Imperial DunkelWit

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV was 10%. Cloudy brown colour, minimal head. Very moderate carbonation, like a Southern English cask ale. Vinous aroma, notes of oak and balsamic vinegar, coriander and orange peel. The flavour has notes of alcohol (not very well hidden), fortified wine, coriander (and undefined spices) and orange peel, with distinct hops throughout. Somehow the flavour elements seem not perfectly balanced. Maybe too much bitterness and alcohol crashing with the more delicate wheaty elements? Goes down well enough though.

From tap at Ørsted Ølbar. Pours murky brown with no lasting head, it really looks terrible. Sweet, dark toffee and light hops fruity aroma. Light liqourice note in the flavour. Quite fruity, light bitter and dark caramelish flavoured. Quite young and somewhat unrefined in flavor profile. Cloying sticky sweetness building up into the finish. I dont get why this is at all released so young on tap.

tap at ørsted ølbar cloudy brown , no head. aroma is spicy, flowery. flavor is mouldy, spicy, better as it warms up. faint licorice.

On tap at Patricks Pub. It pours a murky, brown body under a next to nothing off-white head. Wonderful aroma with sugary sweetness, some roasted malts, lots of nicely blended spices, lemon, alcohol, generic fruityness and an evident hoppy touch. Some yeast as well. Full-bodied, warming and both sweet and dry. Sugary sweet flavor balanced by bitterness, coriander and some other spices. Fruity, with lemon and some roasted notes. Lasting finish with coriander and bitterness. Rather dry, but with some white sugar. A wonderful beer, but I’m a bit disappointed with the aroma that after a minute or three gets really weak. Well, I’ll return to it anyway. Around the table the opinions differed very much. Some found it to be unfinished, some too warming, some tought it lacked coriander, some thought it had too much coriander. Well, I loved it. 090917

(Draught at Ørster Ølbar, Copenhagen, on 2009-09-15) Dark and muddy. Small white head. Citricness and muscat in aroma. Medium bodied palate with medium carbonation. Malts, muscat, bitterness, dates and sweetness in taste. Muscat in aftertaste. A disapponting one unfortunately.

Hazy muddy with no head. Sweet fruity aroma with toasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with loads of lemon, toasted malt, caramel, hops, dates, figs and muscat. Finished sweet. A bit of mess really.

Draft. A murky dark brown beer with a rim of off-white head. The aroma is very spicy - ginger and cloves, combined with strong notes of fruit - peaches and mango. The flavor is powerful with notes of alcohol, over ripe fruits, prunes, wood, licorice, and spices - coriander and cloves, leading to a dry, spicy, and alcoholic finish. Raw and unrefined.