7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich hops, caramel, malt, flowers and pine. Heavy bitter start and finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 07:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Red amber colour with a fine off white head. Fruity, caramel malt and some smoked notes in the aroma. Medium body and a round sweetness. Fruity with a solid malt background. Some smoked notes and also a bit acidic.
[Bottle from Vinmonopolet Oslo - Vika in Oslo, Norway]
[Bottle from Vinmonopolet Oslo - Vika in Oslo, Norway]
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 14:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
bel ambrato buon aschiuma persistenten agrumato iniziale caramello leggeo cotto astringenten anmaro secco intenso come infuso di verdura amara
Tried
on 02 Nov 2012
at 15:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33l bottle from #416. This one also pops out of the bottle seconds after popping the cap. Experienced as I am with these Birradamare beers, I opened it over my kitchen sink so no catastrophic consequences here. Anyhow, it pours a deep dark brown body with a medium sized somewhat lasting brown little top. The nose is light roasted and kinda coffee acidic. Some thin chocolate paper also in here. It's creamy and almost lively on the carbonation. The flavors are not all bad either. Coffee and chocolate, the light burned kind with that clear soft gentle acidic touch found in the aroma. Some might say that it's a bit thin and almost on the border of being watery, but it's undoubtedly light drinkable, chocolaty, smooth and quite flavorful. I liked this. 19.10.2012
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 01:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
0.33l bottle from lotto 420. It's a gusher! Not extreme, but definitely enough that I'm glad I opened it in the kitchen. It pours a fantastic looking heavy cloudy honey-colored body that's literally glowing in the glass with a medium sized light bubbly and heavy lacing white top. On the nose it's light malt-sweet, some thin fruitiness also. All in all quite subtle, and it smells like a softly sweetened and fruity pilsner really. It's soft to average on the carbonation and light oily to watery on the mouthfeel. Really easy drinking' this. A soft hoppy and floral bitterness all the way. Hint's of something grassy and thin fruity. Nothing extraordinary, well except for the amazing appearance, but not horrible in the taste - considering it being an Italian pilsner that gushed. 19.10.2012
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 01:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.33l bottle from #412. This is a heavy cloudy plum-amber one with a nice big beige top that sticks around for a while. On the nose it's light chocolaty and caramel-sticky-sweet with a few fruity hints. Definitely not extreme, but nice in a subtle way. It's average on the carbonation and kinda fizzy-oily on the mouthfeel. Fruity, sweet and light nutty flavors. Some sweet dried fruits, figs perhaps, and dome red amber malts. Reminds me a bit of home made strawberry ice popsicles in a strange way. Enjoyable indeed. 19.10.2012
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 01:45
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
0.33l bottle from #367. This is a light blurry golden-honey colored one totally packed with small particles floating about in the glass and a medium sized heavy lacing off-white top. On the nose I get some ripe fruits - the sweet kind. It's softly smoky as well with some ham and sausage. It's average to lively on the carbonation and it has a fizzing oily mouthfeel. Clear thin fruity flavor, more soft smoke, straws and tones of sausage and mint. Wet old grass and leafs in the finish. A bit on the sweet side, but interesting. Not completely mine thang though, but no off-flavors what so ever. 19.10.2012
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 01:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33l bottle from #414. This is a heavy cloudy - almost on the border of murky orange-amber one with a massive big and heavy both lacing and lacing off-white fluffy top and some thick heavy sediments in the bottle of the glass. Smells both hoppy and fruity this. Sweet peaches, apricots and mango. Tropical and really nice. Perhaps even some passion fruit and rambutan in this one. It's average+ on the carbonation with a near sticky-oily mouthfeel. Strong hoppy bitterness in the flavor! Resinous hoppy and almost woody-bitter with a lovely fruity touch. Some grapefruit zest - the white part, with a near grape seed bitterness in the drymouthing bitter finish. Some warming going on also in the back of the throat. APA? No, this is a IPA. A pushy powerful one. 19.10.2012
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 01:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Medium beige head. Amber body made hazy by big floaties. Fruity floral earthy aroma with vinous alcoholic herbal eucalyptus notes. Dry-sweet minty wooden earthy taste with herbal spicy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, smooth mouthfeel, with a slight peppery heat. Dryish minty cocos vinous aftertaste with red wine notes. Impressively smooth and harmonic. Scarily drinkable. (0.5l bottle in cardboard box, wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2012
at 02:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Medium brown head. Opaque black body goes deep dark brown with visible particles at edge. Roasty licorice aroma with earthy coffee notes. Dry-sweetish roasty licorice taste with earthy mealy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, mealy mouthfeel. Dry roasty coffee aftertaste with burnt toast notes. The burnt, ashy toast lingers for a good while. Underlying resiny hoppy background throughout. Very nice and harmonic, really a well-brewed beer, and highly drinkable. (0.33l bottle, wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 11:26