3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Vika enjoyed at home
Pours dark brown with a big tanned head. Smells of roast, hints of coffee, nuts and yeast. Moderate sweet, quite fruity for a brown ale, hints of coffee and dark fruits, nuts in the back. Moderate bitter finish, earthy hops. Very nice brown ale, on the fruity side, nice roast and yeast flavors. One of the best brown ales i’ve tasted
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at home. Has a deep nut brown colour with a light beige medium head. Nice aroma of walnuts, leather, oak, coffee beans and some smoke and dark chocolate. Find the same in the taste but feels lighter than expected where leather, nuts and wood being the most dominant. Has a silky and light mouth feel, and a light bitterness. A good and tasteful brown ale.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Vinmonopolet (Vika), Oslo. Lovely, clear, dark chestnut brown colour. Finger-thick, soft, light beige head that settles as a thin film with some lacing. Aroma of malt, chocolate, vegetables, nuts. Medium body, soft carbonation. Mildly bitter, chocolate-malty taste with a growing acidity. Lingering malty-bitter-sour aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Vinmonopolet, Vika. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Lightly roasty aroma with dark fruits, malt and hints of nuts. Medium body. Sweet and malty with roasty notes and a mild bitterness in the finish. Quite mild in flavour, but pleasant and sessionable. (2013-02-23)
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Brewdog shop. Dark brown color, beige head. Bitter/roasty taste with citrus, caramel, bread, earthy notes and hazel nuts. Smooth body with mostly malts. Roasty finish with nuts. Excellent brown ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Valkendorfsgate, Bergen. Pours a deep brown, ruby-hued body, crowned with a medium khaki-colored head retention of some longevity. Nose is nutty malt tones, grains, almond-like sweetness, hints of toffee and soft, mild coffee. Taste is nutty, biscuit-like dry malt tones with hints of filter coffee, toffee, straw and grains. Complex, yet drinkable. Full to medium body, medium carbonation and a semi-dry finish with some subdued hop notes. Pretty enjoyable, but I suspect brown ale will never be my favorite style, generally speaking. I’d really like to taste the Mild version of this, as it was originally brewed to be! :-)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Vinmonopolet, Kvadrat. Pours very dark hazy brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted nutty malts, wood , must and chocolate. Taste is light sweet, thick and delicious malts, some good hops toward the end
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
A: Toasty
A: Dark brown, almost porter-like
T: Rich, nutty, bready, a tad sweet, very toasty
P: Thick and full bodied
O: One of my favorite brown ales!
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Really tasty beer. Very rich. Almost an Imperial english ale. Big toastiness. Grains come through nicely. Yeasty aroma. Caramel and mild hops. Slightly sweet with very little bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika. Brown golden color, good foam. Aromas f malt, ok fruitiness, some dried fruits- light hoppy note
Medium body & complexity.
Immediate sweetness, some bitterness, ok balance
Enjoyable
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