Tume Laager
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Regular|
Score
6.77
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A crisp and malty dark lager beer.
Taste: Fruit forward hop character combines with hints of gently roasted caramel, washed down by a crispy malt aftertaste and pleasant tongue-tingling carbonation.
Appearance: Dark brown with a reddish hue.
Nose: Sweet toasted chestnuts and freshly baked wholegrain bread, with a touch of noble hop character.
Taste: Fruit forward hop character combines with hints of gently roasted caramel, washed down by a crispy malt aftertaste and pleasant tongue-tingling carbonation.
Appearance: Dark brown with a reddish hue.
Nose: Sweet toasted chestnuts and freshly baked wholegrain bread, with a touch of noble hop character.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Had it as North Star. Reddish/brown, chestnut pour with tan head. Aromas of malt, milk/cream, blueberries. Taste is (roasted) malt, cream/milk, umami, dried fruits, slightly spicy finish. Quite nice
Tried
on 31 Mar 2024
at 20:28
7/10
Decent, but not better than most classic german examples. I would call this very good outside Germany. Sterk ams
Tried
on 11 Mar 2024
at 10:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can on the Eurostar from St Pancras to Bruxelles Midi, thanks, 09/02/24. Chestnut brown with a light beige cap. Nose is dark malts, biscuit, brown bread, straw. Taste comprises brown bread, cocoa dusting, toffee, charr, herb, dried fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Tidy for the style.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2024
at 11:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can on the eurostar to Bruxelles for Rich's 50th. A light hazed chestnut brown coloured pour with a lively sticky beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, cola cubes, nutty malts, chestnut, light spices. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, light powdered chocolate, light spices. Light tang, palate is crisp, light tang, highish carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2024
at 01:48
6/10
Tried
on 09 Feb 2024
at 12:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours clear cola brown with a frothy, khaki head. Medium sweet flavour with notes of toasted brown bread, light berries, dry leaves and earth, a little brown sugar. Light bodied with average carbonation. Nicely balanced finish, more toast, mild chocolate notes, subtle dry and earthy hops. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2024
at 19:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Lukt: Frukter, røsta malt, karamell, lakris. Utseende: Sort. Skum/kullsyre: tykt dekkende skum, heng. Smak: Røsta malt, krydder, lakris. Medium: Rating:3,3-746412, Flaske@330ml, ABV@5%, Når@26.01.2024. Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme. Põhjala Tume Laager Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
Tried
on 20 Jan 2024
at 18:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12/04/2025:
440ml can as Põhjala Tume Laager. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of toasted bready malts, chocolate, some roast. Taste is the same, toasted bready malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits, some caramel, bittersweet but leans to the sweeter side. Light-medium bodied. It's good, and while obviously similar I'm slightly sceptical about this being the same recipe as North Star, definitely not as good for me.
8-7-7-7-7.5 - 7.3
14/12/2023:
440ml can as Põhjala North Star. Pours almost black with a very large dense beige head. Aroma of sweet-ish dark malts and roast, chocolate. Taste of sweet dark malts, roast, chocolate, caramel, light bitter finish. Medium bodied, smooth. A beautiful dark lager, nicely balanced.
10-7-8-8-7.5 - 7.9
440ml can as Põhjala Tume Laager. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of toasted bready malts, chocolate, some roast. Taste is the same, toasted bready malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits, some caramel, bittersweet but leans to the sweeter side. Light-medium bodied. It's good, and while obviously similar I'm slightly sceptical about this being the same recipe as North Star, definitely not as good for me.
8-7-7-7-7.5 - 7.3
14/12/2023:
440ml can as Põhjala North Star. Pours almost black with a very large dense beige head. Aroma of sweet-ish dark malts and roast, chocolate. Taste of sweet dark malts, roast, chocolate, caramel, light bitter finish. Medium bodied, smooth. A beautiful dark lager, nicely balanced.
10-7-8-8-7.5 - 7.9
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2023
at 21:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Fuggles Cafe Tonbridge. Black beer lasting tan head. Decent black lager with some chocolate flavours. A little dryness. I thought pretty good. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2023
at 14:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery taproom. Rather thin body, medium carbonation. Malt-centered, with focus on roast. Med-high bitterness, light sweetness, a hint of astringency. Moderately coffeeish, slight acrid deep roast. Overall good, drinkable, even if a bit harsh.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2023
at 11:04