Bottle at Kolding Ølmesse. Pours a dark golden, slightly hazy body with a beige head. As expected, the aroma and flavor is more pronounced than in their IPA, both on malts and hops. It’s citrusy and piney, as well as it has a caramel maltyness. The mouthfeel is full and warming, and the finish is long, bitter and hoppy. There’s also a touch of butterscotch in the beer, all the way, and that’s inappropriate. Nice beer though. Rating: 7-4-7-4-15-3.7. (080229)

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange-copper body with a decent beige head leaving lacings. Pinapple, citrus and pine in the aroma, along with a good sugary, beefstock-like, caramel maltyness. Sweet in the mouth too, perhaps a bit too sugary, but there’s enough bitterness to give it some balance, and enough carbonation to mellow it. Pine, tropical fruit, caramel and a little bready note too. Full body, quite warming. Long, malty and bitter finish with an alcohol bite. I’m not really sure about this one. I think it deserves a higher rating than I gave it the first time, but on the other hand, it’s a bit sweet and warm. It’s one of those beers that I wish I could give a 7.5 on both aroma and flavor. Ended up lifting it only 0.1 point on the overall. (080826)

Bottle at Kolding Ølmesse. A quite clear, golden beer with a white to off-white head. Butterscotch, toffee and a nice citrusy hoppyness in the aroma. Points deducted for too much butterscotch. The flavor has some butterscotch too, but much more subdued. Also some weak caramel flavors, as well as a good piney and citrusy hoppiness. Full body. Quite nice, but the butterscotch level is too high. (080229)

Amber with medium off white head. Aroma has caramel, hops and grapefruit notes. Same goes for the sweet and fruity flavor. Ends bitter.

Hazy deep amber with medium to large off white head. Sweet fruity and hoppy aroma with some caramel notes. Same goes the not overly hopped flavor. Ends mild bitter.

Slightly hazy amber with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with notes of caramel and brewing cereal. Sweet and somewhat spicy flavor with notes of caramel, fruit and hops.

Bottle. (On two occasions). Pours a nice clear, golden body with an off-white head. Piney and citrusy on the nose, with malt and caramel and some beef-stock a little bit in the background. Nice hoppy flavor with citrus and pine, as well as malty flavors. Not as bitter as wished for, but sure bitter. Quite full body, slightly warming and almost astringent from the hops. Long piney finish. A nice beer from a brewer that used to be almost crappy. (080215)

500 ml bottle. Hazy orange body with a firm off-white head. Aroma is complex, fruity, spicy, caramel malt and yeast. Flavor is refreshing, caramel malt, grapefruit, spicy, yeast and a fine bitter finish. This is a fine, complex thirst-quencher, which reminds me a lot about Nøgne Ø God Påske 2008.

Bottle. Clear medium black color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, milk chocolate, coffee, licorice - staranis. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. (Chocolate and coffee malt bitter). Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. (050208)

Bottle. Unclear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, pine, orange, coriander, cardamom. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (050208)