7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Canned 10/15/25, drunk 1/14/26, as pictured.
Gently floral hops and a touch of caramel/toast with no real indication of the Simcoe. Guess they were VERY careful with it, which is good, as Simcoe seems like it could easily destroy a lighter lager. Problem is, I'm not getting much else in its place. Just weakly watery grains, vague mineral water....
Wow, this is light. Not thin or horribly watery, just really low in flavor. White bread, light biscuit, light cracker and then some Simcoe bitterness with a touch of pine/grapefruit. No flaws or anything, but also not very compelling in any way. Like the experimentation, but Simcoe does not seem like a great fit for a super light lager.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Growler to lager glass.
Appearance: black color with a three finger off-white foamy head, moderate lace trying to stick but ultimately slides at a good pace
Aroma: lots of dark roasted malts, subtle coffee grounds, dark bready toastiness, sly earthiness
Flavor: semi-sweet with mild roasty, earthy and toasty character, moderate aftertaste of roast, toast and earthiness
Texture: light to medium bodied with great sessionability about it. Good carbonation and dark roasty finish
Overall: nicely done dark lager well worthy of returning to.

8

Shared with Bergstaden.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle. This feels old. Caramel brown. Legs. Malt and caramel and leather. Spice too. Dried orange peel. Show it's age. 6 7 7.5 7 7

7.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

50cl bottle. Murky yellow, white head. Funk and flowers, raw pear, crab apple. Good minerality. Drinking well. 7 8 8 8 7.5

8

Bottle in the Airbnb. Pours deep amber, nose is caramel, treacle, marmalade, floral, taste is brown bread, caramel, citrus, malty, a little reminiscent of kvass. 8

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can split with a friend, cheers Kev! Pours deep brown towards ,black with tan foam. Light toasty, mild coffee, ash. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Smooth, lightly dry finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from source: pours light copper with white head. Aroma is plummy, mineral, lightly funky. Taste is deep and complex. Subtle fruitiness. Good expression of the yeast. Lightly sweet.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at source: pours gold with a white head. Aroma is a wonderful blend of fruits mostly loads of stone fruit, yeasty, highly funky. Sweet and fruity. Fruit holds up well over 4 years. Lightly tart. Excellent.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught at source: pours gold with not much head. Aroma is vibrant fruit, yeast, minerals. Taste is lightly tart. Sprtizy and vibrant. Excellent.