7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap 29 Jun 07. Black as coal with an everlasting tanned creamy head. Sourish roasted flavor. A bit carbonated. Dry roasted malty aftertaste. Well rounded.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2008
at 15:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap 29 Jun 07. Dark brown colored. A tiny creamy head. Modest fruity aroma. Lacing. Sweet fruity caramellish flavor. Sweet bitter finish. A bit weak to be a proper porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2008
at 14:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap 29 Jun 07. Brown colored. A tiny creamy head. Modest aroma of caramel. Sweet fruity flavor with plums dominating. Dry bitter aftertaste. A bit sweet with a dry, fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2008
at 14:47
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap 29 Jun 07. Pale golden colored. A tiny creamy head. Sweet hoppy aroma. A bit too carbonated. Lacing on the glass. Some fruity flavor with a bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2008
at 14:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
First rating: Small offwhite creamy head. Deep red faintly hazy body. Firm malty caramelly aroma with fruity wild berry notes. Roasty dry sweetish malty taste with fruity chocolatey notes. Some acidity as well, helps to make it more refreshing. Dry faintly hoppy malty wild berry aftertaste. Taste is light for the amount of alcohol, but balanced and quite harmonic. Nice! (0.5l draft at the brewpub. Note: board and pump clip both say "Juleøl", but it was "Julebrygg".)
Second rating: Big beig head. Hazy brown body. Fruity resiny spicy aroma with earthy funky notes. Vaguely sweetish Resiny spicy wooden taste with mealy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dry-sweet resiny gooseberry mealy aftertaste with spicy minty wooden notes. This one was quite odd, and not entirely successful. (0.5l bottle, from wine monopoly, Strømmen.)
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2007
at 05:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served at a fine drinking temperature on tap at the brewpub. Unclear, mahogany body supported by a ring around the rim of the glass. Inviting aroma of dark caramel and dark fruits. Aroma and taste are in perfect harmony. The flavour brings dried and stewed fruits followed by caramel malts and a yeasty touch in a nice bitter ending. Comprehensive stuff and quite easy to drink. The OMB carbonation is a bit distracting, but this year’s Julebrygg is still a solid winter drink (11.12.2007).
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2007
at 01:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2007 edition, pint on tap at the brew pub. Perfect served at ambient temperature. Partly unclear, mahogany body under a fragile, filmy off-white layer. Plain dark malty aroma. Plenty of dark malts in flavour. Moderate sweetness. The aroma is very well interwoven with the taste in this one. Moderate to full palate. Well made xmas brew (enjoyed in a friendly atmosphere on a Tuesday evening 13.11.2007)
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2007
at 10:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint on tap at the brewpub (5,8% ABV). Served at the right drinking temperature (this time). Slightly foggy brown body with no head. Sweet aroma of caramel and toffee. Quite enjoying flavour of dried fruits and fresh figs mixed with hints of honey sweetness. A light touch of bitterness towards the end. Typical OMB- carbonation. This is not a beer I would call a Dortmunder/Helles. Consumed in good company and splendid atmosphere after a board meeting in Oslo (13.11.2007).
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2007
at 04:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Reddish-brown with a small beige head. Nice carbonation and lacings. Malty sweetness in the aroma. Has the character I recognice in most of the other beers. Light roasted flavor wth a nice fruity bitterness. Medium body and sweetness on the palate. A nice beer, but more a winter-beer than a christmas ale. (060118)
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2007
at 15:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Clear, golden, almost copper, beer with a nice-looking carbonation and a small, diminishing, off-white head. The typical house character was present here as well, with hops, malt, some fruityness, and hints of pine and metal. Fruity, hoppy and malty flavor with some hints of metal and spicy hops. Medium body and a hoppy and bitter finish. A quaffable beer, so I had another one. I had a little sniff when I got the first pint from the barmaid, and my first though was that this was a blond ale of the English style, not a Belgian one. The tasting confirmed this impression, but it was a quite nice beer anyhow. (070321)
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Mar 2007
at 15:56