Amager Summer Fusion
Danish: Med vores lette sommerøl, Amager Summer Fusion, har vi villet bevise, at man sagtens kan lave en øl, som er lav i alkohol men rig på smag. Som navnet antyder, er vores øl en ægte fusionsøl, hvor vi med arme og ben har stjålet inspiration fra flere forskellige stilarter – og fra flere lande.
Gæren, vi har brugt, er en klassisk tysk pilsnergær, som vi meget mod dens vilje har gæret ved 22 grader celsius – en teknik man kender fra den amerikanske øltype ”California Common” eller ”Steam Beer”. På den måde kombinerer vi den sprøde friskhed fra lagerøl med en portion frugtig friskhed, som man oplever i overgæret øl.
Malten, vi bruger, er ikke noget ganske almindeligt valg, vi har grebet sækken med engelsk Mild Ale malt, som giver øllet sin, mørke, ristede karakter, mens et par håndfulde tysk karamelmalt giver lidt sødme og rundhed.
Og så ville det jo ikke være en rigtig Amager øl, hvis ikke vi havde yderst generøse med humlen. Her faldt vores valg på de klassiske amerikanske aromahumler Centennial, Chinook og Amarillo – I ved, sådan nogen der masserer smagsløgene. Og så efterlader disse humler den mest fornøjelige, citrusagtige friskhed.
Er De forvirret? Jamen, det er der slet ingen grund til. Amager Summer Fusion er svaret til de mange, der i årevis har spurgt: ”Hvornår får vi en amerikansk-engelsk tysk over-undergæret pilsner-ale, der smager af en masse uden at man bliver bimmelim?”
Amager Summer Fusion er det officielle bidrag fra Amager Bryghus til konkurrencen på Københavnske Øldage 2007 om at finde den perfekte sommerøl med max. 3,5% alkohol.
ENGLISH: We wanted to prove that we could make a low alcohol beer rich in taste... and we named the outcome "Fusion". As the name indicates it is a true fusion beer due to the fact that our inspiration came from different styles and countries. The yeast is classic German pilsner yeast, which we - against its will, fermented at 71.6°F. This is a technique know from the American styles "California Common" a.k.a. "Steam Beer". Consequently, we were able to combine the crisp freshness from lager beers with a portion of the fruity freshness found in top fermented beers.
Our choice of malt is somewhat unusual as we selected an English Mild Ale malt adding a dark, roasted character to the beer, as well as a couple of handful of German caramel malt adding sweetness and a soft touch to the beer.
And it wouldn’t be a true beer from Amager Bryghus, if we hadn’t been generous with the hops. We chose classic American aroma hops such as Centennial, Chinook, and Amarillo - you know, the ones which really massages your taste buds. Additionally, these hops leave behind the most pleasurable, citric-like freshness.
Are you confused? No reason to be as our Fusion is the answer to the many people who over the years have asked for an American/English/German top and bottom fermented pilsner ale, which has lots of taste but is low on alcohol!
Fusion was 1st runner up at the Copenhagen Beer Festival 2007 in the competition of brewing a beer at maximum 3.5% alcohol.
Gæren, vi har brugt, er en klassisk tysk pilsnergær, som vi meget mod dens vilje har gæret ved 22 grader celsius – en teknik man kender fra den amerikanske øltype ”California Common” eller ”Steam Beer”. På den måde kombinerer vi den sprøde friskhed fra lagerøl med en portion frugtig friskhed, som man oplever i overgæret øl.
Malten, vi bruger, er ikke noget ganske almindeligt valg, vi har grebet sækken med engelsk Mild Ale malt, som giver øllet sin, mørke, ristede karakter, mens et par håndfulde tysk karamelmalt giver lidt sødme og rundhed.
Og så ville det jo ikke være en rigtig Amager øl, hvis ikke vi havde yderst generøse med humlen. Her faldt vores valg på de klassiske amerikanske aromahumler Centennial, Chinook og Amarillo – I ved, sådan nogen der masserer smagsløgene. Og så efterlader disse humler den mest fornøjelige, citrusagtige friskhed.
Er De forvirret? Jamen, det er der slet ingen grund til. Amager Summer Fusion er svaret til de mange, der i årevis har spurgt: ”Hvornår får vi en amerikansk-engelsk tysk over-undergæret pilsner-ale, der smager af en masse uden at man bliver bimmelim?”
Amager Summer Fusion er det officielle bidrag fra Amager Bryghus til konkurrencen på Københavnske Øldage 2007 om at finde den perfekte sommerøl med max. 3,5% alkohol.
ENGLISH: We wanted to prove that we could make a low alcohol beer rich in taste... and we named the outcome "Fusion". As the name indicates it is a true fusion beer due to the fact that our inspiration came from different styles and countries. The yeast is classic German pilsner yeast, which we - against its will, fermented at 71.6°F. This is a technique know from the American styles "California Common" a.k.a. "Steam Beer". Consequently, we were able to combine the crisp freshness from lager beers with a portion of the fruity freshness found in top fermented beers.
Our choice of malt is somewhat unusual as we selected an English Mild Ale malt adding a dark, roasted character to the beer, as well as a couple of handful of German caramel malt adding sweetness and a soft touch to the beer.
And it wouldn’t be a true beer from Amager Bryghus, if we hadn’t been generous with the hops. We chose classic American aroma hops such as Centennial, Chinook, and Amarillo - you know, the ones which really massages your taste buds. Additionally, these hops leave behind the most pleasurable, citric-like freshness.
Are you confused? No reason to be as our Fusion is the answer to the many people who over the years have asked for an American/English/German top and bottom fermented pilsner ale, which has lots of taste but is low on alcohol!
Fusion was 1st runner up at the Copenhagen Beer Festival 2007 in the competition of brewing a beer at maximum 3.5% alcohol.
3.5
269 reviews
Kastrup, Denmark
Community reviews
Bottled. Pours slightly hazy and pale golden with an average white head. Aroma of citrus, caramel notes and a hint of pine. Sweet flavor that ends up dry and with bitter notes. Light to medium bodied, watery to oily texture and soft to average carbonation. A very nice, hoppy and crisp brew. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Cloudy amber liquid with thik yellowish frothy head. Aroma: tangerin. Taste: light sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, grapefruit. Palate: light body, thin feel, average carbonation, long bitter finish,
Taste 22 june @ Bierhalle Deconinck thx to Melissa and Stijn.
Bottle 75 cl.
Some hazy yellowgolden color, with a good white head.
Aroma: malts, floral, hops. Medium body.
Taste: sweet, floralfruits, citrus hops, malts, bit yeast, hopbitterness. Pleasant. Dry ending.
Hazy orange amber, hyge offwgite froth. Aroma has caramel, peach and pine. Peach and grapefruit flavour with dry and piney bitterness. Nice and well balanced.
The foam at this summer beer are both great, rich and persistent. It has good flavors of light hops and lots of flower. Full bodied flavor with clear notes of light fruit. Light citrus gives it a tangy freshness. Overall, a fine summer beer. Fits well with light barbecue dishes with seasonal salad or simply as a thirst quencher on a hot summer day.
Bottle. Orange/amber, little hazy with big, semi-densed white head. Medicore head retention, medium lacing. Mainly malty aroma, light fruity and citrus notes. Taste is malty, grassy with light citrus charatcet. Did not knocked me down, but in general good, refreshing summer beer.
Bottle. Hazy golden amber pour, with an off white head. Aroma is terrible, stale grain, wet socks, and moldy fruit. Flavor is better and at least drinkable - floral, grain, light fruit, light sweetness, and some stale bread.
Aroma: citrus,floral, some caramel
Taste: medium bitterness, light sweetness, floral
Hazy orange beer, well-carbonated under a small, but quite stable just off-white head. Flowery, fruity hops’ nose, very inviting however restrained. Nice and delicate. Bitterish, bit dusty and wet cardboard; flavours reach out to rosewater, rosepetals. Well-carbonated, obviously light but nowhere empty. For such a light beer - excellent! Thanks to Stef!
Bottle thanks to Papsoe. Color is dark gold. Head is thin. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter. The usual interesting sourness. Aroma is hops, light fruit, cereal.
undated but newish looking and cold stored 500 ml bottle served in a pilsner glass. Murky sediment at the bottle fo the bottle not poured. Cap had a solid seal.
A: Clear orange-amber body with lots of small bubbles flowing upward.to a generous, durable off-whit head.
Smell: uh-oh - smells contaminated. May well be wild yeast but this is supposed to be brewed with classic German pilsner yeast.
Taste: not much better, and with a distinct sourness.
M: Nice medium-light body with ample but soft carbonation.
O: contaminated bottle; will revisit if the opportunity arises.
Botella de 50 cl de el lúpulo, tomada en el momento en belmonte el 31-12-2014. lote 818 hasta 06-2015.Color rubio con espuma blanca persistente. Sabores y aromas frescos de lúpulos ligeramente herbáceos y afrutados tropicales. Cuerpo ligero a medio con 3.5 vol y con un sabor bastante acentuado para ellos. Suave ligera, con sabor y refrescante, para beber litros.
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a tulip glass.
Aroma- Has a strong barley/cereal aroma with some spice thrown in.
Appearance- Pours a dark yellow with a large white head.
Taste- A unique flavor that propelled by its high carbonation. has a strong hops flavor
Palate- very carbonated, medium bodied beer
Overall- no a bad beer at all, I have never seen this before so I am assuming it is a hard beer to find in the southeastern US.
500ml bottle, thanks to phaleslu. I received this bottle 2 days ago, with 1/4 of it gone, and the cap resealed. I was concerned about the condition of the bottle and doubtful it’d be worth rating, but when I popped it open just now, a surprising amount of pressure was released from the bottle, this cap had an impressive seal... Who ever recapped this did a pretty good job. I’m choosing to take notes here for my own record-keeping purposes... Totally hazy amber orange color, with a good finger of off-white head. Impressive-looking. Still quite carbonated, tastes like a fresh bottle. I’m pretty shocked at how nicely this has held up. Leaves nice, thicker lace. Medium body, pretty full feel for the low ABV. Kind of fluffy. Mild caramel malt, doughy breadiness, light spiciness in the flavor, some fruity hops to it. Good balanced taste -- moderate bitter, moderate sweet. Really impressive, tasty, full-flavored, full-bodied stuff, especially for the low alcohol. Cant figure out what I’m more impressed by -- the re-cap job, or the beer itself. Never had a 2+ day old beer that tasted this good, can’t tell at all that this was opened already. Kind of mind-blowing for me, really, I thought for sure that this would be flat and unrateable... Impressive in how it drinks like a 5% beer. Doesn’t seem to be lacking in any area. Kind of a mildly belgian-type pilsner aspect here. Don’t mind it. Particularly impressive due to the ABV.
Bottle:
Clear, bubbly gold with a frothy, eggshell head.
Light floral, grainy aroma.
Lemon, grain malt taste with a mild grassy bitter.
Not bad....extremely light and soft.
Bottle. Floral perfume and light malt aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Lightly sweet lemon malt and moderately bitter/dry herbal flavor. Light body. Pleasant.
Bottle enjoyed at home
Light copper, some haze, big beige head. Smell of tropical fruits, peach, some perfume, yeast esters and malts. Moderate sweet, quite fruity with tropical fruits, fruit peel and peach. Medium bitter finish, resins and fruit peel. Quite enjoyable stuff; far away from the more plain steamers i’ve tried
500ml bottle. Clear golden color. Medium size, white head, stays. Fruity, grassy, slightly dusty hops, sweetish aroma. Hop pellets, slight pine, perfume, flowers in taste. Watery body. Mild bitterness. Kind of thin.
bottle@De Tolly Joogipood. Pours hazy Golden. Aroma is hoppy and fruity, citrus. Taste is sour with medium bitterness, little bit watery.Nice beer, worth to try.
Hazy golden color, medium white head. Aroma of malt, sweet tropical fruits, citrus, yeast, some floral notes. Taste has malt, grass, citrus, caramel, toffee, hops - dry sweet with mild bitterness in finish. Thin body and soft to medium carbonation. Nice beer for easy drinking.
A pretty aggressively bitter and citrusy interpretation of the style. I don’t even know that I’d identify it as a Cali Common except that the process dictates it as such. Good but not as drinkable as you’d hope, given the bitterness.
0,5L bottle. Pours hazy golden-amber with off-white head. The head stays. Aroma is hoppy pine, fruits, mango. Flavor is sweet, tropical fruits, mango, citrus. It feels like there is almost no finish at all. Overall: nice brew for the ABV.
Light malty aroma. Slightly fruity flavor. Good bitterness which fills the upper part of the mouth of a weak moment. Good but still mediocre. Follow me @ Kung av öl @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings.
Shared by martjoobolut, thanks! Hazy gold, tan head. Nose is pine, grapefruit, malt, hints of caramel, grassy notes. Flavor is hops, fruit, pine. Finish is weak grapefruit, hops, grain hints. Light and very drinkable. Flavorful for the ABV.
Bottle from ICA Åkered cons 2014-08-19 Göteborg
AR: peach, grape fruit, pineapple, pine when poured ripe tropical fruits
AP: bronz, frothy wee bubbly foam
F: ripe tropical fruit, medium + bitternees, soft carbonation, old buttery (positive this time;) ), great brew!
18.08.2014, 0,5l bottle @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh grassy, leafs, dried fruits, lawn, moss, light malts, hops, hay, hints of pine needles and citrus peel. Taste is slightly dry grassy, leafs, lawn, light malts, moss, hay, hops, grain, sap, hints of citrus peel. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice and easy drinking.
Bottle. Light amber pour with an off-white head. Tangerine, peach and vanilla aroma. Crisp fruit flavours. Good refreshing summer ale.
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Clear orange-amber body, medium creamy off-white head. Aroma is red berries, peach and hints of pale malts, caramel and bread. Taste is pale malts, grains, grass and hints of red fruits. Light, near-watery body, medium carbonation. Nice enough as a thirst slaker, but a bit boring all in all.
Dunkel lys gyllen farve med lyst skum. Lukt av sitrusfrukt, furunål og frukt. Smak av honning, sitrus og furunål. Vaaland
Duft av citrusfrukter og en anelse honning. Dunkel gulburn farge. Tynn hinne av skum. Smak av citrusfrukter med en litt skarp syrlig ettersmak.