6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Malty, slightly aroma. Dark brown colour, very unstable head. Malty, roasted flavour. Sweetish and dusty aftertaste. Low bitterness. Hint of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2005
at 11:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dark red brown ith little head. Burned toffee, caramel aroma. Sweet dark malt, caramel flavour, too sweet. Strong carbonation.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2005
at 15:20
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Dark golden with no head. Sweat flowery malt aroma with a hint of alcohol. Flavour of alcohol with a hint of sweet malts - like a really cheap trong lager, except it isn’t cheap. Hello Saaz Blonde, goodbye Saaz Blonde :(
Tried
on 04 Jul 2005
at 18:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Not much aroma to speak of. Slightly hazy, pale yellow colour. Flavour is very mild with a hint of clove. Refreshing but boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2005
at 06:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Malty, Schwarzbierlike aroma. Clear brown colour. Soft and creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is a bit malty, I guess, but nothing out of the ordinary. Citric aftertaste. 6 3 6 4 11
Draught, unfiltered at KØ13. Bready rye aroma. Cloudy brown colour. Small white head. The flavour is also bready, seems a little citric. 6 3 6 3 15
Draught, unfiltered at KØ13. Bready rye aroma. Cloudy brown colour. Small white head. The flavour is also bready, seems a little citric. 6 3 6 3 15
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2005
at 18:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 12/2005)
Hazy but brown, mostly vanishing off-white head. A bit sahti-like juniper - sugary nose. Some Belgish brune-like notes. Yeasty sweetish. Alcohol is not much present. Abbey ale -style is found here but otherwise slight dissapointment.
Hazy but brown, mostly vanishing off-white head. A bit sahti-like juniper - sugary nose. Some Belgish brune-like notes. Yeasty sweetish. Alcohol is not much present. Abbey ale -style is found here but otherwise slight dissapointment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2005
at 10:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle Poured a dark redish brown with not much of a head and spotty lacing. Aroma was easy on the hops but pretty heavy malty, musty and of yeast. Flarors were semi sweet, clove, spice and caramel. Feel was farily heavy and smooth with an astringent bite at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2004
at 18:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(700 ml bottle, bought in Denmark). Copper colour, slightly hazy, moderate head that doesn’t last very long. Lovely aroma of dark fruits and spices. Malty and slightly spicy flavour, could have been more complex but is still very good. Pleasant aftertaste. They have used Saazer hops for this beer, nothing wrong with that, but additional hop varieties would probably have brought the beer closer to "perfect". Still, quality is of course lightyears ahead of what most people know as "Carlsberg".
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2004
at 15:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 2002. Dark brown, small white head which is gone quickly. First sweet and malty, then bitter and peppery. Aftertaste is slightly bitter, other than that nothing. Watery mouthfeel. 6 4 5 3 12
Rerate. Seems a little yeasty to begin with, but turns out to have a quite good balance between sweetness and bitterness after a while. 7 4 7 3 15
One of my last bottles from the cellar. Still called Semper Ardens Abbey Ale. BB December 2011, so almost 2 years past BB date. Still good, but I think it has peaked. So probably best a year or so after BB date in my opinion.
Rerate. Seems a little yeasty to begin with, but turns out to have a quite good balance between sweetness and bitterness after a while. 7 4 7 3 15
One of my last bottles from the cellar. Still called Semper Ardens Abbey Ale. BB December 2011, so almost 2 years past BB date. Still good, but I think it has peaked. So probably best a year or so after BB date in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2004
at 11:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cloudy dark brown with short lived white head. Keeps bubbling for a long time. Aroma is fruity with hints of honey, burnt malt and black berries. Flavour is a bit thin with some alcohol but there is a pleasant aftertaste of blackcurrant and hops.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2003
at 11:36