Aass Juleøl 4.5%

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Vienna
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Lager glass

Dark brown color with big head. malty and sweet aroma. Flavor is sweet and little fruty.

Bottle. Dark copper color, thin layer off-white head. Aroma of caramel. roasted malt. Lively carbonation, good bitterness for the style.

Can. Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of bread and a little caramel. light sweetness and lightly bitter.

Bottle from Ica, Vikersund. Clear, reddish brown colour. Finger-thick offwhite head that reduces quickly. Slightly sweet malty aroma quite well balanced with soft hop bitterness. Finishes too sour. Very average brew that failed to induce xmas emotions.

Can. Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Typical norwegian christmas beer. Could need a little more of everything, but a nice beer.

Bottle. Malt aroma. Clear redbrown colour with beige head. Malt and a bit of caramel in flavour with a discrete weak hops finish.

0.33l bottle from Meny. Pours a nice dark brown-red body with a quite thin quickly disappearing head. Nose is fresh fruits and burned malts - otherwise quite anonymous. Tastes quite blend. Some malt, thin caramel and week leather hints. Finishes off with a small bitter ending. All in all; Quite boring. (could have sworn the alcohol percentage was 4,7 - not 4,5 but that’s another story)

"2010 edition", bottle from local store. Pours a brown brew with an off-white head which quickly disappears. Nose is sweet. Aroma has hints of licorice, dark sweet fruits, malt. Good mouthfeel, but slightly watery. Nice balance, not sickeningly sweet. Pretty good "grocery store juleøl", but not very exciting.