Ægir Julebrygg 7.0% (green label)

Brewed by Ægir Bryggeri
Style: English Strong Ale
Flåm, Norway

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Shared with Strykzone on Facebook Chat. Poued dark brown with big light tan head. Lots of carbonation. Nose of caramel malts with spices, with orange zest, and cardamon. Cinnamon too. Medium body . Smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is spicy and complex but it hangs together well. Some fruit and there is chocolate in the finish, and in fact lots of it. Overall a very tasty beer.

Bottle from Hayduke. We had it together via facebook chat. I rolled this before opening and there was plenty of sediment on the bottom of the bottle. An aroma of spices that is very nice. Caramel, yeast, fruit. It is kind of a dunkel but with spices. I taste caramel, raisins, orange zest, cardamon, cinnamon, yeast. Sweetness is fairly big and alcohol is a bit obtrusive. As the beer warmed it became more sour and chemical tasting. That was unfortunate after a strong start. Near the finish the feel became powdery and chocolate was tasted. This was complex and interesting and it kept bringing different flavors with temperature changes.

50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20101126.
Pours copper color with a medium head. Aroma of caramel malts, toffee, some ripe fruits and spices. Flavor of caramel malts, bread, biscuit notes, ripe fruits and toffee. Nice.

Bottle at the courtesy of Rune. Very high and astonishingly long lasting fluffy off-white head. Hazy dark orange brown body. Sweet caramel raisin plum prune aroma. Roasted malt caramel cocoa bitter sweet light spicy flavor with a touch of citrus. Low carbonation. Long spicy and light bitter finish. Lovely. Alcohol level seems just right. Long time ago I had such a nice Norwegian beer. Let them keep coming Rune!

Aroma is yeast, malts and mint. The flavor is juniper berries, fruit, malts and a mix of tart and tangy in the finish.

Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, light brown, mostly lasting. Body is cloudy dark amber. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie), with notes of eucalyptus, juniper, rosemary, Listerine, etc. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Rather off-putting medicinal nose...too much spice and not enough beer. Slightly better in the mouth, where it’s fairly balanced and creamy.

Pours hazy mahogany into a snifter. White head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Toffee and orange zest aromas. Thin with upfront juniper turning to bitter roots in the lasting finish

Bottle, 2009 vintage. Pours reddish, with a big, lightly coloured head. Aroma is burned malts, molasses and toffee, as well as a nice hoppines. Flavour is definitely on the sweet side with burned malts, molasses, burned sugar and kandi.

Draught (Bishops Arms, Folkungagatan, Stockholm) - Copper with a slight haze and a foamy head. Spicy aroma with notes of cinnamon, ginger and fruitcake. Fruity, spicy and very festive taste with notes of ginger, cinnamon, spice malt and caramel. Enjoyable.

(Draught at Bishop’s Arms Folkungagatan, Stockholm, 7 Dec 2012) Brownish amber colour with creamy, beige head. Malty, spicy nose with cinnamon, cardamom, dark fruit and dark rye bread. Malty, spicy taste with notes of dark rye bread, wort, cinnamon, cardamom, dried fruit and a spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Nice one.