Aass Juleøl 6.5%

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Dunkler Bock
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

Aass Jule-ol pours to a beautiful, bright, tawny brown color with a slight tan head that fades, and a moderate amount of carbonation. The nose is very inviting on this beer. Very pleasing roasty notes marry with some sweet malty and toasty aromas. There is also a very nice back drop of grassy hop aroma to balance. The palate is firm with lots of good nutty and toasty malt flavor. The body is very smooth and round on this beer, making it so drinkable. Aass Jule-ol finishes with more nutty flavors up front, then ends with a nice roasty finish. This beer is a legendary Christmas brew. What really impressed me was the great roasty/nutty malt character of this beer paired with an exceptionally clean body. This is a wonderful, hearty, dark lager, perfect for Christmas time, and the winter season. It retails in six packs for about $11, so it is a little pricey, but I say well worth it. This beer is quite rare, and it isn’t often that you get to drink this speciality from Aass, so I say seek it out. Aass Juel-ol would match with a number of hearty dishes. I would match it with roasted goose, turkey, venison stew, or the classic Norweigan dish of lutefisk.

As Christmas beer goes, this is one of the best in the world. Only bested by the belgiums. ( side note: I prefer the old label)

Bottle. Thanks again to Steve for digging this up in Chestnut Hill. Another beat up case and beat up bottle, but the beer survived unscathed. A Vienna? To me, much more of a belgian strong ale, reminisenct of Oerbier: malty, boozy, just a hint of spice. 6.2%? burns more like 8+%

Juleol Christmas Beer--1998 11.2 oz. Bottle. 6.20% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Winter Ale. Deep dark red color and clear rich appearance. Spicy malt malt body. No spice added. Rich flavor and good aroma with pleasing light fruity esters. Excellent clean finish. Light flavorful seasonal. Sampled 11/17/1998. Juleol Christmas Beer--2002 11.2 oz. Green Bottle. 6.20% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Winter Ale. Clear rich copper bronze red color. Lacy light head. Roasted mellow winter spice mild hop front. Rich toasted biscuit mild sweet toffee cherry creamy body. Clean mild balanced spice hop end. Sampled 5/15/2003.

A very easy and drinkable beer. This beer formed an average sized ivory head that was creamy with fine-medium sized bubbles that quickly dissipated. The body was opaque and uncarbonated with a reddish-brown hue. The nose was caramel and spices with a sweet, spicy, caramel, notes of alcohol and a roasty flavor. The texture was creamy, smooth, and a bit watery and thin in my opinion. This was a light bodied beer with sparse lacing on the sides of my glass.

Pours a two finger light tan head that fades slowly to a ring leaving some lace. Mahogany/amber color. Good carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Molasses nose. Starts sweet molasses flavor, finish is malty with hints of bitterness in aftertaste. $1.79 for a 330ml bottle from Lina’s Beverages Painesville, OH.

(on bottle, thanx Sigmund) Very plesant aroma of roasted malts and sweetness, as staright from the sack of grains. Very full. Extremly smooth mouth witnhcainsugar, melasses and wood, maybe burnt wood. Allmost no bitternes in the finish, witch has a hint of almonds, great beer. Best norweigan juleøl for me so far.

UPDATED: NOV 9, 2011 Rerate: 330 ml bottle 2011, Cardinal Pub & Bar, ABV 6.5%. Chestnut to mahogany coloured beer, moderate cream-coloured head. Very malty and pleasant aroma with plenty of caramel, mild roasty and spicy notes. The flavour has also plenty of caramel, sweet but not too much, moderate roasty, spicy and hoppy finish.