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Aldaris Tumsais

 (RETIRED)
Score
3634
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Aldaris (Carlsberg)
Style: Dunkel
Riga, Latvia

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unknown

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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 2.92/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.91   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
"Aldara Tumšais" beer is a medium strong dark beer brand, with significant caramel malt and admissible light burnt (parched) malt flavour, as well as hop tunes (odorous hop). Sourness of hop is sensible alongside caramel malt in comparably light taste. Colour - brown - red/dark brown.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DougShoemaker (3149) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 13, 2002
Malty, brown sugar aroma, deep brown with a medium toffee head. Sweet, soft molasses, roasted and nutty flavour. Good bitterness, sweet but not overly so, an interesting example of the style.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - NOV 24, 2002
Very much like a German dunkel but a little lacking at the edges.Thinish taste but not too gassy so not a bad drink.But if you want to try the real thing its got to be from Germany.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Sully (1378) - Potts Point, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA - AUG 6, 2003
It pours really well with a good chocolate colour and a creamy head. It did finish poorly however but given the circumstances of being held over at the airport in Riga and getting this for free it was not as bad as it could have been.

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Engelsmann (652) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 9, 2005
Bottled. Pours a dark Mahogany brown, with a tan head. Aroma is sweet roasted malts. Taste is slightly sweet and roasted.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
D (577) - Gdynia, POLAND - JUL 22, 2006
Tea colour, strong malt aroma and flavour, well balanced. Honey and caramel notes. A bit too much carbonation. Enjoyable overall.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Pernille (518) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - OCT 23, 2005
Aroma: burnt toast and smoke. Dark brown color. Quite sweet, smoked flavor. Thin mouthfeel. Sticky finish.

2.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
atalus (16) - Riga, LATVIA - FEB 3, 2006
Tumshais - means "dark". Medium strong dark beer wich is not so good as Porteris, but Laidies aslo loves this beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
mansdibens99 (8) - USA - FEB 3, 2002 does not count
Tumsais = dark. I agree with the other posts, it is sugery and sweet. But decent.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
berth (2) - SWEDEN - MAR 7, 2004 does not count
A very good, tasty and colourful beer that won the World Beer Cup a couple of years ago.


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