very moderate hops. A smooth porter, pleasant to drink, but not very much "character".
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2017
at 19:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thank you geokkjer for the bottle - Black with off white head - Malt aroma - Malt body with some hints of roasted malt and some bitterness - The malt goes into the finish - This was nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2017
at 14:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, licorice, ash, burned malt and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long roasted, burned, coffee, licorice and caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Draught @ Christianssand Brygghus
Pours black with a beige head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, licorice, apple, yeast, alcohol and some fruityness. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long yeasty, apple and bitter finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, licorice, ash, burned malt and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long roasted, burned, coffee, licorice and caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Draught @ Christianssand Brygghus
Pours black with a beige head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, licorice, apple, yeast, alcohol and some fruityness. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long yeasty, apple and bitter finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2017
at 03:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml cool little bottle bottle bought at Vinmonopolet, Langnes. A two-finger sized, creamy, fawn-coloured head slowly diminishing over a cloudy dark brown-orange coloured body. Nice artworks to the glassware. Attractive Yuletide aromas of dark bread and liquorice. Taste of roasted brown malts, bread, chocolate and dark fruits delicately overlaid by bitter liquorice. Prolonged ending. Fine bodied. Among the best Yuletide beers this season (Tromsø 31.12.2016).
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 09:44
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
01.12.2016, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Big fizzy-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is mild grainy, weeds, roasted grain, minerals, bark, burnt caramel, grass, spices. Taste is slightly dry spiced, weeds, bark, dark malts, booze, spices, soil, burnt caramel, paper. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly harsh and boozy mouthfeel. Not really my cup of tea.
Big fizzy-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is mild grainy, weeds, roasted grain, minerals, bark, burnt caramel, grass, spices. Taste is slightly dry spiced, weeds, bark, dark malts, booze, spices, soil, burnt caramel, paper. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly harsh and boozy mouthfeel. Not really my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2016
at 07:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rødbrun klar med fingerhøyt beige skum. Lite lukt, noesjokolade og kaffe. Smaken derimot er kraftig og god. Julekrydder, nellik, kaffe, salmiakklskris og noe rosine med middels bitterhet som sitter godt.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2016
at 09:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On the Brewpub 251116. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, hop, coffee. Flavor is hop, roasted malt, coffee, spices, chocolate. Medium to full body. Nice beer.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2016
at 08:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. A hazy, brown beer with a small, dense, beige head. The aroma is quite roasted, with licorice, spices and nuts. Quite a lot of licorice too. It’s full-bodied, dryish and quite bitter, with some residual caramel-ish sweetness. Spices, lots of licorice and some piney hints. Nuts and some alcohol notes. Lasting roasted, nutty and spiced finish with a good dash of licorice. Quite nice this one, but a tad too bitter I think. Sure a fine one though. 161119
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2016
at 15:18