6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
7th August 2011
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Opaque brown beer. No real head. Light dry palate, low carbonation. Ok choco-coffee. Dry finish with more mild coffee. Ok for it’s modest abv.
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Opaque brown beer. No real head. Light dry palate, low carbonation. Ok choco-coffee. Dry finish with more mild coffee. Ok for it’s modest abv.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2011
at 10:49
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TFODRBSG11.Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a huge, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate yeasty, farmyard, light barnyard - horse blanket. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, overriped fruit, fruity, yeast. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20110820]
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2011
at 12:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml draught at Grünerløkka Brygghus where the beer was served comfortably chilled. Unclear dark brown body. Fading, off-white head, spotty lacework. Fine aroma of dark malts and dusty hops. Ripe citric fruits in flavour supported by nuances of herbal hops, and dark malts beneath. Medium bodied. Very smooth in the mouth. A nice one that really fits the season (Oslo, 26.09.2011).
Tried
on 03 Oct 2011
at 11:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 75cl. A bit, off-white head sits on top of an unclear, golden-orange body. The head soon collapses into a half centimeter thick layer of bubbles. Spiced hoppyness and pale malts on the aroma, some caramel and flowers. Lightly yeasty. The flavor has a bit more sweetness than I would like it, but it tastes good anyway. A nice bitterness as well. Fruity, citrusy, and resiny. Overall, I think this is a good beer, they need to work on the fermentation I guess, making it drier and less heavily carbonated. Won’t shy away from drinking more of it though. 111001
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2011
at 13:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting at The Dean Swift, London. Dark pour with a tan head. Roasty, dark brown sugar nose, some roasty milk cocoa. Medium sweet flavor, tobacco, roasted and burnt toast. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Dry roasted malt finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2011
at 00:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Medium offwhite head. Hazy reddish brown body. Earthy roasty caramel aroma with crisp rye bread notes. Dry-sweet buttery roasty grassy taste with caramelly roasted sugar and crisp rye bread notes. Fullish body. Slick, dusty mouthfeel. Dry earthy dusty roasty aftertaste with crisp bread and smoke notes. Long aftertaste. Really nice, with lots of character, and high drinkability. (0.4l draft at Grünerløkka Brygghus, Oslo.)
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2011
at 11:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Some samples from a 0.75l bottle @ Kai-Sindre's (InBreak) wedding. This one pours a deep almost murky brown body with a lasting light tanned creamy head. Aroma has lots of dry cocoa, some chocolate malts and it's lightly sweet. Really nice actually. Lively carbonation, it has a thin and somewhat watery mouthfeel and it's quite light-bodied. Flavors are also dominated by that dry chocolate/cocoa found in the aroma, light yeast and it ends with some nice mild nutty flavors. Dry and kinda lasting aftertaste. Yeah, I quite liked this one, although it's not your "standard" Christmas ale. Did suffer a bit on the palate because of only the ABV 4.7%, so I'm really looking forward to trying it's big brother!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2011
at 02:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 750ml. @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TFODRBSG11.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, oxidide - cardboard, moderate yeasty, leather. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, leather. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110820]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2011
at 09:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.75l bottle courtesy of InBreak and shared with ClubGonzo and the rest of Bergen Tasting Crew. What a rarity! It pours a heavy clouded almost murky orange-beige body with a nice big light fluffy lacing head. Aroma is nice and light fruity-yeasty, it has orange-peel, some peppery spices, hints of cloves, malts and more fruity-yeast. Quite nice. It has average carbonation, a oily mouthfeeling and it's medium to light-bodied. Nice and refreshing flavors. Light malty with some good mild grassy and leafy-notes, cloves, orange, perhaps even some herbs? Ends light watery and malty with a nice yeasty and dry aftertaste. Good and refreshing stuff that I could easily drink all day long. Thanks for sharing KS!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2011
at 22:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TFODRBSG11.Unclear matt medium orange yellow - amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grass, orange - citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110820]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2011
at 11:53