Nissefar
HaandBryggeriet (Norway) in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway 🇳🇴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Winter|
Score
7.29
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Et mørkt tradisjonelt gårdsøl brygget for høytidene ved norske gårdsbruk. Delikat røykpreg, balansert bitthert og dyp sjokoladesmak. Nissefar er for oss, definisjonen av et norsk juleøl.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
tap at Dash In a couple months ago, said they stored this keg for three years - This near black beer has an aroma is of roast malt, coffee, smoke, and licorice. The flavor is big on the roast malt with notes of light smoke and chocolate. It’s full bodied with a long, roasty finish. I didn’t get much spice. It seems closer to a stout than anything, but it’s very good regardless. Maybe my palate is off or maybe the years have subdued the spice. Very enjoyable though.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2014
at 08:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Hazy deep dark and subtle red color with a tan head. Some lacing.
Aroma: Rich roasted, yeast, some spices and malty.
Palate: Medium + body. Tad sweet, and an ok bitterness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Malty, bready, chocolate, some spices, yeast, roasted and mild peat.
Overall impression: I have had better batches of this one. Maybe some storage would help. Complex, but seemed to be a bit unbalanced. Although an ok ale.
Personal stats: Bottle (batch #625) from Vinmonopolet in Sarpsborg, Norway.
Aroma: Rich roasted, yeast, some spices and malty.
Palate: Medium + body. Tad sweet, and an ok bitterness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Malty, bready, chocolate, some spices, yeast, roasted and mild peat.
Overall impression: I have had better batches of this one. Maybe some storage would help. Complex, but seemed to be a bit unbalanced. Although an ok ale.
Personal stats: Bottle (batch #625) from Vinmonopolet in Sarpsborg, Norway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2014
at 00:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Deep brown body with a frothy, light brown head, lasting. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, spice, clove, nutmeg, basement, earthiness. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation. Some oxidation (getting past its prime), but not enough to mask the flavors. Lots of spices, but a nice, rich base.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2014
at 09:24
5/10
Solid, bra, men i mørk retning.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2014
at 21:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Old rating rerated 03.01.2014, 0,5l bottle (2012) @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly neutral, dark malts, roasted grain, burnt caramel, grass, chocolate, hay, hints of licorice. Taste is burnt grain, coffee, burnt caramel, ashtray, grass, cocoa, hay, hints of spices. Longlasting bitterness. Boring, just burnt roasted notes all the way. Far away from being as good as it used to be the first two or three years.
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly neutral, dark malts, roasted grain, burnt caramel, grass, chocolate, hay, hints of licorice. Taste is burnt grain, coffee, burnt caramel, ashtray, grass, cocoa, hay, hints of spices. Longlasting bitterness. Boring, just burnt roasted notes all the way. Far away from being as good as it used to be the first two or three years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2014
at 10:31
7/10
Helt grei, men litt heftig på smak om man er på jakt etter drikke til julemat.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2013
at 22:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
7% bottle from Sugaya, batch 498 shared at Christmas Tasting. Smokey, bacon, chocolate aroma. A dark brown pour with a beige head. Thin-medium body, tastes smokey, roast coffee & a bit chocolatey, sweet & tasty. Easy drinking but thin. Earthy. A fuller body would boost this beers rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 18:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at ChurckKey during its Christmas Beer tap takeover. Pours a hazy cola brown with a bubbly tan head. Aroma of dark fruits with a hint of chocolate. Flavors follow suit. Medium bodied, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2013
at 13:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle.Dark Brown colour with medium head.Aroma is fruity of dark dried fruits,Christmas spices,chocolate and caramel,nice and sweet with smooth fruity finish really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2013
at 06:11
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Rødbrun med lys brunt lavt skum. Malt karamell hint av mørk sjokolade. Lite bitter, medium sødme. Kort ettersmak.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2013
at 10:52