Aass Juleøl 4.5%

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Amber Lager/Vienna
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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dark looking beer with tan head. i liked the sweet aroma...very different. flavor was strong malty/nutty....very unique. i'd try it again!

Bottle. Amber colour with a small creamy head and a fair lacing. Aroma and taste of malts, spices and fruits. Nice beer.

(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a handsome, clear, orangey brown with an off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt. Light body dominated by the roasted malt accents. Short, dry finish. Simply too light for a christmas beer. 151206

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.

Another christmas beer with the standard medium brown body and short-lived off-white head. Virtually no lacing. Very very sweet malty aroma with fruity notes. Brown sugar. Moderate sweet taste and a light bitterness in the finish. Malty flavours with dark fruits. Quite ok, but far too watery.
[33 cl bottle, from Kiwi Valle, Oslo]

The motto "xmas lasts till Easter" came to my mind when I picked up the 330ml bottle at Fenaknoken in Oslo (BB:14.07.07). Mahogany coloured body, off-white head and hints of laceworks. Aroma has got some roasted notes. Vague, dark malty flavour added a light touch of caramel sweetness. Rather thin mouthfeel. Didn’t make me think of Yuletide (17.03.2007).

Can. Amber with a small head that disappears. Sweet fruit, metal and rather thin. A bit strange, but drinkable.

Brewed in two versions for the norwegian market. One at 4,5% and one at 6,5%. Both comes in slightly different verions each year. Aass Juleøl is one of the better norwegian ’Juleøl’. But only the stronges version is drinkable. The 4,5% version is the 6,5 plus water. A ’juleøl’ should be on the sweet side, with some spice character. One excellent german alternative: Rostock Hansebrau.

Very soft soapy nose with a touch of crystal malt. Slightly spice and very soft on the palate that dissipates at the midpoint. Thin and oxidized finish.

Bottle. 4.7 abv. Creamy off-white excellent mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Almost no aroma. Very soapy ugly flavor. Alas average finish. Watery palate. Really a bad beer.