0.33 l bottle shared with Ogi at Urban Piqniq, Koper. Hazy golden, small off-white head. Nice fruity estery profile, soft citrus, soft apricot, light peppery phenols. Slightly messy with hints of vegetable. Light body, moderate carbonation, some tartness, finishes quite dry. Flavours are fruity, tree fruit and stone fruit, light citrus, some malts. Soapy as it turns warmer. Nicely drinkable.

Bottle. Hazy golden, medium white head, pretty lasting. Gentle spicy nose, some yeastiness and slight fruitiness. Medium bitterness, quite spicy, especially in the finish. Medium aftertaste. Light body. Nicely drinkable.

Bottle 330ml at Urban Piqniq, Koper. Golden colour, small white head. Belgian yeasty, some honey and spices in the light nose. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Flavour is similar to nose: Belgian yeast, some sugars, light alcohol. Simple, feels less than its abv.

BB 04/04/2020, Lot 19012, 330ml Steinie bottle

APPEARANCE: gusher, loss of 50ml beer; deep brown, cola like color, beige stable fluffy head, visible carbonation in the middle, floating sediment, great lacing

AROMA: moderate sweetness of caramel candy, brown sugar, toffee, toasted bread, sweet bread crust, cocoa powder, hints of bitter chocolate underneath, very mild nutty notes - peanuts, peanut skin, hints of earth and perfume, no yeast dirtiness, very gentle and appropriate alcohol note;

TASTE: lively carbonation, loads of fluffy bubbles, soft acidic bite on the edges, medium light to medium body, moderate slick and fluffy/creamy mouthfeel; moderate sweet onset, actually on lighter side, notes of caramel, butterscotch, brown sugar and slightly more toasted bread and bread crust, mild burnt sugar; very soft red wine like tartness (doesn't feel infected), very mild plum brandy like and spicy alcohol on the edges but otherwise nicely hidden; no obvious or at least noticeable dried fruits; nearly no bitterness, subtle hints of ground ginger and cocoa powder

OVERALL: despite gushing no other off flavors or major flaws; well dosed sweetness helps with drinkability; almost crushable for 9.4% abv; lacks a bit in complexity but otherwise decent style attempt

Bottle 750ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Varuh Ančka - 2019 ].
ABV: 14.5%. Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, bread, toasted - roasted, sweet malt, wood, barrel, barrel - vanilla, sweet yeast - candy - vanilla. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a long duration, barrel, dark malt, bread, sweet malt, berries - dried fruit, barrel - vanilla - sweet yeast, dried fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20201003]
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Mørke skum brun lidt Gær honning mørk malt Vanjile tømmer Bitter lidt sød modrate Vandede flad

Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear red brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit, yeasty, vanilla and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet fiish with heavy alcohol. Boozy. 031020

Bottle @Saxo's. Clear dark red brown, beige head. Dark malt, dried fruit, vanilla and a little tobacco in the aroma. Boozy flavour, malt, yeast, dried fruit and vanilla.