Borg Brugghús Hrefna Nr. 40.1

Hrefna Nr. 40.1

 

Borg Brugghús in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland 🇮🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.41
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Hrefna is a Belgian style strong ale, brewed with Icelandic crowberries. The beer was developed in close collaboration with the head chefs of renowned Reykjavik restaurants The Grill Market and The Fish Market, for pairing with different fish and meat dishes.

Hrefna is an Icelandic given name meaning female crow. This edition was aged in Moscatel Roxo casks for 10 months, giving it a sweet sense of depth and complexity with more acidity and a hint of oak.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is heavy on the wood with apple, sherry, dried fruits, moscatel, grapes, vanilla. Flavour is medium sweet, bit sticky, with noticeable alcohol. Body is above medium. Sippable, but too heavy on the barrel, with some sharp flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:59


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

330ml can shared with Finn at Cafe Sånn. Small sized white head, warm golden body with a slight haze, spotty lacing. Berry skins on the nose, woody and noticeable alcohol. Berry-fruity flavours, moments of crowberries and dried fruits. Resinous bitterness to the ending alongside warmth from the alcohol. Well bodied. Pretty alright, without further excitements. (Tromsø 23.05.2018).

Tried from Can on 27 May 2018 at 19:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Fra flaske på Cafe Sånn. Delt med Rune. Gylden. Filmskum. Søt whiskyaroma. Smaken eik & alkohol. Ettersmak av bær.

Tried on 25 May 2018 at 06:41


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of sherry, malt, caramel, alcohol, and berries. The flavor is sweet with notes of berries, sherry, malt, caramel, and alcohol, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2018 at 16:29


5

Tried on 11 Jan 2018 at 13:34


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle (thanks fatphil). Aroma is fruits, acetone, apples. Flavor is sour, sweet, fruits, apples, booze, malt. Finish is sweet and sour with bitterness. Overall: drinkable, would be a challenge to drink this alone. --- Beer merged from original tick of HREFNA NR.40.1 on 01 Jan 2018 at 00:37

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2017 at 16:42


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Piet Huisman, nijmegen Amber beer, small head. Aroma is wood, vanilla, moscatel, Taste is the same, sweet, fruity, very sticky sweet honey, Ok this is maybe a bit too much Moscatel ...

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2017 at 18:12