Icelandic Arctic Berry Ale
Einstök Ölgerð in Akureyri, Northeastern Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Brewed at/by: Viking ÖlgerdFruit Beer Summer
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Score
6.23
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In Iceland, Sumardagurinn fyrsti (the First Day of Summer) designates the arrival of warmer temperatures and abundant sunshine. At Einstök, we´re celebrating summer with this limited edition Arctic Berry Ale, a refreshing witbier flavored with tasty bilberries, hand-picked near the Arctic Circle. It´s the perfect ale for your summer adventures, but enjoy it while you can - it will disappear with the midnight sun.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Very crisp golden and barely orange-tinted body with a nice two centimetre tall tan off-white head that stays afloat nicely and some small bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of berries (what else?), light malts, grass, caster sugar and even a dash of alcohol. Light-bodied; Odd, almost artificial fruit flavours show at first with a light hit of raspberries and blackberries along with a very dry malt backbone and a lighter yeast bite that also has some pungency from the alcohol as well that hits towards the end. Aftertaste is very crisp and super fruity. However, those fruits, which do seem berry-y, taste very artificial and also have a funky astringency to them, especially at the end. Overall, decent at best, however it smells fairly nice and looks impressive, but the flavour and finish are pretty disappointing altogether. Nice enough to try from Iceland, but not worth trying to find this one if you haven't had it! I sampled this 330 mL can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 21-November-2018 for US$1,89 sampled at my house here in Washington almost two years later on 21-August-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2020
at 07:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours golden with a thick white head. Aroma of berries and coriander. Taste has Hefe notes along with raspberry elements. Palate has a light continuation of the aforementioned hefe influences that is well infused with berry highlights. Very easily drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2020
at 04:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml can. Minimally milky, yellow-ish, deep golden colour with small to average, thick, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, fruity aroma, notes of red and blue berries, notes of raspberry, lingonberry, blueberry and the like. Taste is sweet and bitter fruity, somehow minimally smoky, leafy, diluted hints of red and blue berries; minimally soapy overtones. Oily texture, slightly prickly carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 22:22