Malmgård Arctic Circle Ale
Formerly Huvila Actic Circle Ale
Huvila Arctic Circle Ale is a chestnut coloured ale with a malty/fruity odour. It tastes of dark fruits and caramel malts and finishes off with a nice bitter hop tail. It is brewed with both juniper twigs and a large dose of Finnish attitude. It is available on tap an in bottles in bars and restaurants across Finland. The beer has also featured among the seasonal Christmas beers at Alko, the Finnish monopoly retail distributor of beers with more than 4.7% Alc. Arctic Circle Ale is also imported into the US through Shelton Brothers.
Huvila Arctic Circle Ale is a chestnut coloured ale with a malty/fruity odour. It tastes of dark fruits and caramel malts and finishes off with a nice bitter hop tail. It is brewed with both juniper twigs and a large dose of Finnish attitude. It is available on tap an in bottles in bars and restaurants across Finland. The beer has also featured among the seasonal Christmas beers at Alko, the Finnish monopoly retail distributor of beers with more than 4.7% Alc. Arctic Circle Ale is also imported into the US through Shelton Brothers.
3.5
441 reviews
Malmgård, Finland
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Robe brune / ambrée. La mousse tient assez bien. Aromes caramel, biscuit, fruits confits, raisin sec, épices (genièvre ?). Gout orienté vers le caramel, vineux, notes boisées. On sent l'alcool. Carbonation fine et abondante, sèche en bouche. Une bonne bière.
Dunno what it is that dominates this beer, juniper or some other herb, pretty unique though overall. Bit of a bitter finish.
50 cl bottle from Finland. Pours hazy brown with little head. Sweet caramel aroma with sugary caramel and malty taste.
Really unlike any other style I’ve had - enjoyed it though. Bitter toffee and malty aroma with an interesting floral, herbal, brown sugar-like taste that I’m unsure how to completely describe. Leans more bitter than sweet. Finish is quite dry and bod is light.
Draft at Tap10. Aroma of light yeast, soy sauce, smoke and fruit. Taste of light mild yeast, barley, smoky, light salt. Finish with mild burn in the throat and warming feel to the smoky fruit flavour. Buttery feeling. Moderate bitter. Good.
hay, coffee, spruce, earthy, herbs, cheese, earthy leaves, licorice, raisin, smoke, woody, mushrooms, black, clear, minimal head, light sweetness, medium bitterness, salty, smoky, berry, coffee, medium body, thin feel, soft carbonation, abrupt finish, cooked vegetables, carrot taste
Dark brown color with small thick beige head. Aroma is refreshing berries and fresh homebaked bread. Taste is little weaker than aroma. Taste is little smoke, burnt caramel, some hops. Oily palate. Soft carbonation. Overall nice warming beer.
500 ml bottle, bb 31/10/2018, from my EU Local Swap sender japppp, thanks!
Dark copper body, with a medium, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of vegetables, smoke, spices, cocoa, sour berries, tobacco.
Tastes of smoke, sour berries, cocoa, caramel, tobacco, some liquorice, spices, some hops.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes spicy, dry, smokey, subtly sweet, with cocoa, some liquorice, some fruits.
Nice one. I don’t like the nose too much, pretty strange. Taste is quite nice though, with an interesting smokey, fruity and malty mix. Interesting stuff, while not something I would drink too often.
0,5l bottle at home shared by Saeglopur, big thanks. BB 31.10.2018. dark brown color, small off-white head. smells of chlorophyll, ash, burning straw, some berry notes, peppery, bit milky, earthy. weird smell but it kinda grows on me after a while. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes ashy, smoke, peppery, spices, earthy, some berry notes, light rasisins, milky, light chocolate, chlorophyl, wet grass. fiinishes light to medium bitter with notes of chlorophyl, smoke and grassy notes. overall drinkable but a bit on the weird side, I dont liike the balance.
Nice Christmas beer, mostly spicy and herbal taste, sweet and warming. Nothing special but OK.
Kolor ciemnego bursztyny z wiśniowymi refleksami. piana bezowa, drobna, obfita.
W aromacie wyraźne nuty owocowe, ale też ziołowe.
W smaku dużo bardziej ziołowe, dodatek jałowca bardzo wyraźny.
Gorzkawy posmak.
Ale jest też nuta karmelowa.
Smakuje trochę jak mocno ziołowy, gorzkawy koźlak.
Lekko gęste w odczuciu. Nie czuć alkoholu w ogóle.
Bardzo ciekawe piwo.
Piwo lekko metne w kolorze ciemno miedzianym z obfita lekko zabarwiona sredniopecherzykowa piana. W aromacie suszone owoce, zywica, przyprawy i karmel. W smaku dochodza nuty chleba i biszkoptow, moze nawet troche drewna i jalowca. Piwo polslodkie, cialo polpelne z niezbyt intensywna goryczka i wysyceniem na srednim poziomie. Jest w tym piwie cos fajnego.
500 ml. bottle. Dark brown amber, tanned head. Nose is warming herbal twigs, syrup, sugar, forest, good medicinal syrup, sugar, warming. Taste is good herbal, bark, bitch, twigs, forest, medicinal (pleasant), sugar, herbal, bark, forest, butterscotch. Body is medicinal twigs. Interesting & good stuff. Juniper twigs work really well in this beer.
Zapach średnio intensywny, słód, suszone owoce, karmel, chleb, przyprawy. Kolor miedziany, mętne. Piana niska, drobno i średniopęcherzykowa, trwała, zdobi szkło. W smaku słodkie, średnia pełnia, słód, suszone owoce, karmel, toffi, cukier, chleb, zioła, przyprawy, alkohol. Goryczka średnia, wysycenie średnie.
Slightly hazy cola colour with a moderately-sized cream-coloured head. Aroma is juniper, pine, and malt. Taste is malts, toasted nuts, and gin.
Brown, small head, aroma is spicy, chocolate, nutty, sweet flavor, chocolate, bitter, nice, spicy, medium bodied.
Bottle 50cl. poured into a tumbler. Hazy medium to deep amber, very small but fairly long lasting frothy beige head, light lacing; fruity nose, aroma toasted malts, apple, caramel, sugar syrup, spices; taste medium sweet and bitter, roasted, caramel, light fruity; more malty bitterness in the middle part, still with fruity notes, leading to a dry bitter woody finish with earthy, herbal and peppery notes, bit astringent; medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation; rich and rather complex in aroma and taste, quite good actually.
La birra versa nel bicchiere di colore marrone scuro con riflessi ramati, elevata torbidità; la schiuma è minimale, di colore marroncino chiaro. L’aroma iniziale è unico nel suo genere: bacche di ginepro e vagamente muschiato; oltre ad aromi più classici di malto, caramellato e vaniglia. In bocca inizia moderatamente amara (ma non luppolata), ma vira rapidamente su sapori di malto e note erbacee (ancora ginepro). La birra rimane abbastanza corposa, con una quantità perfetta di bollicine; retrogusto che rimane dolce-amaro, con l’alcool che dona un po’ di calore.
Bottle from Voldby. Pours dark amber with a beige head. Aroma and taste is toasted malt, dark fruits, caramel, juniper. Medium body. Soft carbonation. Light bitter finish of juniper.
Kirkas, syvän rubiininpunainen ja ruskeaan kallellaan oleva olut hyvin pienellä nopeasti häviävällä vaahdolla. Tuoksu makean maltainen, ruisleipämäinen, hieman portviinimäinen ja jopa aavistuksen luumuinen. Katajankin pystyy tuoksusta bongaamaan. Kivasti jouluinen fiilis, mutta ei överiksi vedettynä. Maku heti alkuunsa kermaisen pehmeä mutta samalla varsin täyteläisellä suutuntumalla. Vahvan maltainen, ruisleipämäinen, rusinainen. Jälkimaultaan hieman suolainen sekä aavistuksen yrttisen katkeroitu. Toimiva kokonaisuus.
Hazy, dark amber color with tan head. Aroma has sweet caramel malt, brown sugar but also an astringent note. Taste startssweet with brown sugar and dried fruit notes, gets more bitter in the middle taste with some earthy/woody flavor and finishes even more bitter with a lingering charred wood note. Medium body with medium to low carbonation. Overall it’s an interesting style of beer but not something to really seek out.
Piwo z minimalna piana grubo pecherzykowa nie oblepiajaca szkla. Kolor brazowo miedziany, lekko metny. Zapach toffi, krowki i inne slodkosci. W smaku dochodzą cukierki werters orginal, trochę herbaty czarnej, ziolowej, tymianek, jagody także sa. Ciekawe posmaki drzewne, kora sosnowa w zapachu dość intensywna, trochę drewniane w smaku jakby było starzone w beczkach debowych. Sporo slodkosci i wyczuwalny niestetry alkohol, ale gorycz niewielka także była zwłaszcza w drugiej fazie po przelknieciu. Sahti trochę inaczej, ale fajne.
Halve liter fles. Donkerbruin/rood van kleur. Ruikt mout, likeurig, amandelwijn. Smaakt , smaakt, ja wat proef ik? Bitterzoet, niet veel prik, vaag iets likeurigs, vlakke afdronk.
Bottle. Pour is black with a thin head, aroma is sweet, toffee, malty. Taste is toffee, bitter, chewy malts. Interesting, a bit odd at first, but enjoyable
Draft @ Barborteur Beerdays #1..Pours very dark brown, nice beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, dried fruits. In taste medium sweetness, fruity, malty with chocolate notes. Medium bitterness, soft carbonation. Nice.
Bottle. Pours hazy chestnut brown with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and caramel, with touches of vanilla and yeast. Sweetish flavour of malt and caramel, with fruity and estery notes and bitter, hoppy touches. Hints of tar and juniper. Bitter and estery aftertaste. A nice one, although the carbonation could be higher.
Bottle @ home. Pours an hazy amber liquid. Aroma is sweet with maltiness and fruits. Notes of juniper, caramel, toffee, gooseberry and raisins. Taste is sweet and quite dry with a nice dry maltiness. Loads of caramel. Also sweet candy, toffee, herbs and juniper. Dry finish with wood and more juniper
Aroma: juniper, alcohol, dark bread, dark fruits and light caramel. Taste: dark bread, nice bitterness, caramel, juniper, raisins. Small head, average lacing and medium carbonation.
Tried on Warsaw beer festival (4th edition) as sahti. Medium aroma with juniper. Fine appearance but without head. Good taste but alcohol is a little too much noticable. Good bitterness. Nice aftertaste with some chocolate notes. Well, such a nice beer.
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - fuzzy amber pour with off-white head. Sweet bready toasted malty, some caramel, light spices, prominent juniper coming through, interesting brew.