Amber with off white head - Malt aroma with caramel - Malt body with some caramel flavours and hints of bitterness - Malt and some hints of bitterness in the finish - This was ok

170ml draught at Ølhallen. A covering beige head over a deep ruby-black body, scattered lacing. Lightly roasted brown malty nose, promising. Malt-driven taste character with nuts, caramel and hints of ripe fruits. Mid-dry, lightly roasted malty finish. A bit short. Decent. (Tromsø, 13.01.2026).

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Can. A lightly hazy brown beer with a small, dense beige head. The aroma has maltyness dominating, chocolate, nuts and some coffee grit. Hints of dark dried fruit. It's medium bodied and semi-dry on the palate, with a gentle bitterness. Toffee, caramel, dark dried fruit and some coffee in the flavor. Medium length finish. Quite nutty all the way. A rather dull one, but I guess it's better suited for a meal of season. 241226

7-4-7-4-14 Can, #320, 13 months before bbd. Pours dark mahogany, with a big creamy off white head. Aroma is roasted malts with bread, toffee and notes of coffee, as well as herbal notes and earthy minerals. Medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is roasted malts with syrupy bread, toffee and heather, as well as herbal notes and earthy minerals. Dry finish. Nice dark lager.

From can at Johan’s place at Vaaland 14.01.23. Almost clear mahogany. Beige head is diminishing to nothing. Aroma and taste of caramel, medium roasted malt, brittle and syrup. --- Beer merged from original tick of Jåttå Julebock on 18 Nov 2025 at 17:36 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: Can shared with JMD and Johan at Våland 18.11.25. Cloudy dark mahogany. Aroma of medium dark malt, with hinta of herbs and spices. Fine aftertaste of medium dark malt.

Min hemmelige julekalender var heldigvis så innholdsrik at der også på 3.juledag dukker opp reitbart materiale: vakker, klar rødbrun kastanjefarge med fint skum som varer. Urter, noen mørke karameller og hint av ristet brødskorpe. Slank og lettdrikkelig med lav bitterhet og kort ettersmak. Begrepet Julebock mørk lager synes jeg er særdeles upresist. En bokkøl er en bokkøl og en mørk lager er en mørk lager. Dette er ingen bokkøl etter mine begrepet, det er en mørk lager. Og nokså kjedelig. --- Beer merged from original tick of Jåttå Julebock on 18 Nov 2025 at 17:20 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5. Original review text: Notater fra RBHD-samling hos Johan, og alt delt broderlig mellom oss tre. 0,33 boks fra Meny: klar rødlig mahogny med fint skum. Krydret aroma (til tross for at krydderier ikke skal være brukt iflg etiketten). Jeg får ikke den store bokkøl-følelse av denne, selv om smaken av mørke malter er god. Lang ettersmak, uten at jeg blir helt overbevist. Bør kanskje gi den en ny sjanse.

Copper, tan head. Aroma of citrus and caramel. Taste is caramel, burnt sugar and resin