Amager Red Nitro

Formerly brewed at Amager Bryghus
Style: American Strong Ale
Kastrup, Denmark

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Hand labeled bottle courtesy of Papsoe. Thanks Henrik. The American Strong ale pours a medium orange gold color. Small sized white foamy head. The aroma is malty, fruity, with a touch of hops. A medium bodied American Strong Ale. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are grapefruity and citrusy. Nice balance. A big malty, hoppy ale, most definitely an American Strong Ale even it was not brewed in America. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Bottle. Pours hazy copper with average, frothy off-white head; short retention and some lacing. Aroma is pears, bread malt, floral hops, light caramel, and faint soapy notes. Flavor is sweet malt forward, medium hops, and light esters; dry, slightly sweet finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.

Bottle. Pours lightly hazy amber with a medium, frothy white head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is fragrant floral and fruity hops, light pine and resin with biscuit malt and fruity esters. Flavor is heavy hops and bitterness, light spicy alcohol, supporting malt and a dry finish. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation.

(50cl bottle) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel, mango, and citrus. Flavor of caramel, grapefruit, peach, and grass with a bitter finish.

(.5L bottle best by 12-2010 batch 189 thanks to bu11zeye) clear pale orange with a ring of fine tan bubbles with nice lacing. Nose of caramel, sweet orange, bit of funk. Taste of orange, caramel, bread and a nice sweet linger.

En Imperial Red ale. Har inte druckit många i kategorin men den stora maltsötman tar för stor plats. Massor av sött bröd och karamell, mycket frukt typ litchi och passion och stor beska. Maffigt men ganska jobbig att dricka.

Bottle courtesy bu11zeye. Pours a clear orange color with a foamy white head. Aroma is sweet, spicy malts, clay notes. Flavor is sweet and very spicy malts. Slightly bitter. Leaves a tingle on the palate. Has a bit of hop intensity.

Bottle from bu11zeye. Deep red pour with an off-white head. Aroma is a little toast, fruit, and kinda sweet. Taste is about the same with an awkward fruit finish.

Dark amber colored beer. The smell and taste were a disappointment for me. Smelled too much coffee. Carbo firm and medium to full body were nice though.

(Bottle 50 cl @ Traktørstedet, Batch 189, Best before Dec 2010) This is not really a fair review of the beer as the bottle I received had expired 7 months ago and I imagine that is not the best condition for a beer based so much on hop freshness as this one. I will strive to review a fresh version of the beer as soon as possible. Pours a hazy amber with a medium, off-white head that laces the glass. The aroma is malty floral with strong hints of lemon. The taste bears witness to the heavy malt profile but the hop bitterness has lost much of its character due to the age of the beer. The brew has some sourness, which is probably due to it being bottle conditioned and aged. Full-bodied, oily on the palate, medium carbonation and a long, astringent finish. Girlfriend says: "It tastes like dishwasher soap."

I didn’t really like this one. Had the black nitro yesterday which was a lot better. Rating will follow. The Red Nitro was a bit dull and boring. Mouthfeel was really good though.