Juleøl

Ringnes AS in Nittedal, Akershus, Norway 🇳🇴

Lager - Amber / Vienna Winter

Score

5.13

ABV: 4.6%

IBU: -

Ticks: 31

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. Ringnes Juleøl (Christmas Beer) is a modern version of the traditional Norwegian Christmas beer of average alcohol content.

Ringnes Christmas Beer has a golden red colour with a malty aroma marked by caramel, freshly baked bread and raisins. The beer has a light, smooth malty sweetness and a low, yet noticeable bitterness.

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5.6

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled (from Kiwi Hesseng). Amber colour, mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts and some slight toffee and floral tones to it. Flavour is sweet malts, toffee and some mild floral tones. Not that much bitterness, but indeed a quite typical Nordic Xmas beer.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 18:05

JohanEgdetveit (1030) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Clear copper, white head. Aroma of melassis, bread. Taste of malt and citrus. Short dull aftertaste.

Tried on 11 Dec 2022 at 13:47

Lakatarm (5439) ticked Juleøl from Ringnes AS 7 years ago

Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2018 at 13:31

Lunde (5100) ticked Juleøl from Ringnes AS 7 years ago

Aroma søt malt, grønne epler, humle . Utseende klar gyldenbrun med lyst beige skum. Smak karamell, eple, humle, malt, krydder. Lett til middels fylde, moderat bitter, noe julestemning

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 20:46

5.9

Lmojoh (4073) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Aroma søt malt, grønne epler, humle. Utseende klar gyldenbrun med lyst beige skum. Smak karamell, eple, humle, malt. Lett til middels fylde, frukt, lite jul i denne. Flaske kjøpt på Eurospar Langnes, 33cl 4,6% BF041019. Edit: 2020 version har i tillegg noe brød i aroma og kryddr i smaken som skaper julesteming. Poeng gøker fra 2.5 i 2017 til 2.9 i 2020 (boks kjøpt på Joker Engenes

Tried on 17 Nov 2018 at 19:39

Chris_Ofstad (9375) ticked Juleøl from Ringnes AS 8 years ago

0,5 litre Can at a Christmas Eve party. Dark brown with big offwhite head. Malty, Caramel aroma and taste.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2017 at 11:22

5.5

Cunningham (15598) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Appearance: Clear deep nutty color with a fine tan head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Mostly deep caramel malty.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Toffee, caramel malty and mild fruity.
Overall impression: Well…not bad, but….Mild easy drinkable amber lager.
Personal stats: Bottle from local grocery store in Halden, Norway

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2015 at 12:20

5.2

Holmen2 (8836) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From bottle at SAS-garasjen 28.11.14. Dark amber. Small and diminishing beige head. Not much lacing. Swet aroma of syrup and berries. Similar taste. A bit waterish. Short aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 11:19

5.2

Arsol (4727) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Rødbrun farge med hvitt skum. Malt i lukt og smak. Ellers tynn og ikke særlig spennende juleøl.

Tried on 28 Dec 2013 at 03:26

Foffern (3540) reviewed Juleøl from Ringnes AS 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Bj�rk, Bod�. Pours a deep, clear reddish colour with light brown, medium head that fades fast. Sweet aroma of dried fruit and berries, caramel, wood, and some roasted malt, chocolate and a little metal. The flavour is a light version of the same with more leather, wood and berries, and is still pretty sweet. Has a slick mouth feel, and a light bitterness. An okay, light and sweet Christmas beer.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2013 at 01:52