Icelandic Winter Ale
Einstök Ölgerð in Akureyri, Northeastern Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.84
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In Iceland, winter is not something we fear, it is something we embrace. Especially when it signals the return of our extremely-limited Winter Ale, ready to be shared around a plentiful table or a roaring fire. Brewed with hand-cut and cured spruce tips along with smoked Icelandic barley, this is the perfect brew to complement your sagas of conquest and survival.
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7/10
Figs and dates. Reddish brown pour. Delicious warm flavor with date palate. Nice flavor. Warming.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2020
at 19:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter dry woody flavor. Some caramel. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2020
at 12:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown with a thin, creamy head. Interesting malty aroma that I take to be the smoked barley. Mild bacon undertone. Seems to get smokier the longer I sniff. Mild alpine note that’s no doubt the spuce. No real fruitiness. Taste has mildly bitter overtones on a sweet, caramel base. Dry at the end and increasingly bitter. Body to the full side of medium, moderate carbonation. A decent winter warmer.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2020
at 18:01
7/10
33cl bottle. A dark orange brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of dark red fruits, caramel, spices. Taste of dried fruits, dark reddish malt, caramel, spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2020
at 19:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Dates, dried leaves, maple syrup nose. Cloudy brown, medium tan head, good lace. Full body, soft, smooth, and creamy. Very well done, exactly what I want from a winter warmer.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2020
at 23:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Powerful caramel bomb this one Nice clear deep ruby pour and a fine head Good intensity in the aroma Also a bit to sweet. Fine carbonation level Lots of caramel and toffee in the flavor. Also a bit fruity and some spices [Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Rakkestad, Norway]
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2020
at 09:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Some spruce tip and a little smoke. Dark brown with good head and lacing. Some caramel. Light tangy end with some bitterness.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2020
at 23:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and a bit of spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and spices, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 16:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy amber, small white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Caramelish. Toasted, slight metallic. Sweet and toasted. Lingering dark malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 16:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Clear amber golden colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, spices, fruits. Taste is sweet. Medium bodied. Sweet finish with caramel malts and fruits. Fine seasonal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 15:59