Sweet, caramel aroma. Clean, crisp taste, and an almost dry aftertaste. Interesting and complex. Very flavorful with strong malt presence.
ABV 4.7 % in 2017.
2.9
202 reviews
Drammen, Norway
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3.2Courtesy of Jaghana. Ambrée sombre, très forte mousse. Nez sur le caramel brun légèrement cuit, légères épices. Gout caramélisé brun, caramel blond, avec legeres herbes et épices en fin de bouche. Bon corps, pas trop de pétillance. Fin sur le cara doux-herbes-épices.... vraiment pas mal pour le style et 4.5c°
3.4Can 33cl, an amber beer with good off white head. Nose is on toasted caramel and spices. Aroma is nice on caramel, toasted caramel, toasted malt and spices good body, pleasant beer, much better than expected.
3.0Appearance: Red-ish brown, clear. Ok amount of off-white head.
Aroma: Medium malt, caramel sweetness.
Taste: More medium malt and caramel sweetness. Slight spices.
Bought: Joker (Skibotn), 500 ml can, NOK ?.??
Info: 27/12-2016, BB: 8/7-2017
2.50.5l can shared.
Brownish-red color with small white lacing plenty of lacing. Slightly spicy taste.
3.2Boks, 4,7%. Rødbrunt utseende med litt skum som varer en stund. Aromaen er caramel og lett krydder. Smaken er også caramel og krydder, men med malt og nøtter også. Helt grei butikkjuleøl...
3.22/19/2009 4:58:47 AM In Oslo over the holidays. Ruby red body with medium head. Sweet and malty nose. Taste is also malty, with coffee, caramel and bitter notes. Short aftertaste. Warming.
2.5Klart rødbrunt med fint skum. Lukten domineres av målt med en del ufriske toner. Smaken er av korn og karamell med en fin bitterhet mot slutten.
1.8(From can. Presumably canned 8/2015 as BB date is 16.8.2016)
Nice dark amber colour. Off-white head subsiding within a minute or two.
Nose: Quite simple. Some malt, some hoppiness and some mustiness. After some airing it does become more malty, though.
Taste: Medium light body, a small touch of sweetness and a littlle bitterness. So in its on way kind of balanced but just with too little of everything. Medium to rich carbonation.
In the medium long aftertaste burnt malt and hoppy bitterness join forces to create a not so pleasant finish.
Would probably work somewhat better together with (not too rich) Norwegian Christmas dishes. As a lone drink, however: too bitter and thin for a Christmas beer. This tastes as the water diluted beer it probably is. Would have been interesting to taste it pre-dilution, although I still feer it wouldn’t have been completely balanced.
I’m sorry to have to rate a traditional (albeit diluted) product from my favourite Norwegian "commercial" brewery so low. But a man has to do what a man has to do. Let’s (desperately) hope it may gracely age into a nicer score around easter......
2.250 cl can, 2015 vintage. Dark reddish amber, two-finger off-white to tan head, crystal clear, low cabonation. Really a nice looking beer. Not much aroma. Dry and bitter mouthfeel, probably from the hops. It’s a weird one, this beer. It don’t smell much, and it don’t taste much. The only footprint is the dry, fizzy carbonated mouthfeel and a great look. Would probably benefit from beeing stored for a year or so.
2.3Appearance Pours a clear light amber, with a dense white head that leaves some lacing
Aroma Butterscotch, malt, herbal notes, currants, dried fruits
Taste Sweet, a bit lacking in bitterness
Palate Regular "macro feel"; ie. light, sparkly, thin.
2.3Botella 33 cl de hipercor Oviedo. Sin Lote. hasta 12-10-2001. (r176). Tomada en 2000. sin mucho que decir con 6.5 vol se bebe como nada.
2.5Bottle 33 cl.
Amber, with beige head. Roasted malty, dust and some caramel. Medium sweet. Short, slightly dry finish.
3.0Dark fruits, caramel, toffee, and sugar cookies for aroma and flavor. Roasted, full mouthfeel. Not bad.
2.2Boks. Lys klar karamellfarge. Beige skumtopp. Lavt karbonert. Smaker malt, korn, karamell, humle. Noe gress. Helt grei men ikke noe ekstraordinært
2.0Bottle. Sweet aroma - honey and some pine. Taste subtle but not with too many tones. Short. Not too nice.
1.0Dette var ikke godt. Syrlig og ganske smakløst, men litt malt og kjip honning.
2.6Clear ruby red with white well lasting head. Aroma is caramel, cherry candy, red berries and some floral notes. sweet, metallic and surprisingly floral ending. Overall: Not too bad.
2.9Dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is hoppy and malty. Flavor is sweet malt. Low to medium carbonation and light body with a slighty hoppy finish.
2.4weak caramel, malt wort and a hint of spices in the aroma. Amber with a off white head. Medium sweet and light bitterness. Light body with a lively carbonation. Overall totally OK, but not something to remember.
3.2Rødbrun, medium skum. Aroma av malt, gjær og mild karamell. Samme i smaken - gjær. Tam ettersmak, tynn konsistens.
2.5Malty nose with brown tones. Off white head. Clean dry finish and easy maltyness
2.7Bottle from ICA Hemsedal cons 2013-01-02 Hemsedal
AR: caramel, Darko baking syrup, Rey bread
AP: amber Clear, wee frothy
F: melas, dark baking syrup, dry skratt feeling, smooth
2.9Mørk brun farge. Aroma av noe sødme. Er veldig lettdrikkelig og får ikke noe særlig juleølfølelse av denne...
3.0Bottle 33cl. Medium off white diminishing. Dark amber color. Aroma is sugar, raisins, malt and cookies. Taste is sugar bread, wood and malt.
3.0Grei juleøl. Litt lite smak. Får ikke helt julestemningen, men sikkert helt grei øl for å skylle ned julematen.
2.0Helt grei juleøl, men ingen høydare.............................….............................
2.4Bottle @ Scooper Tasting in Ulfborg. Pours clear darkish amber with airy off-white head. Dusty aroma with notes of hops and malt. Rough, estery, and sweetish, malty flavour. Sourish overtones. Hoppy notes. Rather unbalanced and not very interesting.
2.8Can @ Invasion U.S.A, Ulfborg 2013. Pours ruby amber with a bubbly head. Caramel, bread and grain. Medium bodied. Decent.
2.7Ulfborg weekend celebration of nothing in particular. Dark amber with a small white head. Malty aroma with a weak grassy hop note. Dryish malty flavour with some bread and toffee, and a hint of cardboard.
2.3Can @ fonefan tasting. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light grainy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 231113