Amager Batch One

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

Brown bottle, 2008, 50 cl, batch 85, best before 3 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on February 12 2009; eye: russet, hazy, light effervescence, nice beige head made up of rather large bubbles that turns into a foamy sheet, a bit of lacing; nose: lots of malt, nice resinous hops, a certain sweetness, grapefruit, pine; mouth: resinous hops, malt, resinous hops again, pine, short dry finale in resinous hops, nice astringency, medium-full body, rather bitter, mildly sweet, slightly harsh texture, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 50 cl, lot 85, meilleure avant 3 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 12 février 2009; œil : roussâtre, voilée, légère effervescence, bonne mousse beige formée de bulles plutôt grosses qui se transforme en une couverture mousseuse, un peu de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, bon houblon résineux, certain sucré, pamplemousse, pin; bouche : houblon résineux, malt, houblon résineux, pamplemousse, pin, courte finale sèche en houblon résineux, bonne astringence, corps moyen-corsé, plutôt amère, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement rugueuse, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

Aroma:pine a grapefruti hops,Caramel,alcohol... Appearance:Dark amber,good head... Flavor:strong hops flavor,caramel,alcohol...

Bottle. Dark amber, thick ring of bubbles. Nose-very nice, light wet straw, light cherry liquor. Taste-very well done tobacco, very strong, tea, straw, very light very well done, dark fruit, great yeast, brown sugar, good seltzer, really comes together. Absolutely the whole package.

Courtesy SoLan. This one was over a year old at this point. Pours a cloud, dark, orange-amber color with a frothy, cream colored head. Jagged lines and spots of lacing mark the glass. The nose is very hoppy, even at this age, with bold notes of pine, spruce, orange and grapefruit showing over a toffee and caramel malt base. Flavors match the aroma, a nice balance being struck between the toffee and the aged, but strong, citrus and pine hops. Medium-full, lightly carbonated, and smooth, the body is quite satisfying. Good brew, ever after some aging.

My bottle definitely poured a very unclear murky orange tinted dull brown with a fantastic dense frothy off-white head and lots of fine sticky lacing 4.5 on appearance. Definitely smells Danish, plasticy malts, a bit spicy with a nice hop touch of papaya and juicy peach, a bit perfumy, also noticeable alcohol. Flavor is a bit odd, similar to some of Mikkeller’s stuff, but unique, tasty and quite drinkable. First taste is light caramel, a bit plasticy, followed by a nice juicy hop bite, a bit of sugary papaya and peaches then turning peppery and dry. Finishes very bitter and a tad burnt. Very easy drinking for 9%. This beer pulls of that trick of being dry with layered sweetness. Medium/light bodied, sugary and just a touch creamy with softer barely noticeable carbonation that stiff has a slight sizzle to it.

Bottle, graciously shared by SoLan. Pours a ruddy amber with a thin off-white head. Nose of honey malts. a little alcohol. malty sweetness, slightly vinous, some earthy hops, hints of berries. Smooth alcohol, malt with a little sweetness, light bitterness. Drying alcohol in the mouth.

Thanks to SoLan for this. Aroma is a nice mix of piney hops and vanilla. Flavor is fairly light and bitter with lemon peel. A bit of juniper as well. Pretty good.

Bottle. Pours a mahogany body with 3 finger tan head. Dark fruity aromatic character, light sweet malt, and allspice. Very boozy almost reminiscent of gin. Light citrus hops to finish.