Nordic Vibe
Ægir Bryggeri in Flåm, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴
Collab with: MONYO Brewing Co.Barley Wine - Wheat Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.97
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Barrel-Aged Wheat Wine
We met the great guys from Budapest's Monyo Brewing during one of our travels and found we have many similar ideas about beer. It was natural then that the conversation quickly turned to making a beer together.
The project: make a strong and unique brew using some nordic ingredients. The result: we made a Wheat Wine, added Norwegian black currants, oak-aged the beer in third-fill Breckenridge Bourbon barrels for several months, and then added just a hint of vanilla. The finished beer is as big as it sounds, vinous and tart with notes of whiskey and fruit. Recommended serving temp. 10-12°C."
We met the great guys from Budapest's Monyo Brewing during one of our travels and found we have many similar ideas about beer. It was natural then that the conversation quickly turned to making a beer together.
The project: make a strong and unique brew using some nordic ingredients. The result: we made a Wheat Wine, added Norwegian black currants, oak-aged the beer in third-fill Breckenridge Bourbon barrels for several months, and then added just a hint of vanilla. The finished beer is as big as it sounds, vinous and tart with notes of whiskey and fruit. Recommended serving temp. 10-12°C."
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Cloudy brown, low offwhite head. Wooden vanilla aroma. lightly boozy. Medium full chewy body. Big vanilla flavor, light vineous, Like vanilla ice with balsamico, light spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2019
at 18:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Würziger, süßlich klebriger Beginn. Weiche Herbe, Noten von Vanille, spritzig. Vollmundig, geringe Süße, alkoholischer Abgang. 10/9/10/10/9/10
Tried
on 14 Feb 2019
at 18:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy deep orange color with white head. Aroma is wheat, barrel sugars, vanilla, earthy, a touch veggies. Taste is wheat, barrel sugars, lots of vanilla. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Nice taste, the aroma is a bit weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2019
at 18:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Pours a cloudy dark orange coloured body under a transparent layer with dotted spots on the glass. Vinous wheat on the nose with a touch of berry skins. Comprehensive taste profile including moments of dried fruits, wheat, wood and black currant. Lingering and warming finish. Full bodied. Perfect slow sipper on a dark Friday eve (Tromsø 25.01.2019).
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2019
at 13:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tap @ VAF 2018 / 30.11. Cloudy amber with some beige foam. Nose has berries, booze, some light tartness and thick wheat character. Tastes sour, booze and cheap whisky, somewhat feels like a powerful highball. Linger is boozy, not really that great.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2018
at 08:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Christian Firtal. Cloudy copper with a lasting white head. Aroma of dried fruit and toffee with lots of oak. Sweet fruity and malty flavour with oak and vanilla, and a touch of warming alcohol. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2018
at 17:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours amber with a bubbly head. Vinous and deep. Barrel But Also some berries. Slightly vinous with a mild Tartish note. Warming. Sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2018
at 17:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
01.09.2018, 0,33l bottle sampled @ Bergen Ølfestival:
Nice slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, soda powder, sour berries, grass, minerals, oak, fruit stones, caramel malts, bark, sorrel, grain, hints of butterscotch. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, sour berries, grass, oak, caramel malts, fruit stones, minerals, soda powder, berry skin, dried fruits, alcohol, bark. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Fair enough, interesting.
Nice slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, soda powder, sour berries, grass, minerals, oak, fruit stones, caramel malts, bark, sorrel, grain, hints of butterscotch. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, sour berries, grass, oak, caramel malts, fruit stones, minerals, soda powder, berry skin, dried fruits, alcohol, bark. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Fair enough, interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2018
at 21:49
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2018
at 23:14
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
5-3-5-3-10
Sample from bottle @ Bergen Ølfestival. Pours slightly hazy maroon, with a creamy, off white head. Fairly strange colour. And hey, wtf?!? Even stranger aroma. What is this? I've no clue... Some fruity malts here, with prunes and raisins, as well as some sweet toffee and candy notes with fruity liquorice there. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour follows suit with malts notes of toffee. But some coffee comes through, as well as fruity notes of prunes, figs, dark cherries and those candy notes with fruity liquorice. It's not that it's bad, but it sure as hell is very strange stuff indeed!
Sample from bottle @ Bergen Ølfestival. Pours slightly hazy maroon, with a creamy, off white head. Fairly strange colour. And hey, wtf?!? Even stranger aroma. What is this? I've no clue... Some fruity malts here, with prunes and raisins, as well as some sweet toffee and candy notes with fruity liquorice there. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour follows suit with malts notes of toffee. But some coffee comes through, as well as fruity notes of prunes, figs, dark cherries and those candy notes with fruity liquorice. It's not that it's bad, but it sure as hell is very strange stuff indeed!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2018
at 12:28