750ml Bottle - Dark brown in colour. Ginger, pomerans, rye bread and cloves in the aroma. Roasted, spicy and chocolatey taste with notes of cocoa, chocolate orange, ginger, cloves, roasted malt and a hint of coffee. By far the best beer I’ve had thus far from this brewery. It reminds me a bit of the 2010 Sigtuna Christmas beer.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty spicy clove and caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy clove and ginger flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty spicy clove and ginger finish.

(Bottle, from Systembolaget Åre, Sweden. 24 Dec 2013) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted, spicy nose with notes of dark bread, caramel, cinnamon, clove, anise and ginger biscuits. Malty, roasted, spicy taste with dark rye bread, orange peel, clove, anise, cinnamon, ginger and a generous piney bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Lots of Christmas spices and very tasty. Nice one.

Bottled, from Systembolaget. Hazy dark brown, small head. Rich roasty aroma with nutmeg and cardamom. Mid sweet with solid body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramelly with spruce, ginger and nutmeg. Mid bitter finish. A relaxed and pleasant Anchor OSA taste-alike. By far the best beer Åre has released at Systembolaget.

Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ Trade by omhper ]. Clear medium yellow - amber orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, dusty malt, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, citrus, grass, dusty hops, light earthy hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration, limestone - chalk, earthy hops, hoppy, hop bitter, dry finish, smoke notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20131102]