Amager Bryghus California Christmas

California Christmas

 

Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰

Collab with: Bicycle Brewing
  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Winter
Score
7.42
ABV: 11.0% IBU: 20 Ticks: 19
Chocolate Orange Imperial Stout

Ingredienser: Vand. Bygmalt: Pale Ale, Cara-Munich, Chocolate, Crystal T50, Roasted Barley. Hvedemalt, Chocolate wheat. Cacao nibs. Orange oil. Humle: Columbus. Gær: UK-Ale

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Alex who grew up in San Francisco on the American West Coast, in the great state of California. A state known for The Beach Boys, Arnold Schwarzenegger and big, juicy oranges. Generally, Alex grew up a happy boy, but he would always be happiest around Christmas time. You see, every Christmas Alex’ parents would give him a little foil-wrapped chocolate orange. It was not a real orange, but it came in the shape of an orange, only made of orange flavored chocolate. And when the foil was removed you would find delicious slices of chocolate in the shape of orange slices. So incredibly yummy. Yes, Christmas was indeed the best of times. Many, many moons later, through the twists and quirks of life, Alex found himself in Copenhagen, Denmark, running a small brewpub with his wife. Something he had not even remotely imagined when he was a little boy in San Francisco. But the memory of those delicious chocolate oranges, he brought with him all the way from sunny California to chilly Copenhagen. So, when Amager Bryghus teamed up with Alex for a collaborative Christmas beer, it was only natural that together we tried to recreate those lovely chocolate oranges with a rich and filling Imperial Stout as the base. Cheers to fond childhood memories.
 

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7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and oranges. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, oranges, dark chocolate, and a bit of alcohol, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2024 at 21:17

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. A hazy dark brown to black beer with a small, dense beige head. The aroma has loads of orange, with dark chocolate, some roasted malts and coffee hints. Some alcohol too. It's full-bodied and wamimg. sweet, with a good dash of bitterness. The flavor has roasted malts, dark chocolate and some coffee, with quite a lot of orange juice and orange zest. Lasting finish. A bit too much orange in this one, but it works well as a beer to share. 241219
Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2024 at 20:02

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 7
Svart med brunt skum. Lukter sjokolade, røstet malt og appelsin. Smaker kakao, lakris, sjokolade og appelsin. Har aldri vært begeistret for sjokolade sammen med appelsin så det ødelegger smaksopplevelsen for meg....
Tried on 18 Dec 2024 at 21:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Black with a medium light brown head. Aroma of chocolate, orange and spices sense. Sweet with a chocolate, orange finish.
Tried on 14 Dec 2024 at 22:34

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml can, batch nr. 3175, bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Coal black in the glass, decent fawn-coloured head leaving rings of lace behind. Promising chocolate and orange aromas, lightly roasted. Well blended taste of chocolate malts and orange peels. Prolonged ending with chocolate and orange fruits, mid-dry, and smoothly roasted. Fine bodied, but does not taste that strong. Good drinking on a dark Saturday afternoon. (Tromsø, 07.12.2024).
Tried from Can on 08 Dec 2024 at 08:33

8.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 11%. Black colour, moderate and lasting tan head. Aroma of roast malts, dark chocolate, caramel, liquorice and coffee, a hint of orange peel. Rich flavour with the same elements, bitter finish (both from the roastiness and the bittering hops).
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 02 Dec 2024 at 15:01

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Svart. Lavt mokkafarget skum som raskt blir borte. Aroma av appelsin & karamell. Smaken lakris. Tørr avslutning. Gjennomgående appelsinpreg. Vel søt. Kosejuleøl.
Tried on 21 Nov 2024 at 19:59

7/10
Lukter freia appelsin sjokolade
Litt syrlighet i starten smaker appelsin sjokolade. Mangler litt fylde
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2024 at 18:13

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap Pitch black colour with small head.Aroma of orange and chocolate nice smooth warming taste good mix of chocolate and also coffee and cream flavour good by style.
Tried from Draft on 28 Oct 2024 at 14:22