Sol over Gudhjem
Alpha State in Horsmonden, Kent, England 🏴
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.44
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2014 - Red Session. Pours clear, vibrant gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds smoked ham and white bread. Medium sweet flavour with notes of smokey stones, flinty minerals, sugary pale bread, overarching smoked malts, dry peat, hints of citrus rind. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Moderately sweet at the close-out, with some musty bread, hay, more porcine smokiness. Pretty decent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2016
at 06:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at CBC ’14. Hazy amber liquid with medium white head. Aroma of smoke, peat, sausage and bread. Taste is dry and light bitter with notes of smoke and bread. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. One dimensional.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2014
at 10:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Drygate. It pours lightly hazy amber minimal head. The nose is rich, big smoke, spice, honey roast ham and some sweetness. The taste is bitter, spicy, apricot, peach, honey, smoked bacon, hard smoke, grain and some astringency with a dry, smokey finish. Medium body and lowish carbonation. A unique beverage for sure.... Not sure I could consume much of it, but fun to try anyhow...
Tried
on 03 Oct 2014
at 04:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at CBC 2014. Beer in the glass deep golden, nice head. Malty-smokey aroma. Starts malty-spicy, light smokey with mild bacon notes. Finish more spicy, some herbal notes. Nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2014
at 02:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2014, red session. 03/05/2014. Golden golden orange coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is peat smoked, rubber, nd piney lemon hops. Totaly weird aroma. Flavour is smoked malts, rubber berry and slight tart ness. Palate is medium bodied, highish carbonation. Not my thing.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2014
at 13:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours a hazy amber, nose is a little apple, yeasty, hint of smoke, taste is juicy citrus, dry smoke, light spice.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2014
at 04:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Pours hazy yellow gold, thin white head. Aromas of smoke, yeast, not much else. Taste is wood-fire smoky, some caramel sweetness behind it. Smoke kind of overwhelms any hop or yeast characteristics for me though.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2014
at 23:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ CBC 2014 [ Red Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2014, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As Alpha State Sol over Gudhjem ].Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale smoke, fruity, wood. Flavour is moderate sweet with a long duration, smoke, meat, salty. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20140503]
Tried
on 20 Aug 2014
at 04:59
5/10
Tried
on 28 Jul 2014
at 12:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Mother Kelly’s, 27/06/14. Dark golden amber with a decent light beige head. Nose is smoked malts, grain, bready notes, light spice. Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, smoked malt licks, spice, grain, earthy wash. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smokey rinse at the curtain call. Decent smoked affair with a hoppy wash throughout.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2014
at 14:06