Bruggsmiðjan (Kaldi)

Commercial Brewery in Árskógssandur, Northeastern Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2005

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Öldugata 22, Árskógssandur, 621, Iceland

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 291213 --- Beer aliased from original tick of Dark on 16 Jul 2023 at 22:28 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Tap @ Kaldi Bar, Reykjavik. Clear very dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and raosted light bitter finish. 160723
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2013 at 06:40

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml Bottle - Copper with a small head. Fruity, malty and slightly spicy aroma with earthy hops and raisins detected. Fruity, malty, slightly spicy and moderately sweet taste with raisins, fruitcake and some faint hints of cloves.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2013 at 13:35

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ Torban Matthews tasting. Clear amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is very faint of malt and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 201113
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2013 at 11:19

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle looks good but a bit complex. Beer in the glass zippy, nice head. Starts mild, modest malty, not too dry. Fruity hints in the background. Finish still mild, well balanced. Quite drinkable. Okay!
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2013 at 05:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber colour with medium white head. Aroma of hops and grain, medium body and flavor of caramel and light herbs,crispy and fresh beer.
Tried on 16 Dec 2012 at 05:13

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Martinus who brought it back from his adventures in Iceland. Couleur ambrée, col fin beige. Arôme est malté moyen sur une pointe de caramel, le houblon est ici quasi peu notable. Palais est malté, profil caramel restant très modéré, houblon est là mais sans vraiment ajouter une dimension souhaitée, le tout reste assez doux, avec un malt typique oscillant sur du carapils-allemand. Un petit plus pour l"effort pour une bière qui se laisse boire.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2012 at 16:23

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Clear amber brown colour, light white head. Quite aged aroma, malts, caramel, sherry, raisins, attic, lager yeast and light mineral note. Sweet malty flavour, raisins and caramel. Quite light body. Finish raisins, old herbs and aged beer.
Strange beer. The front label mentions 2006, which I assumed ment the year it was first brewed, or the year the brewery started or something like this. Shine label, fresh in the store, it doesn’t really look old. However, it does taste old. Best before is Dec 2012.
(33cL bottle shared @ pre-Zwanze 2012 tasting)
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2012 at 09:16

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33 cl. fles gedeeld door Tinus tijdens de pre-Zwanze 2012 tasting, bedankt. Nu heb ik zowel een bierstijl die ik nog moest doen geproefd alsook een bier van een land waar ik sterk naar benieuw naar was. Zijn uitleg over de evolutie van de legale status van alcohol in IJsland was best ook wel heer interessant. Op de fles staat het jaar 2006 vermeld, niet helemaal zeker waar dit op slaat, stichtingsdatum van de brouwerij of de vintage van dit bier…? De houdbaarheidsdatum ligt wel ergens eind december van dit jaar. Klein proefglaasje genomen. Ziet er radiant koper amber uit met weinig witte kraag. Geur verraad een Duitse bier, lager gist alsook de leeftijd van dit bier, iets ouder karamel mout en wat ijzer. Smaak is hetzelfde, tekenen van ouderdom, niet al te zwaar, karamel, lichte synthetische toffee, zoet ijzer, oude kruiden, licht donker fruit een metallische finish. Lichtjes olie-achtig, ouder Duitse lager mondgevoel. Dit was waarschijnlijk lichtjes leuker toen het vers was.
Tried on 01 Dec 2012 at 15:45

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Micro Bar. Clear, light golden appearance with a white head. Mild straw, hay, light vanilla, boring aroma. Fairly dull, a bit grassy, light vanilla, straw flavor. Not really anything wrong except it’s boring.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2012 at 13:18

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Micro Bar. Clear, burnt orange appearance with an off white head. Toasted, caramel, light corn/veggie, herbal aroma. A little light bodied, toasted malty, a little spicy, caramel, herbal flavor. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2012 at 13:02