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
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2020
at 23:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Mørk brun tåkete med lys brunt skum. Maltig lukt, brunt sukker, anis og noe pepper. Middels fylde. Smaker noe brent bitter karamell, lett kaffe og kamfer. Middels lang
Tried
on 23 Jan 2020
at 10:54
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2020
at 12:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle.Dark brown colour with medium head.Aroma of caramel,chocolate and brown sugar nice malty with nice full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2019
at 12:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Mi2 på Cardinal des-19, og vi er i full gang aktiv ruspleie i trygge omgivelser. Denne flasken med islandsk juleøl får den gode stemningen til å nå nye høyder, her er begeistringen udelt. Mørke karameller, knekk, vanilje, (røkte!) granskudd. Kompleks, interessant og meget velsmakende. Saftig som en god bock. Rødlig, mørk kobber med fint skum som varer. En av kveldens aller beste.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2019
at 18:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 02.12.19. Clear mahogany. Farily persistent beige head. Aroma of roasted sweet malt, roasted nuts and pine. Taste of brittle, bitter pine, roasted sweet malt, roasted nuts, Dent lozenges and bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2019
at 19:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours brown with beige head. Aroma of caramel, notes of smoke. Tastes slightly sweet with little bitterness. Thin to medium bodied, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2019
at 19:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Corti Bros. Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasty malt, a little smokiness, a touch of chocolate, and seemingly dark fruit. Med plus body. Flavor is dark, smoky malt with cacao and some darkish fruit. Not very dry, but far from sticky. Bitter enough for balance. Wonder whether cured spruce tips resemble dark fruit. Likely not, but ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2019
at 01:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.0%. Dark brown colour, large off-white to beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, brown bread and sprucetips, a hint of salt, whisky and smoke. The flavour is malty and sweet, but not too much. Distinct notes of sprucetips, also notes of caramel and brown bread, hints of prunes, whisky, smoke and salt. Unusual and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2019
at 21:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Vinmonopolet Langnes. A fawn-coloured head leaving spotty lacing on the glass. A deep ruby shade to a near-black body. Earthy malts and dried fruits on the nose. Well blended taste of apricot, prunes and caramel malts, slightly spiced. Jam-like ending. Well bodied and quite harmonious in the mouth. Fits the winter season. (Tromsø 16.02.2019).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2019
at 10:19