Mega - Lemon Curd
Dugges Bryggeri in Landvetter, Västra Götaland, Sweden 🇸🇪
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.69
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No fuss. Just big, bigger, biggers, mega. Barrel-aged lemon-vanilla twist. Bon-bon!
In 2021, we wanted to reconnect with an early Dugges ambition of not brewing something big, bigger, or biggest but brewing something mega! So, the mega-series was born. Big 15% vol. adjunct stouts that had extra everything with even more on top and a side of all you could ever want. And then some.
Weirdly, funnily and/or strangely enough, it took us quite some time before we brewed a clean version. One that really connected to our roots. So, we've rectified that and went full circle. Then we barrel-aged that clean beer.
Upon tasting the barrels, we got distinct aromas and flavors of vanilla and lemon. So we thought, why not enhance those. Really make the uniqueness of this beer stick out. So, that's what we did. Creating a pastilla, a bon-bon, and a real treat for all lemon, vanilla, candy, sweet, and stout connoisseurs. After-dinner delight? Heaven!
In 2021, we wanted to reconnect with an early Dugges ambition of not brewing something big, bigger, or biggest but brewing something mega! So, the mega-series was born. Big 15% vol. adjunct stouts that had extra everything with even more on top and a side of all you could ever want. And then some.
Weirdly, funnily and/or strangely enough, it took us quite some time before we brewed a clean version. One that really connected to our roots. So, we've rectified that and went full circle. Then we barrel-aged that clean beer.
Upon tasting the barrels, we got distinct aromas and flavors of vanilla and lemon. So we thought, why not enhance those. Really make the uniqueness of this beer stick out. So, that's what we did. Creating a pastilla, a bon-bon, and a real treat for all lemon, vanilla, candy, sweet, and stout connoisseurs. After-dinner delight? Heaven!
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenny, 15/12/23. Black with a thin khaki cap that veers edgewards. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, lemon rind, sweet malts, vanilla icing. Taste comprises bitter roast, chocolate, lemon nip, balanced bourbon, molasses, spice, dried fruit rinds, toffee. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol and bourbon whisper. Tidy BA impy ... was worried this would run sweet but not the case.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2023
at 23:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black beer, thin tan head. Smells of sweet, sugary lemon. Flavour has sweet but tart lemon, vanilla, malt, bourbon, a little of the wood. Rich, with lingering boozy warmth.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2023
at 23:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
26th November 2023
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth and viscous palate, good fine carbonation. Rich soft dark malts, a good syrupy dark chocolate. Big black pepper floral lemony, slightly sherbet. Some rich bourbon barrel fruits on the back end, very much second fiddle to the pepper and lemon. Quite a light but spicy finish. Again, the pepper hides any 15% abv heat. Original!
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth and viscous palate, good fine carbonation. Rich soft dark malts, a good syrupy dark chocolate. Big black pepper floral lemony, slightly sherbet. Some rich bourbon barrel fruits on the back end, very much second fiddle to the pepper and lemon. Quite a light but spicy finish. Again, the pepper hides any 15% abv heat. Original!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2023
at 00:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter vaniljesukker, kakao, sjokolade og noe trevirke. Fyldig. Smaker mørk sjokolade, bourbon, vanilje, eik og sitrusskall. Middels lang.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2023
at 17:15
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg Pilsner 2023-08-25 Göteborg AR:, limoncello,,roasted malt, vanilla beans AP: thick black wee brown lid F: limoncello,,roasted malt, vanilla beans
Tried
on 17 Sep 2023
at 10:17