Amager Batch One

Brewed by Amager Bryghus
Style: American Strong Ale
Kastrup, Denmark

Cloudy amber, large long lasting fluffy beige head, excellent lacing. Aroma is of light alcohol, powerful hops, caramel sweetness, soapy, oranges. Flavour is hoppy at first, caramel malt sweetness, alcohol, some spice, light grapefruit. Warming mouthfeel, medium/large body, high carbonation. Finishes long, warming, hoppy.

It’s good but the alcohol makes this a little peppery at times. Sort of goes nowhere.

500ml bottle obtained in a trade with Boutip, thanks Phil.
Opened on February 22, 2009.
Batch #85, Best before March 2010.

Bottle. Pours brown with a small white head. Aroma is dark fruit, caramel malt, and nuttiness. Flavor is rich caramel malt, raisin, alcohol spiciness, with a good bit of bitterness in the finish.

Bottle. Muddy orange - brown pour with only a little white head. Aroma is nice caramel malt, with some pit fruit, and citrusy esthers. Flavor is the same, strong malt, both caramel and pit fruit aspects, decent bitterness, similar to american style double ipa or strong ales.

Picked up a single 500ml bottle from Heritage Liquors in Maplewood, MN. Pours a hazy dark reddish amber colored brew with an average sized off-white head that has some nice retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus zest, some raisins, caramel malt, dark pitted fruits and vanilla. Taste is medium to full bodied, nice balanced carbonation with flavors of caramel malt, citrus and floral hops, and some tropical fruit. Finish is semi-sweet, alcohol is well hidden with some mild bitterness that slowly disappears. Almost close to a Barley wine profile with some added hop bitterness.

Bottle. Pours hazy tawny with an average, rocky off-white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, nutty), average hop (herbs, grass), heavy yeast (dough, earth, leaves) with notes of plum, date, and brown sugar. Full bodied, creamy texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

500 ml bottle. Golden amber body with a decent tan head. Aroma is citric hoppy and hay. Flavor is sweet malty, some caramel and a sharp, fruity bitterness with grapefruit. Very well made and in perfect balance. Easy drinkable.

In short: Rich but refreshing fruity caramel and a ton of resinous woody hops. Very good uber-hoppy barley-wine-ish brew.
How: Bottle 500ml. Consumed with a little age but more than 6 months before expiration date
The look: Cloudy orange-amber body topped by a medium beige head
In long: The strong nose is tangy with wood resin and caramel. The beer is sweet with plenty of rich caramel with a touch of honey. Fruity notes of citrus, pineapples, tropical fruits lighten up add a much welcomed refreshing character. A lot o resinous hops with a woody character provide an appropriate balance. Finish has sticky bitterness and caramel. No alcohol presence. A little yeasty. Full body and very active carbonation. This is a beer for those who enjoy the likes of Arrogant Bastard and such. I don’t know if Batch One is just a name or if this is really the first batch they brewed. But if this is in fact the first batch they brewed then this brewery started with a bang! Same way Nirvana ended.

(500 ml bottle from 1828 Vintage House) Pours slighly hazy dark ruby-amber with two fingers of light yellow/biscuit/light amber head. Aroma of pine, candy-malt, caramel, vanilla, light sweat and light chocolate and licorice. Mouthfeel smooth and nicely beefy. Light, weepy, webby dabs of lacing that are fairly well-retained. Flavor of caramel, vanilla and candy-malt overlain by medium-bitter pine. Light chocolate and licorice emerge more on the back end as it warms. Finishes with a medium-bitter piney bite leading to lingering bitter aftertaste. A bit retro-nasal hot. Tasty, good and well-made but needs a little more malt oomph and a bit more complexity to really stand out. Looks, smells and tastes alot like a barley wine, as it is described on the label.