Julebryg
Brøckhouse in Hillerød, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. 50 cl. Nice dark color. Head looks nice. Lots of different tastes in this brew. Apricot and other fruits. Very enjoyable christmas beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2005
at 12:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to Madsberg for this! 2004 bottle, refrigerator stored. Pours with a large creamy head that breaks into big bubbles as it subsides. Caramel aroma. The flavor starts with some sweetness to it with some spicy tartness coming in for the finish. Not bad, but not one of my favorites either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2005
at 07:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 50 cl) Vintage 2003. Dark - almost black - with a brownish head that collapses rather quickly. Extremely full-bodied, aromatic and tasty with a fruity nose. Notes of both chocolate and licorice - especially the latter. This obviously is full of good ingredients - and a Christmas beer as they’re supposed to be. 201203
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2005
at 14:35
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
This is probably the most disapointing christmas beer I have ever tasted. I hope that there was something wrong with this bottle, beacause it smells like something I can`t mension on this page. Appearence and palate are OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2004
at 07:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled 2004, 500 ml swingtop bottle (Thanks, JensenTaster!). ABV was 8.3%. Murky dark brown colour, very good & lingering tan head. Lovely aroma of dark malts, dark chocolate, Christmas spices, caramel and candy sugar, hints of cherries. Flavour is very rich & malty with some alcoholic warmth, spices and dark chocolate are present. Plenty of hops (maybe a tad too much?? - or maybe not) in the finish balances the sweetness nicely. This is good. This is very good. Maybe not quite as exquisite flavour as Nøgne Ø God Jul (at least it’s a bit different) - but very, very good. Also sampled vintage 2006, at RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Beautiful reddish brown colour, low head. Lovely aroma of sherry, oak, figs and raisins. Oaky and malty flavour with distinct hops and some spiciness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2004
at 16:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught, 2004. Spicy aroma. Very dark brown colour, small head. Spicy, dubbel-like flavour. 6 3 7 3 14
Bottle, 9%. 2006 version - BB June 2011 - drunk in December 2011. Spicy aroma, hint of port, but by no means old-smelling. Almost clear dark chestnut colour. Tan head. The flavour is dusty and slightly roasted with a hint of sourish fruitiness to balance. Warming alcohol flavour. Quite dry, but well-balanced. 7 3 7 3 15
Bottle, 9%. 2006 version - BB June 2011 - drunk in December 2011. Spicy aroma, hint of port, but by no means old-smelling. Almost clear dark chestnut colour. Tan head. The flavour is dusty and slightly roasted with a hint of sourish fruitiness to balance. Warming alcohol flavour. Quite dry, but well-balanced. 7 3 7 3 15
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2004
at 19:42
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle 2003: Dark, dark ruby beer with a long lasting creamy head. Aroma dominated by licorice with some chocolate, malt and fruit. Great mouthfeel and a well-balanced flavour makes it a really pleasant drink, although i doubt its use for food. It’s probably too intense and dominating. But as an aperitif or after dinner drink? Mmmmmm. Draught 2004: More alcohol in the flavor than I remember from last year? I had to lower my rating a bit on flavour and overall. But still the most beautiful beer I have seen. Bottle 2006: Still as beautiful and aromatic. The dry licorice flavour makes me up it from 7 to 8 again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2003
at 12:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2007-12-08, draught at Plan B, 6-5-7-4-15=37
Dark amber color, creamy persistent head. Light aroma, strong flavor of caramel, really creamy, with a subtle hint of spices; quite sweet, despite the strong bitterness in the end, where a touch of bitter orange peel is more evident; good body strength. Very good.
2007-11-01, draught at Lord Nelson, Copenhagen, vintage 2006, 9% ABV, 6-3-6-3-13=31
Dark brown color with red hue. A quite simple Dubbel, with a good body and medium sweetness, but rather simple features: some caramel, light chocolate malt and the correct hopping.
2007-11-01, draught at Lord Nelson, Copenhagen, vintage 2007, 9% ABV, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Dark brown color with red hue. A quite simple Dubbel, with a good body and medium sweetness, but rather simple features: some caramel, and the correct hopping. Compared to the 2006 it has a more evident apple touch and less character.
2003-xx-xx, draught, 8.5% ABV, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Misty dark amber color, with a thick generous head. Malty nose, with some alcohol. Round taste, not too syrupy as many others, just the correct sweetness for a Christmas beer; the hop balances well the malt in the body and shows up boldly in the long final, which still has some alcohol in the mouth, and misses a more original character, or roasted malt and aromatic hop.
2003-xx-xx, Cask Conditioned, 7.5% ABV, 6-4-9-4-19=42
Hazy dark amber color, poor head. Light malt aroma. Absolutely easy to drink, yet very sweet (but not syrupy); hop just perceivable; pure malt, but very delicate, equilibrated notes; also spicy. The palate is just correct for this kind of beer, of course not very hoppy nor aromatic, but harmonious.
An archetype for the Christmas Ale style, therefore the high overall note. Could drink litres!!!
This is a beer that you appreciate not for the exaggeration (high alcohol, strong hopping, heavy spices...), but for the harmony; and the way it defines the style.
Dark amber color, creamy persistent head. Light aroma, strong flavor of caramel, really creamy, with a subtle hint of spices; quite sweet, despite the strong bitterness in the end, where a touch of bitter orange peel is more evident; good body strength. Very good.
2007-11-01, draught at Lord Nelson, Copenhagen, vintage 2006, 9% ABV, 6-3-6-3-13=31
Dark brown color with red hue. A quite simple Dubbel, with a good body and medium sweetness, but rather simple features: some caramel, light chocolate malt and the correct hopping.
2007-11-01, draught at Lord Nelson, Copenhagen, vintage 2007, 9% ABV, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Dark brown color with red hue. A quite simple Dubbel, with a good body and medium sweetness, but rather simple features: some caramel, and the correct hopping. Compared to the 2006 it has a more evident apple touch and less character.
2003-xx-xx, draught, 8.5% ABV, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Misty dark amber color, with a thick generous head. Malty nose, with some alcohol. Round taste, not too syrupy as many others, just the correct sweetness for a Christmas beer; the hop balances well the malt in the body and shows up boldly in the long final, which still has some alcohol in the mouth, and misses a more original character, or roasted malt and aromatic hop.
2003-xx-xx, Cask Conditioned, 7.5% ABV, 6-4-9-4-19=42
Hazy dark amber color, poor head. Light malt aroma. Absolutely easy to drink, yet very sweet (but not syrupy); hop just perceivable; pure malt, but very delicate, equilibrated notes; also spicy. The palate is just correct for this kind of beer, of course not very hoppy nor aromatic, but harmonious.
An archetype for the Christmas Ale style, therefore the high overall note. Could drink litres!!!
This is a beer that you appreciate not for the exaggeration (high alcohol, strong hopping, heavy spices...), but for the harmony; and the way it defines the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2003
at 16:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
A dark brown beer with an OK but fast disappearing head. The aroma is fruity and sweet - very nice. The flavor is great: very sweet, fruity and malty. You do not taste the alcohol content. A really great beer - the best danish christmas beer - but so sweet that I can only recommend on in a set.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2002
at 15:34