7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
God men ikke fremragende øl. Forbavsende meget citrus i duft og smag. Bitter eftersmag, meget flot gylden farve, men lidt for "fizzy".
Tried
on 17 Jan 2005
at 07:34
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
This is probably the most disapointing christmas beer I have ever tasted. I hope that there was something wrong with this bottle, beacause it smells like something I can`t mension on this page. Appearence and palate are OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2004
at 07:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled 2004, 500 ml swingtop bottle (Thanks, JensenTaster!). ABV was 8.3%. Murky dark brown colour, very good & lingering tan head. Lovely aroma of dark malts, dark chocolate, Christmas spices, caramel and candy sugar, hints of cherries. Flavour is very rich & malty with some alcoholic warmth, spices and dark chocolate are present. Plenty of hops (maybe a tad too much?? - or maybe not) in the finish balances the sweetness nicely. This is good. This is very good. Maybe not quite as exquisite flavour as Nøgne Ø God Jul (at least it’s a bit different) - but very, very good. Also sampled vintage 2006, at RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Beautiful reddish brown colour, low head. Lovely aroma of sherry, oak, figs and raisins. Oaky and malty flavour with distinct hops and some spiciness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2004
at 16:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy amber beer with small light brown head. I found the herbs very interesting, like having a "Gammel Dansk" with your beer. Intense complex spicy aroma that also dominates the somewhat sweet flavour.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2004
at 11:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught, 2004. Spicy aroma. Very dark brown colour, small head. Spicy, dubbel-like flavour. 6 3 7 3 14
Bottle, 9%. 2006 version - BB June 2011 - drunk in December 2011. Spicy aroma, hint of port, but by no means old-smelling. Almost clear dark chestnut colour. Tan head. The flavour is dusty and slightly roasted with a hint of sourish fruitiness to balance. Warming alcohol flavour. Quite dry, but well-balanced. 7 3 7 3 15
Bottle, 9%. 2006 version - BB June 2011 - drunk in December 2011. Spicy aroma, hint of port, but by no means old-smelling. Almost clear dark chestnut colour. Tan head. The flavour is dusty and slightly roasted with a hint of sourish fruitiness to balance. Warming alcohol flavour. Quite dry, but well-balanced. 7 3 7 3 15
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2004
at 19:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught. Anis aroma. Dark brown colour, sparse head. Sweetish, spicy flavour, quite complex. Aftertaste leaves a slight bitterness. Interesting, but in small quantities.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2004
at 09:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A very hazy amber beer with a small light brown head. The aroma is light, but sweet and with notes of ginger. The flavor is also sweet, slightly spicy with ginger standing out as the predominant. An OK beer, but for an abbey ale (which it is supposed to resemble) it is quite boring, not spicy enough and not powerful enough. I had a Chimay Bleu afterwards to do a comparison, and this one comes nowhere close. I’m a little disappointed - I had expected more.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2004
at 18:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
BottlePoures a dark redish brown with a good light tad head and decent lacing. Aroma is a modest molassas, caramel and bittersweet chocolate, with just a little hops and alcohol in there. Flavor was an intersting smokey, woody grape taste. As it warmed up a bit more of a wine like, dry/sour taste was evident. Tesxture was a bit thin and fizzy, and there was very little bitterness at the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2004
at 00:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Very dark brown with huge medium-brown head. Roasty notes in the nose with black malt. Some nuttiness. Thick malts and chocolate, some tar, hints of coffee. Chewy, sweet finish.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2004
at 01:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cloudy golden. Sweaty, foresty, berryish hop aroma. Dusty palate with a good dose of bitterness.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2004
at 04:35