6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub
Aroma is sweet with somewhat artifical chocolate essences, milk chocolate, some lactic acid and berries. Flavour has chocolate essences, milk chocolate, some coffee, fruity notes and berries. Sweetish, fruity finish. The typical contaminated feeling for Koulu beers is present also in this one – but it makes actually a nice twist.
Looking at those older ratings I get a feeling that the recipe of this might have been completely different then. At least the appearance does not match. The ABV matches, however.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2013
at 23:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub
Aroma is completely nothing, perhaps hints of hay. Sourish berries, gooseberry bush and honey occurs during drinking. Flavour has malt, fruity notes, honey, sweet malts, hints of apricot, grain and hay. Also some grassy hops in the background. Sticky finish. The least contaminated beer Koulu had to offer today – but I can still feel those aromas here too. Heller bock is not my favourite style but this was ok.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2013
at 23:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ the brewpub
Aroma is sourish with roastiness, hay and hints of berries. Flavour has chocolate, roasted notes, cocoa, berries, lactic acid, hay and a slight contaminated feeling typical to Koulu beers. Nutty finish. A dunkel with sour twist.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2013
at 23:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ the brewpub
Aroma is very light with hay, fruits and grainy malt. Slightly contaminated feeling here. Flavour has hay, grainy malt and slight fruitiness. Also grassy hops, gooseberry bush and a slight feeling of contamination – which seems to be the house flavour of Koulu. Feels more like a kellerbier than pale lager. The best beer of Koulu so far in its style.
Aroma is very light with hay, fruits and grainy malt. Slightly contaminated feeling here. Flavour has hay, grainy malt and slight fruitiness. Also grassy hops, gooseberry bush and a slight feeling of contamination – which seems to be the house flavour of Koulu. Feels more like a kellerbier than pale lager. The best beer of Koulu so far in its style.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2013
at 23:53
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draught @ the brewpub
Aroma is sourish with gooseberry bush, butter and berries. Also some grainy malt, honey and hints of corn in the background. Feels a contaminated. Flavour is somewhat sour with grainy malt, hints of honey, gooseberry bush, stinging herbal notes and grassy hops. A slight contaminated feeling here also, the sourness still kind of fits here and does not completely ruin the show. Lacks the bulky feeling basic Aura has.
Aroma is sourish with gooseberry bush, butter and berries. Also some grainy malt, honey and hints of corn in the background. Feels a contaminated. Flavour is somewhat sour with grainy malt, hints of honey, gooseberry bush, stinging herbal notes and grassy hops. A slight contaminated feeling here also, the sourness still kind of fits here and does not completely ruin the show. Lacks the bulky feeling basic Aura has.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2013
at 23:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
A dark yellow beer with a big and blond head. Aroma is slightly sour, batter and spicyness, not very pure and fresh aroma. Taste is wheat and fresh, lots of spicyness, balanced sourness, some yeast. Medium bodied, nice carbonation. Quite balanced, yeasty and batter hefe, tastefull.
Tried
on 26 May 2012
at 04:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A slightly cloudy, copperbrown beer with a medium and blond head. Aroma is toffeeish, slightly aromatic, wooden hoppyness. Taste is biscuity, nice bitterness, hint of vegetables, overally quite dry. Quite balanced, biscuity beer with wooden hoppyness.
Tried
on 26 May 2012
at 04:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A dark brown beer with a medium and blond head. Aroma is dark malty and bready, syrup and ryebread. Taste is dark malty, syrup, ryebread. Medium bodied, quite smooth to drink. Dark bready beer, quite nice but slightly too simple.
Tried
on 26 May 2012
at 04:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub. Rated on 13.05.2011.
Aroma is floury with some wheat, bubblegum and citrus notes. Flavour is somewhat floury with wheat, yeast, bubblegum and hints of banana esthers. The good thing here is the lack of oversweet banana – the bad thing is the stale floury notes.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2012
at 05:10
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Hand bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Clear pale yellow. Fruity nose with some hay and boiled vegetables. Sweet with clean mouthfeel and light-medium body. Fruity with more honey than hops, some resiny bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2011
at 07:59