Almond 22 Fredric

Brewed by Almond 22
Style: Smoked
Spoltore (Pescara), Italy

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Colore ambrato tendente al marrone. Al naso più luppoli che malto in evidenza. Buona anche in bocca, ma non mi ha particolarmente colpito.

Shared 75 cl bottle at Cardinal. Hazy orange body with small particles in it. Inch thick, creamy, light brown head leaving excellent lacing. Wooden, spicy, sweet dried light fruits on the nose. Spicy, bitter, toasted, light wooden, heavy sweet flavors and a hint of chlorine. Medium to full body, light syrupy mouthfeel.

Bottle @ tasting. Aroma is nutty, old fruit beer like. Flavour is caramel, bread, some fruit, a bit like a hoppy belgian dubbel.

Tasting @ De Molen
Warm amber, white head. Honey, some fruit, fairly bitter with sweet undertones. Dry ending. Nothing smoked about this one!

Amber clear and small frothy lasting lace. Soaked raisins, booze, nutty malt base, nutmeg. Barley winey. Bit thin, but understandable for the abv. Dry, light bitterness. Sandy feel; dead hops? Aroma is much better. Good brew. (At De Molen tasting)

Bottle at dEnk’s montly tasting session @ De Molen. Clear deep orange pour, thin off-white head. Aroma is a bit dusty, slightly chemical and with some dry fruits and nuts. Flavor is spicy, somewhat dusty and dry. A bit boring, but might have been over its prime.

75cl bottle. The aroma has caramel malts, cinamon, slight hops. Hazy, brown coloured beer with an off-white head. The taste is light bitter, has roasted caramel malts, spices. Medium bodied. Nice.

Medium offwhite head. Clear deep red body with visible particles. Wooden roasty caramel aroma with resiny lacquer and spice notes. Dry-sweet and faintly acidic roasty caramelly and chocolatey taste with spicy resiny earthy notes. Fullish body. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish resiny citric roasty aftertaste with earthy caramel and wood notes. Some spice and licorice notes, too. Really nice. Rich, complex, and full-flavoured, yet balanced and harmonic. An impressive beer. (0.75l bottle, Håndverkerstuene, Oslo. Bottle says 5.8%.)

Bottle, 75cl, at Haandverkerstuene. It’s almost clear in the glass, dark amber in color and with a small, off-white head. Spiced and herbal nose with a pleasant maltyness and some cellar and alcohol. Nice bitterness in the flavor, along with herbs and spices. Malty and slightly warming from the alcohol, which sort of puzzles me. Might be some strange form of smoke I’m detecting. Long finish with herbs and bitterness. A tasteful beer that drinks easily. 110211

Pours darky brown colour with light tan head. Fruity aroma with yeast and hops presence. Medium bitterness in the taste and refreshing but it lacks a bit of taste and character. Light body, thin feel, soft carbonation, medium bitter after taste. Ok. PD: Where is the smokiness??