Methusalem Johannisburger
The Monarchy in Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Brewed at/by: Vormann BrauereiTraditional Beer - Adambier Regular
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Score
7.07
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Ruby pour with an off-white head - moderately tart nose, with notes of tobacco, tart raspberry, balsamic vinegar, cranberry, underlying brown sugar sweetness - medium body, well-masked alcohol - flavor is less complex than the atoms suggests, but pleasant notes of funky cranberry, red wine, moderate acidity - tart finish, with some red grape tannic character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2017
at 20:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle. Translucent dark brown color. Small creamy pinkish head. Unique earthy, smoky, dark malt nose hints at prunes, smoke, horsehair and tobacco. Flavor mirrors nose. Prunes and leather. Faint carbonation. Dried fruit, rhubarb and Cumberland Sauce. Certainly unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2017
at 22:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Vova. Dark brownish purple with a pink head. Smokiness, a bit meaty, some fruitiness, caramel, a bit of berries, wood, earthy note, slightly sweetish, slightly tart. Medium-bodied. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2017
at 14:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 500 ml, courtesy of Max. Shared with him and others. Pours deep dark red to amber with medium beige head. Smoke in aroma, malty, fruity, berries, cherries, bit sourish, sweet. Medium+ bodied. Very interesting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2017
at 12:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting. Altbier with blackcurrants. Dark red colour, nearly black. Aroma of blackcurrants, caramel and salt of hartshorn. Flavour of berryskins and smoke / bacon. Not my cup of tea, but at least it is different from the crowd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 15:27
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Shared bottle at RB/HD on board Fridtjofen 21.01.17. Dark ruby. Diminishing pink head. Aroma of berry skins and bacon. Lots of smoke in taste. Sour aftertaste. A fruit beer as they would have made in Bamberg. Not balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 12:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Fra flaske på RBHD-treff ombord på Fridtjofen jan-17: mørk, mørk rød med kort, storboblet skum. Aroma og smak med solbær, bjærnebær og mer enn et hint av røyk også i avslutningen. Mer som konsentrert saft enn øl, da malt og humle er nesten fraværende.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2017
at 12:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
very dark, close to black ruby colour, minimal creamy pinkish-ruby head; aroma of smoke, burnt wood, berries and red wine barrel; taste is the same with fruit-syrupy sweetness, sourish notes, dry red wine, tannins and burnt-hoppy bitterness; quite special beer; tasted version has only 8% ABV, but even this 8% is fully hidden
Tried
on 03 Nov 2016
at 15:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle [from Euro Swap 2016-3 thanks to Zlotta] shared with Dutchdrebus. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized pink head. Smell and taste lightly malts, blackberry-ish, slight tart and some bitter. A bit weird but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2016
at 15:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home shared by benzai. Dark purple colour with a medium sized pink to purple head. Smells slightly smokey, fruity. Tastes smokey, fruity, sweet and sour. Quite a weird one. Medium body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2016
at 14:38