omhper (44752) reviewed Svensköl from Närke Kulturbryggeri 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled draught at Svensk Fatölsfestival 2003, Nynäshamn (5.7%)
Mahogany coloured. Light smokey aroma. The initial flavour is Gotlandsdricke like, in it's heavy smokiness. The mouthfeel is clean, and there would be room for more maltiness. The finish is long and smokey. It is complex and unusual, but perhaps a bit raw still.
Re-rated cask conditioned at Nynäshamn Real Ale Festival 2004.
The recipe has been slightly altered since I first tried it, and now includes honey. It's cloudy nut brown with smokey heather nose. Malty, woody and really smokey. Juniper and heather dominate. the malt profile is clean, and it would gain fram further conditioning. The finish is salt and bitter.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled draught at Svensk Fatölsfestival, Nynäshamn
Very black with brown head. Aroma of licorice and chocolate. Sweet, roasty and very malty, rounded and really sodt. Notes of sour malt, grass and licorice in a finsih with balanced bitterness. A big and very complex beer, being the pilot brew from a brewery being built up. I am mightily impressed, and wish the all luck in the future!