Araucana Rojiza Fuerte

Bottled@Monks Cafe, Wallingatan, Stockholm. Deep ruby red colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is raisins, malts, mild caramel and some hops. Also quite nutty as it warms up. Flavour is hops, sweet caramel malts along with raisins and mild notes of alcohol. Interesting doppelbock.

From a bottle (50 cl) at SMÖF-08. Cloudy amber with creamy off-white head. Deep malty aroma with caramel, toffee, almonds, and som red berries. Full bodied and extremely smooth. Well balanced with a dry finish. A truly special beer.

(Bottled 50 cl at SMÖF-08 - Söderbärke)
On October 24, 2008
BB 12 ABR 2008
First sample: Clear copper color, before sediment is poured, then turns more cloudy. Fluffy lasting tan head. Malty, sweet, smooth, strawberry cream, cake, scent. I want to eat it with a spoon for dessert! Big, sweet, malty, fruity, alcohol, grainy taste, nice!!! Smooth mouthfeel, low to medium bitterness. Even better with sediment poured in.
9/4/9/4/18=4.4

Went back and bought 4 whole bottles that I finished one by one, amazing beer! One of the best beers I’ve ever had! Pushing rating after a while to: 9/4/10/5/19=4.7

These bottled had been stored for about one year, seems to have been good for it!

Hazy red with large off white head. Sweet aroma wiht toasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Sweet flavour with toasted malt, caramel and tipe fruits. Ends sweet.

(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a hazy amber golden with a creamy beige head. Sweet aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Medium body with a low carbonation and sweetish caramel malt combined with overripe fruit. Almost no bitterness. A solid and pleasant Bock. 290608

Bottle at RBESG08 Grand tasting. Alround rating: A malty beast, alc relitivly well hidden, but lacking balance if quite drinkable, unexciting though.

Bottle (RBESG 2008): Chestnut-amber coloured, cloudy; deep sweet-grainy nose, a bit nutty too, combined with traces of hops; deep sweet-bitter flavour, medium to full bodied; sweet-grainy finish, balanced by a hoppy bitterness. Satisfying stuff............

RBESG2008: 50 cL bottle. Pours hazy and dark orange with a creamy white head. Grainy and cardboard aroma. Flavour is solid malty and toasted malt. Smooth alcohol and light bitternes into the finish.