22 oz. bottle, split with Matts_Property, pours relatively clear golden / copper with a white head. Aroma of caramel, pilsner malt, slight grain and sweetness. Flavour of caramel, citrus hops, grains and a sweet boozy finish. Extremely good, especially for the style.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, savoured on my birthday 2011; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tan head that turns into a tiny ring, nice lacing; nose: floral hops, light pine, light malt; mouth: floral hops, light pine, malt, slight caramel, finale in floral hops with light presence of malt, medium body, nice carbonation, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, refreshing, light, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, savourée à ma fête 2011; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse fauve qui se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon floral, léger pin, léger malt; bouche : houblon floral, léger pin, malt, très léger caramel, finale en houblon floral avec légère présence de malt, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, rafraîchissante, légère, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

C: Orange. S: malty, wort. T: Wort, hay and some wood notes. P: A bit creamy, full body.

Clear dark orange, thick light beige head. Smell almost just malts. A weird finish which I don’t like. Too alcoholic, high carbo, medium to full body.

Draught at Ølbaren
Amber color; creamy head. Mild hop aroma, with mellow fruitiness and apricot jam. Full bodied, but the mouthfeel is a bit oily; it doesn’t have the malty and fruity characteristics of Ales, while the hopping is surely dominant and of good quality: resiny and fruity. The final, although well bitter, is completely lacking of malt backbone. Pleasant, without optimism.

Pours a deep copper with a good sized off white head that sticks around for a while. Smells of citrus and floral hops, a bit of caramel malt, some alcohol and an almost Belgian yeast character in there too. Tastes more malt than the aroma would suggest. Caramel and spicy floral and citrus hops fight it out. A bit of mineral in there as well. Full bodied, crisp carbonation, creamy/syrupy mouthfeel. This is definitely another outside the box brew from southern tier, God I love them for that. This one reminds me of a barley wine at times. I need to procure another one for further evaluation.

Bottle. Deep golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is hop, peaches, pine , malt. Flavour is hop, peaches, pine, malt, caramel. Intense beer.

Bottle, 22oz. It’s hazy, golden colored and with a small, off-white head. The aroma has a pleasant blend of caramel maltyness and resiny hops. Sweet in the mouthm, a bit too sweet maybe, but there’s a solid dose of hops to bring balance. Resins and bitterness. It’s full-bodied and with a pleasant level of carbonation. Bitter and sweet finish. A quite nice one, but sort of too intense on both sweetness and bitterness. Still a beer I wouldn’t mind drinking again. 101015

Strong caramel nose with hoppy accents of grass and dried leaves. Peanut and cashew notes are also present. Clear orange, medium yellow head, nice lace. Lots of grass and dried leaves on the front. Vanilla creme finish, that doesn’t exactly fit. This is definitely imperial, but I’m not sure I like it. Good beer for what it purports to be, but it didn’t appeal to me.