Upside Down Christmas Cake - Barrel Aged
(has 4 batches)
Amundsen Brewery in Oslo, Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Winter|
Score
7.38
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5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5
Can from my Beyond Beer Advent Calendar Beer Geek Edition box consumed at home Thursday 29th December 2022, watching 1899 on Netflix, we had Pasta Penne with Pesto tonight. Pours black with a tan head, very oily. Intensely sweet, completely artificial, ok you can pick up the barrel ageing and I guess some of the Christmasy elements, however this is a mess of a beer. I generally try to steer clear of Amundsen beers, I read the description and can see that they are usually a little bit OTT, and I know that I am going to find them to be too sweet, too sticky and very artificial and with heaps of barely concealed lactose and this was a prime example. However despite this and my reservations some have turned out to be very good. This beer was in my advent calendar so I had little choice. I left over half of this as I simply couldn't drink it.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2022
at 05:00
8/10
Warming, boozy, fruity, roasty chocolate. Christmas in the palate!
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2022
at 21:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @Skaal, Cph. Black with a lasting tan ring. Rich malty aroma, cake and plums, toffee and dark berries. Sweet, boozy flavour, port, dark malt, some vanilla. Really a lot of sweet port, tastes like it's added and not barrel infused.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2022
at 16:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a brown head - Malt, chocoalte, caramel and some spicy notes in the aroma - Malt body with sweet caramel, chocolate and some spicy flavours - The malt with caramel and chocolate goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 29 Aug 2022
at 18:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
black pour with a medium tan head on top. Aromas and tastes of coca, red berries, blue berries, cocoa, toffee, blueberry, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves - very, very nice
Tried
on 27 Apr 2022
at 10:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
27/12/2021. Can with ITFCfan & ITFCDan at the post-Christmas blues share. From Hopsters, Ipswich. Pours black with a frothy tan coloured head. Aroma of Christmas cake, sherry, dark chocolate, blackcurrant, fondant icing, dried fruit, cherry, winter spice. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Full body, creamy/sticky texture, average carbonation. Sweet dessert fun.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2021
at 20:56
7/10
Tried
on 17 Dec 2021
at 22:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Has a dark brown to black colour with a small light brown head. Aroma of marshmallows, jelly beans, bourbon, brown sugar, chocolate chip cookie, vanilla and caramel. Flavour of bourbon, ash, vanilla cookies, licorice, dark chocolate and liqour. Has a silky mouth feel, full-bodied and a light bitterness. Tasteful and sweet. Really nice aroma.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2021
at 20:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brewdog Ealing, London. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Sweet, chocolate, caramel, blueberry, strawberry, vanilla taste and aroma. This was absolutely delicious, loved it.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2021
at 10:39
Tried
on 06 Dec 2021
at 14:32