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Carlsberg Elephant 2.21 663

Carlsberg Elephant

Percentile
8
overall
Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery
Style: European Strong Lager

Copenhagen, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6632.21/5.02.21/5.07.2%20.7Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised strong lager.
First brewed in 1959. Sold in a 330ml bottle in 1989 as "the beer you will never forget". In May 1996 Elephant Beer was repackaged into an emerald green 275ml bottle.
UK version is brewed at the Carlsberg Northampton brewery.
Carlsberg Elephant Beer is an amber-coloured beer with big intensity in its aroma, and with a distinct maltyness. There is notes of honey in the aroma. The palate of Carlsberg Elephant shows a good balance between a good body from the alcohol, and a discrete sweetness which is tamed by the sophisticated bitterness of the aftertaste.
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 JayBaxter (401), Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/59/20
Jul 23, 2006  
Pale amber colour with a thin lasting head, aroma is very lager-ish and the flavour is bitter and faintly malty. Tried but wont buy again.


 Bockyhorsey (2571), Mesa, Arizona, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/57/20
Sep 1, 2006  
330 ml bottle. Road kill skunk aroma. Dark yellow body with white head. Flavor was lot of malt and had a medium bitterness. Flavor was also burnt corn mash that left somewhat of a bad aftertaste.


 theisti (1760), Leawood, Kansas, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/102/56/20
Jul 12, 2009  
11.2 fl oz bottle purchased as part of a mix a six at Lukas in Overland Park, Kansas. 20901302 stamped on the bottle. Pour is clear golden yellow with a nice looking two inch white head. The head settled to about one inch, and then lasted long. Initially, quite a lot of carbonation bubbles, and then quickly went still. Aroma is initially strongly skunky, but that passes fast. Behind that is fairly muted toasted malt and some earthy floral hops. Once you are past the skunk, not a bad nose, just dull. Taste really took me by surprise, this was a nice looking beer with a benign nose - but the taste is immediate and quite off-putting. Get slightly vegetal maltiness, bitter floral hoppy - and chemical sweetness (think cheap coffee flavoring). And the booze, there is a lot of booze in this. The finish is dirty grassy. Palate is medium thin, watery, decent carbonation level. The finish is long, grassy and very hot. Fortunately, the finish has honey sweetness, that is only somewhat "industrial" tasting. The aroma and appearance of this beer really saved its score. Hey Matt, you should check this one out next time you need a Russian Lager flashback.


 Beltramelli (471), Campinas, Brazil
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/59/20
Jan 8, 2008  
Esperava muito mais dessa famosa loirinha. Talvez minha nota baixa se deva ao excesso de expectativa...


 Wim (1396), Turnhout, Belgium
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/56/20
Aug 3, 2007  
yellow sparkling body with a small white head a malty aroma a sweet malty taste with a average alcoholic finich


 mmmbeer (787), Austin, Texas, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Feb 27, 2008  
Bottle poured into lager glass- poured transparent golden yellow, mild carbonation, white head said hello- then goodbye. Aroma of malt, yeast, and hops. Hits the mouth with a thin body, weak malt and hops are detectable but far from overpowering, bit of an alcohol finish. It reminds me more of a malt liquor than a ESL, if the malt was more powerful, then it would fit into it’s category.


 LordCorkscrew (1047), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Jul 28, 2007    Updated: Jul 30, 2007
Strong Lager che sa di acqua in cui siano state sciacquate le chiavi di casa. Buona se vi chiamate Giorgio Abufboi; Per quanto riguarda l’elefante.... sembra che ci abbia cagato dentro. assaggiata al Britannia Pub, dal bicchiere altrui ;)


 jkm (201), Australia
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/59/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Bottle. Clear pale amber with a small white head. Fair lacing. Thin bodied with average/high carbonation. Sweet at first, with a crisp dry, mildly bitter finish and also with a slight alcohol flavour coming through.



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