6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium white head. Slightly hazy yellow body with carbonation. Floral spicy aroma with resiny wooden notes. Dry-sweet floral spicy wooden taste with resiny notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish floral mealy fruity aftertaste with resiny citric notes. Nice, drinkable, straightforward. Fairly smooth and restrained. (0.33l bottle, from Vinbuðin Kringlan, Reykjavik.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2015
at 06:25
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small offwhite head. Hazy deep dark red body. Earthy chocolatey aroma with sherry and red berry notes. Dry-sweet earthy linoleum and fruit taste with salty notes. Mid-bodied. Hot mouthfeel. Dryish roasty earthy wild berry aftertaste with papery sherry notes. Interesting, but lacking in flavour and bitterness. (0.33l bottle at Micro Bar, Reykjavik.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2015
at 06:00
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Big white head. Hazy pale yellow body with strong carbonation. Earthy sulphury banana aroma with mealy notes. Dryish mealy banana taste with sulphury notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dryish mealy banana aftertaste with milky wheaty notes. Decent, but a bit low on the yeast character. (0.5l draft at Micro Bar, Reykjavik. Billed as "Gæðingur Hveitibjor" at 5.4%, but I assume it’s this one.)
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2015
at 05:54
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Medium offwhite head. Hazy red body. Earthy citric aroma with barnyard notes. Bitter barnyard taste with salty resiny notes. Thin-bodied. Sharpish mouthfeel. Dry-acidic wooden salty aftertaste. Not really any good. Not sure if it’s the tap lines or the beer itself. (0.5l draft at Micro Bar, Reykjavik. Billed as "Gæðingur Red Pale Ale, 4.7%", July 2014. I assume it’s this one.)
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Mar 2015
at 09:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can shared at the Cotteridge Convention 2015. Thanks to Fergus! Pours hazy amber with a tight, creamy khaki head. The nose holds lightly tangy fruits, citrus and bread. Moderately sweet with more bready malts, light caramel. Medium bodied with average to lively carbonation. Sweet bready malt finish with low bitterness and further expressions of fruit. OK as far as Icelandic-English strong ales go.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2015
at 06:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Micro Bar. Hazy yellow, thick fluffy white head. Nice floral perfume aroma. Taste is bitter fresh hay. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2015
at 16:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Micro Bar. Opaque dark brown color, beige head. Nice cocoa aroma. Taste is very lightly spiced brownie dough. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 15:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy straw color. Aroma of citrus and light banana. Taste is banana and light citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2015
at 09:05
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at 73. Cloudy straw color, spider web lacing. Aroma of bright orange peel and pineapple. Taste is full bodied citrus and tropical fruit. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 07:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at 73. Black color, beige head. Nice roasty coffee ground aroma. Taste is light bodied burnt brownies dipped in caffe macchiato. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 07:33