Amager Secret Santa
Danish: Ved juletid er det helt i orden at være hemmelighedsfuld og overraske hinanden. Og Amager Bryghus er ingen undtagelse, da vi gerne vil glæde jer. Gennem det seneste år har vi derfor holdt skjult, at vi har lagret en unik øl af quadrupel-typen i vores kælder. Vi har lagret den på egetræ og grannåle, og smagen går i den sødlige retning, mens næsen får tankerne hen på moden frugt, eg, slik og marcipan.
I samarbejde med vores hjælpenisser har vi dermed brygget det eksklusive bryg, du har her i hånden, og som er så julet, at selv Julemanden kun drikker den på de allerhelligste dage. Secret Santa er fyldt med de allerbedste råvarer. Der er ikke mange flasker Secret Santa, en øl så hemmelig, at den knapt nok eksisterer – så det var ikke med hjælpenissernes gode vilje, at vi fik lov til at udgive den. Flå den derfor ned af hylderne, hvis du skulle være så heldig at finde den. Du vil ikke blive skuffet, men måske en lille smule bimmelim, idet den holder hele 10,5% alkohol.
Ingredienser: Det gode kommunevand fra Amager, bygmalt, mørk sirup, kandissirup, rørsukker, humle og trappistgær.
English: At Christmas it’s okay to be secretive and surprise each other. And Amager Brewery is no exception as we want to rejoice. Over the past years we have therefore concealed the fact that we have matured a unique beer of quadrupel type in our basement. We have stored it in oak and pine needles, and the flavor is in the sweet direction, while the nose gets reminiscent of ripe fruit, oak, sweets and marzipan.
In collaboration with our help, goblins, we thus brewed the exclusive brew, you have here in hand and are so julet that even Santa Claus only drink it on the holiest day. Secret Santa is filled with the finest ingredients. There are not many bottles of Secret Santa, a beer so secret that it barely exists - so it was not with the help nissernes good will that we were allowed to publish it. Rip it off the shelves, therefore, should you be lucky enough to find it. You will not be disappointed, but maybe a little bit bimmelim, keeping the entire 10.5% alcohol.
I samarbejde med vores hjælpenisser har vi dermed brygget det eksklusive bryg, du har her i hånden, og som er så julet, at selv Julemanden kun drikker den på de allerhelligste dage. Secret Santa er fyldt med de allerbedste råvarer. Der er ikke mange flasker Secret Santa, en øl så hemmelig, at den knapt nok eksisterer – så det var ikke med hjælpenissernes gode vilje, at vi fik lov til at udgive den. Flå den derfor ned af hylderne, hvis du skulle være så heldig at finde den. Du vil ikke blive skuffet, men måske en lille smule bimmelim, idet den holder hele 10,5% alkohol.
Ingredienser: Det gode kommunevand fra Amager, bygmalt, mørk sirup, kandissirup, rørsukker, humle og trappistgær.
English: At Christmas it’s okay to be secretive and surprise each other. And Amager Brewery is no exception as we want to rejoice. Over the past years we have therefore concealed the fact that we have matured a unique beer of quadrupel type in our basement. We have stored it in oak and pine needles, and the flavor is in the sweet direction, while the nose gets reminiscent of ripe fruit, oak, sweets and marzipan.
In collaboration with our help, goblins, we thus brewed the exclusive brew, you have here in hand and are so julet that even Santa Claus only drink it on the holiest day. Secret Santa is filled with the finest ingredients. There are not many bottles of Secret Santa, a beer so secret that it barely exists - so it was not with the help nissernes good will that we were allowed to publish it. Rip it off the shelves, therefore, should you be lucky enough to find it. You will not be disappointed, but maybe a little bit bimmelim, keeping the entire 10.5% alcohol.
3.4
201 reviews
Kastrup, Denmark
Community reviews
God og spændende juleøl. Behagelig fyldig øl. Tydelig og behagelig smag ag gran. Lidt for sød.
Bottle, november 19th 2016. Dark brown body with a beige head. Aroma of rye, caramel, spicy yeast, alcohol. Taste of burned caramel, pine, spices, hazelnut. Sweet palate, notes of dried fruit in finish.
mahogany colour, minimal creamy beige-ish head; aroma of unripe plum, green apple, caramel, biscuit and maybe some anise, too; taste of syrupy sweetness with slight burt sugar, plum jam and candied dried apricot; unbalancedly sweet; I don’t really like it...and obviously expected much more...
50 cl bottle, batch no 1420. Poured in to a Trappist glass. Poured a lovely amber red colour with a thin, white head. Sweet aroma with rich caramel malts, spruce, ripe, sweet fruits, marzipan and oaked notes. Taste is heavy sweet. Full body with a soft carbonation and an oily texture. Finishes sweet with spruce and rich malts. Far too sweet, far too much spruce, far too rich for my likings. Amager is without any doubt one of the best Danish breweries. This is way off for me, had to pour rest of the bottle in the sink. Please stick to the hoppy stuff, guys!
Bottle, BB 11/2019 (from Boxbeers). Pours murky brownish dark amber with beige head. Aroma is sweet and some bitterness, caramel, fruits, sugar, spices, malt, raisins, bit mashy. Flavor is very sweet, sugar, spices, booze, malt, fruits. Overall: this is just spiced sugar water with some booze and caramel, as far as beers go, this is not a very good one.
Po przelaniu do szkła tworzy się nieduża, drobna piana. Barwa miedziana, opalizująca. W aromacie cukier kandyzowany, rodzynki, miód, szałwia i inne przyprawy... W smaku słodkie, pełne, oleiste - jest trochę rodzynek, kandyzowanych owoców, miodu, syropu klonowego, do tego lekko cierpkie zioła, mięta, anyż, gdzieś w domyśle odrobina wanilii, tanin. Goryczka niska, pikantna, wysycenie niskie, rozgrzewający alkohol.
Ciekawy, wyraźnie świąteczny Quadrupel - mocno słodki i mocno przyprawowy, co mi tu niestety przeszkadza...
Very sweet beer, but I liked it. The color is hazy amber with creamy beige head. Aroma has touch of syrup, caramel and pine needles. Taste is very sweet and there is clear taste of pine needles, dark fruits and caramel. Very nice beer, but don’t drink it too fast. The sweetness and alcohol will beat you down!
Bottle.
Red amber, slight hazy, small head.
aroma of caramel mint, coke.
Taste sweet, nice. Some minty spice, Christmas spice.
Alcoholic. Round feel.
Bottle,thanks vjohans.
Pours mahogny with a off white head.
Aroma of dark fruits and chocolate.
Taste of chocolate, red currant, raisins and dark fruits.
Pours dirty brown with a small white wisp. Aroma is grape, raisin, sweet toffee malt. Taste is grape juice. Plum, toffee sweetness. Tons of malt in this sucker. A little too sweet for me.
Pours dark brown with a large frothy off white head. Aromas of spices, spruce, raisins, oak, caramel, toffee. Taste is quite sweet with oak character and spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Bottled:
Pours copper coloured with a slight haze. Small head. Sweet aroma with notes of fudge and turpentine. Sweet and sticky mouth feel. Very sweet taste with notes of fudge and cardamom.
Way too sweet.
From Amager Bryghus; pours deep brown with a red shine and a big brownish long-lasting head; aroma is yeasty, gentle fruity and spicy, some alcohol, caramel, hints of cacao; taste is very sweet, fruity, spicy, dark sugar, slightly bitter finish with underlying sweetness; syrupy mouthfeel with medium carbonation; too sweet
Aroma: fruity sweet with notes of dades.
Flavour: very fruity sweet with oak and pine notes. Aftertaste is fruity sweet with caramel and brown sugar. Mouthfeel is alcoholic warm.
Colour: Reddish brown with a fading tan head.
From: Bottle @ Voldby Købmandsgård Nov. 2016.
Rami Rami is drinking a Secret Santa by Amager Bryghus at PowiślePrzyprawowy (z przewaga imbiru i cynamanu... chyba), troche ziolowy, nieco (niestety niewiele) kandyzowanych owocow, b slodki nieco karmelowo, dosc alkoholowy, ciezki, sosnowe nuty sie pojawiaja, takie zywiczno-szpilkowe, ale inne niz chmielowe. Nie za wiele ciala, ale jest syropowosc lekka. nisko wysycony. Nie moj, ale mimo to nie jest zle. specjalnie dobrze tez nie.
Ocena potraktowana skryptem do przeliczania ocen (uzgodnienie UT/RB).
Bottle at home. Pours deep amber, nose is caramel, citrus, honey, spices, taste is chewy toffee, caramel, clove, dry, sweet, rich.
Beautiful mahogany. Very, very sweet taste, and a spicy flavour, with low bitterness. Thick syrupy mouthfeel. Overall, a disappointing quadrupel. First, Amager are usually much better at brewing, and second, this is poor example of what a quadrupel is. The flavour is rather simple, because everything is overwhelmed by the cloying sweetness.
Bottle. Pours dark golden with a small and frothy tan head. The pine and oak is very dominant in the aroma, lots of sugar too. Decent palate, full body, very oily. Softly carbonated with a sweet finish. Heavy sweetness in flavour. Whatever bitterness there is comes from the pine. This is almost liquid sugar with hints of pine. There is xmas in every drop here. As xmas brews goes, it doesn’t get any better
Draught @ brewery. Appearance: pours unclear brown ok soapy off-white head and lacing. aroma/taste: brown sugar, lots of spices, alcohol,oak and some fruity notes. palette: strong malty and yeasty aroma, low to average carbonation, medium to full body, notable sweetness, unbalanced by a low bitterness, average to long duration and a syrupy texture. Overall: Some quite good yeasty notes, but just way to sweet
Bottle - 500ml. Cloudy, dark copper body with an average, lasting, off-white creamy head. Robust, rich malty/hoppy aroma with cinnamon, brown sugar, and fruity hints. Alcohol is subtle. Its well balanced malty taste carries fruity, oaky, ginger, and some spicy notes. Ends with a long, warming bittersweet finish. Enjoyable.
Really, really sweet, but also filled with christmas spices and pine needles. Marcipan, sirup, low carbonation, full body.
caramel, bread, toast, alcohol, raisin, rhum, plum, sweet aroma.
red, brown, hazy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, slick feel, full body, long finish, soft carbonation,
The most complex beer i have tried in a while. A mix of barley wine, quad and old ale. All beer with ABV+10 should have this complexity.
Bottle. Teku. Deep brown/reddish with medium, semi-sensed head. Medicare head retention and lacing. Deep, intense aroma of dried fruits - raisins, plums along with some chocolate and cinnamon. Also quite intense candy-like and brown sugar aromas. Taste is sweet, rather very sweet. Dominated by brown sugar/candy flavour. Medium to full body, thick texture, average carbonation, finish is thick sweet and candy. In general beer dominated by simple sugar notes, too sweet, but nice cinnamon notes.
Dégustée en compagnie de Ju-Lo et Karine. Liquide de couleur noisette aux reflets rouges. Tête crémeuse d’une mousse persistante et dense comme montée aux blanc d’oeufs. Nez plutôt fade de malts, de biscuit au pain d’épices, de mélasse et de muscade. Je sursaute en constatant que RateBeer la classe comme une quadrupel. En bouche je goûte du raisin sec et comme le souligne Ju-Lo, du pruneau. Sirupeuse et dense, beaucoup trop sucrée pour moi. Nous n’étions pas trop de trois sur cette bouteille de 500ml.
Dunkel herb süßer Antrunk, gewürzig. Deutlich malzig, wenig herb, spritzig. Kurzer intensiver Nachhall. 10/10/9/9//9
500ml bottle. Good until 2016-12. Pour dark copper with a none lasting off white foam. The sweet malt cover all the other aroma. Taste of malt, rock candy and spice. Make me think more of a sweet Barley Wine then a Quadrupel. Medium to full body, oily and creamy texture with lots of sugar, lively. Long sweet finish and smooth alcool.
Style et résumé: Quadruple de Noël très sucrée.
Comment: Bouteille de 500ml
Portrait: Bière brune cuivrée avec une mousse beige. Un nez de sucre d’orge, caramel brûlé avec quelques épices. Une bouche très sucrée, cassonade, épices. Finale sucrée sur les épices qui à la longue elle tombe sur le cœur.
Note: 7/10
En smag af tørrede frugter, rom og karamel med lav bitterhed. En god juleøl.
Robe acajou avec mousse beige qui s’éparpille sur la paroi de mon verre. Au nez et en bouche, grosse base maltée de type vin d’orge avec épices d’hiver bien intégrées. Avancée florale et raisins de Corinthe macérés, clou et anis, caramel et mélasse, richesse qui n’est pas lourde. Corps liquoreux, pétillement modérément pointu. Finale sucrée bien longue et pratiquement sans chaleur d’alcool. Agréablement bienvenue en cette très froide journée de février.
The Christmas spirit is clear, heavy on spices, licorice, intense. Not as drinkable as I would like it to be and a touch too sweet.