How: Bottle.
Where: The Flying Elk, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-whote head.
Aroma: Caramel, fruit, perhaps some malt.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, some bitterness. Fairly bland.

(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 9 Feb 2015) Reddish amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, malty nose with caramel, black-currant, blood orange and treacle toffee. Malty, fruity taste with notes of black-currant, caramel, blood orange and a generous citric, resiny bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Possibly a bit sticky and sharp, but quite tasty with a generous hop character. Nice one.

On tap at Flying Scotsman. (my first one from this brewery) Amber with a medium creamy head. Aroma of caramel, grapefruit, apricot and some coffee. Similar taste. The body was medium and the finish bitter.

Keg at Flying Scotsman, Stockholm. Lightly hazy copper colour, rich creamy head. Fruity nose with grapefruit and coffee. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, coffee and syrup with pears and grapefruit on top. Really bitter finish. Better balanced and more refined than previous Macken releases IMHO.

How: Draught.
Where: The Bishops Arms Gamla Stan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, fruit, citrus, pine.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, pine, citrus, hops, fruit.

(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 3 Oct 2014) Dark amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of apricots, orange peel, burnt rubber and caramel. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, apricots, orange peel, burnt rubber and a generous bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Quite caramelly and sweet, but with a generous hop presence. Quite nice. (7/4/6/4/13=3.4) Rerate: (Draught at Macken Fest, Fållan, Stockholm, 16 Sep 2022) Hazy amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty, hoppy nose with notes of caramel, treacle-toffee, citrus peel, grapefruit and resin. Malty, hoppy taste with caramel, rye bread, grapefruit, orange peel, resin and a balanced citric/resiny bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty, good balance between hops and malt. Quite nice.

(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 3 Oct 2014) Dark reddish brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, smoky nose with note of caramel, dark bread and raisins. Malty, slightly smoky taste with caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, a touch of smoked malt and a balanced spicy bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty one, with a slightly odd smoke character. Quite nice.

Bottle at SBWF 2014. Almost clear ruby liquid with a small off-white head. Aroma of raw sugar, peat, toffee and caramel. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of peat and toffee. Medium to full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Maybe a bit misinterpreted style wise, but good.

Bottle at SBWF 2014. Hazy amber liquid with a medium off-white head. Aroma of herbs, citrus, caramel and bread. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of herbs and citrus. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Meh.