Bottle shared with (and great courtasy of) the fantastic Bergen tasting crew with such stars as ClubGonzo, Inbreak and Palme, and the mighty StoreMy. Has clear and deep brown colour with a small light beige head. Aromas of chocolate, bacon, leather, and some roast, anis and spices. A lot of dried fruits in the flavour with wood, oak, leather, and some pepper. Has a nice richness, and some oily and slick mouth feel. Bitterness = light+. A good christmas beer, but maybe not fully balanced.

Deep amber colour with a small off-white head. Moderate sweet aroma. Toffe and fruity flavour. Tasty and enjoyable chritmas beer.
[Bottle from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden]

[Thanks to omhper]. Dark amber colour with a frothy and creamy off-white head. Pefect lasting and nice lacing. Aroma has nutty traces, malty and caramelish. Flavour has notes of caramel, moderate toasted malts, bready, nuts and a final slightly bittery with an average duration. Carbonation is soft. Body is medium to high. Texture is slightly creamy.

2x 500 ml bottles courtesy of Roland. 2010 and 2011 vintage. Consumed on December 26. --- 2011: Pours amber with a small off-white head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is subtle with some caramel, toffee and sweet fruits. Taste is sweet and slightly bitter with toffee, caramel, figs, dates and some cloves. Finish is slightly sweet and slightly bitter. 7,3,7,3,15. --- 2010: Looks the same as this years vintage. Smell is much more developed with toffee, caramel and a chocolate character that I can’t find in the newer vintage. Taste is toffee and cocoa with hints of oxidation. There’s also some dates, caramel but I can’t find the cloves I found in the 2011. Finish is sweet with some chocolate fudge. 8,3,6,3,15. --- Quite interesting that there was such a prominent difference.

Bottle. Well balanced christmas beers. Notes of coffee, nuts, and dark fruits. A bit hoppy. Quite creamy. Nice.

Bottle.Trade with omhper. Many thanks Per ! Dar amber color, small froathy off white head. Roasty and nutty malt aroma. Sweet malty taste,nuts, ripe fruit, some coffee. Full bodied , finishes surprisingly dry. nice one !

Närandra lägger energi på fyndiga etiketter satsar Jämtland på stabil välgjord ale i engelsk anda. Mahognyfärgad med lågt skum. Doft av jord, blommig EKG-humle och mörkt sött bröd. Fyllig, lätt sötma, brödig, fin blommig och jordig humlekaraktär. Liten syrlig metallisk eftersmak som stör lite. En välgjord ESB som passar utmärkt till julens rätter.

clear amber smooth offwhite head. sweet malty aroma, dark caramel. flavor is sweet, flowery, caramelly.

Great malty character. Somewhat sweet, bready, spicy, and with a large body and decent light brown head - all of which fits the Christmas beer style. Though, can be slightly overpowering due to its full-bodied sweetness: should be drunk to food, not as a stand-alone. Some bitterness that lingers on, and a reminiscence of strong Scottish ale. Nice dark brownish-red color. Good to great-ish, but far from extreme.

Bottle 500ml. @ home.Clear dark red amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, hay, roasted, caramel, spicy, dark berry, light hoppy, citrus - orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, peppery and alcoholic finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20100125]