4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
2005 bottle from Juha, thanks! Dull orange-copper colored body, quite clear, with a small yellow head, some retention, but ultimately dissipating to nothing, with no lacing. Aroma has hints of veggies, but they pass and some light honey and graham cracker malt can be glimpsed. A bit of dirty/musty earthy basement smell. Flavor begins with hard water, more mustiness, very grainy, hard vienna malt and dry toasted grains. Little, if any, malt sweetness, very basic and bland flavor. Very watery, highly attenuated, touch of bitterness with low carbonation. Visions of soggy bread, though it is, in the end, easily drinkable and quite immemorable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2005
at 13:32
2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
BB Sep 5th 2005. Bottle from Juha, thanks! A pop of the cap and DMS rushes forth to rear its ugly head. Pervasive and dominating, it allows only its henchman, cardboard, to press in and ravage the senses. Flavor is cardboard and veggies. Steak juice in there as well. Unfiltered? or at least bottle conditioned, wow. Medium brown with some amber-orange tints, small beige head is quickly dissipating to nothing. Undrinkable, VERY BAD. Low carbonation, medium-light body. No real beer flavor, some light cereal notes maybe, but lots of butter and astringent, acidic grains.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2005
at 09:57
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottled. Dark amber colour, mediumsized brown foamy head. Sweet vegetably malty aroma. Nice mildly roasted malty flavour, a bit too much carbonation. Sticky mouthfeel afterwards, even though I feel the beer is kind of watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2005
at 15:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Amber colour with small beige foamish head. Sweet caramellish malty nose with hints of hops and roast. Sweetish bitter fruitish flavour with hints of berries and caramel. A bit sticky palate afterwards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2005
at 12:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Hazy pinkish orange colour with small white foamy head. Weak cranberrylike aroma. Strange sweetishbitter flavour, something like sour strawberries mixed with cranberries (especially in finish). Very different, but I liked it. The colour is pretty strange too, like the rest also commented...
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2005
at 13:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled
Darkish brown, small off-white head. Malty, slightly märzen-like nose. Malty, hints of rye in medium-body. Slightly alcoholic. Harsh, alcoholic aftertaste.
Darkish brown, small off-white head. Malty, slightly märzen-like nose. Malty, hints of rye in medium-body. Slightly alcoholic. Harsh, alcoholic aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2005
at 09:31
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled (BB 04/2005, bottle says "Münchener beer")
Clear amber color with quickly vanishing head and lots of CO2. Sweetish herbal hops aroma. Taste has barley malts, quite thin bodied. Fading oily aftertaste. (5/3/4/2/10 2.4).
Re-rate, can (BB 09/2009). Clear amber color, good off-white head. Weak nose has cracker-grainy malts and grassy hops with light note of toasted caramel. Very light palate. Caramel malty, but not really sweet as flavor has grassy hoppyness with grainy malty finish. Easy-going. (5/3/5/2/10 2.5)
Clear amber color with quickly vanishing head and lots of CO2. Sweetish herbal hops aroma. Taste has barley malts, quite thin bodied. Fading oily aftertaste. (5/3/4/2/10 2.4).
Re-rate, can (BB 09/2009). Clear amber color, good off-white head. Weak nose has cracker-grainy malts and grassy hops with light note of toasted caramel. Very light palate. Caramel malty, but not really sweet as flavor has grassy hoppyness with grainy malty finish. Easy-going. (5/3/5/2/10 2.5)
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2005
at 08:42
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled
Pale yellow color, small white head (quite steady). Aroma has sweet malts with light sourness. Light to medium malty body with light sourness in flavor too - a bit like some Russian lagers. Slightly hoppy bitter, harsh finish. Quite standard Finnish bulk lager.
Pale yellow color, small white head (quite steady). Aroma has sweet malts with light sourness. Light to medium malty body with light sourness in flavor too - a bit like some Russian lagers. Slightly hoppy bitter, harsh finish. Quite standard Finnish bulk lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2005
at 06:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled 2004 version (BB 06/2005)
Dark brown, almost opaque. Quickly fanishing head. Lively carbonation - this is like Coca cola. Sweet, roasted, a bit malty dunkel-like nose. Malty and roasted but harsh, unbalanced mouthfeel. Long bitter-harsh aftertaste. I can’t find much Christmas here (6/4/4/2/11 2.7) Re-rated 2005 version
Black color with disappearing head. A bit skunky, burned bread aroma. Medium bodied. Good roasted bread malty very German schwarzbier flavor. Sweet corn in the finish. (5/3/5/3/11 2.7)
Dark brown, almost opaque. Quickly fanishing head. Lively carbonation - this is like Coca cola. Sweet, roasted, a bit malty dunkel-like nose. Malty and roasted but harsh, unbalanced mouthfeel. Long bitter-harsh aftertaste. I can’t find much Christmas here (6/4/4/2/11 2.7) Re-rated 2005 version
Black color with disappearing head. A bit skunky, burned bread aroma. Medium bodied. Good roasted bread malty very German schwarzbier flavor. Sweet corn in the finish. (5/3/5/3/11 2.7)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2004
at 11:44
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled (BB 11/2004)
Pale yellow, small white head. Light grassy nose. Light, malty, a bit sweet almost corn flavor. Lacking any hop character. One-dimensional.
Pale yellow, small white head. Light grassy nose. Light, malty, a bit sweet almost corn flavor. Lacking any hop character. One-dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2004
at 07:44