E. C. Dahls Bryggeri Julebrygg

Julebrygg

 

E. C. Dahls Bryggeri in Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway 🇳🇴

  Lager - Amber / Vienna Winter
Score
5.14
ABV: 4.6% IBU: - Ticks: 30
Ever since the Viking era, the Christmas beer tradition has been strong in Norway. As stated in the 'Gulatingsloven' (a regional law text valid until 1274), every farmer was bound by the law to brew beer for Christmas and christen it according to the new faith, otherwise running the risk of losing his assets to the king and bishop. The Christmas beer was normally brewed from the best grain of the season and would be strong with a rich malt flavour. Dahls Christmas Brew is a modern version of the traditional Norwegian Christmas beer.

Dahls Christmas Brew is a Vienna type beer with an amber colour. The aroma is slightly fruity with notes of banana, freshly based bread and caramel. This beer is medium-bodied with a taste of toasted malt and sweet caramel.
 

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Canned@EBF2008 (Thanks to KnutAlbert, I think). Amber colour, small head. Aroma is caramel malts, some mild hoppyness as well as some wood. Flavour is caramel, wood and some mild earthyness. 26.9.2008 4 3 4 3 8. Can@AIH40 (from Rema 1000, Kirkenes). Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, quite sweet toffee, some mild wood and resiny notes. Flavour is very similar in a nice balance. Quite a tasty Xmas beer actually.
Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2008 at 01:02

3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Canned at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. Clear amber, brief head. Cardboardy nose. Sweet with flavour of paper, paper and paper. Papery finish.
Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2008 at 11:15

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel notes. Flavor has roasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Ends swet.
Tried on 09 Sep 2008 at 07:09

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
50cl can. Thanks To Yngwie. Pours hazy amber with a small white head. Sweet malty. Nuts & caramel. Soft but a bit thin palate. Ok.
Tried from Can on 27 Aug 2008 at 07:48

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Can 50 cl) Courtesy of yngwie. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Lightly sweet and malty nose with a whiff of caramel. Medium body with distinct notes of burned caramel. Almost no hops in the finish. 220608
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2008 at 05:50

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
An amber-golden beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and light metal. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and metal, leading to a dry metallic finish.
Tried on 24 Jun 2008 at 15:31

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, malt, hint of hop. Flavour is caramel, malt, hop. Ordinary beer.
Tried from Can on 03 May 2008 at 00:08

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can, thx to KnutAlbert. Pours a clear, golden to copper body, with a decent, off-white head. Caramel-malty nose with some cooked vegetables, quite sweetish, and also some grainy notes. Doesn’t seem to be that good judging from my description, but actually, it isn’t too bad, even though giving it 5 on aroma is being kind. The same goes for the flavor, it’s a typical Norwegian low ABV Christmas beer, with caramel-sweetness, a moderate flavor of fruityness and hops, as well as some cooked vegetables. Medium fullness. The finish is caramel-sweet too, as well as some fruityness and bitterness. Well, what can I say? The beer has been away for some years, I don’t think there’s many Norwegians who were missing it. (080216)
Tried from Can on 16 Mar 2008 at 10:40

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500 ml can. Clear amber body with a fine beige head. Aroma is caramel and malt. Plain flavor of caramel and sweet malt. Thin body. Decent as a pilsner.
Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2008 at 08:37

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Smallish white head. Amber body. Sweet syrupy caramelly aroma with hoppy notes. Dryish watery caramelly taste with grassy notes. Boring and nondescript. (0.5l can from KnutAlbert.)
Tried from Can on 17 Feb 2008 at 07:33