Atna Øl Til Julemat

Brewed by Atna Øl
Style: Dunkel
Atna, Norway

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Flaske 0,33l mottatt som gave fra Rune. Takker. Mørk gyldenbrun på farge. Uklar. Pent kremaktig skum som varer. Aromaen er svakt røstet malt. Smaken er forsiktig røstet med en anelse krydder. Balansert. Tørr svakt bitter ettersmak. Antakeligvis har de dekning for navnet: Vil sikkert duge godt til ribbe og pinnekjøtt. KI=2

Courtesy of Rune. Bottle. Low but lasting off-white fluffy head. Hazy orange brown body. Sweet roasted malt caramel raisin nuts aroma. Thinbodied and somewhat flat roasted malt flavor without much hops bitterness. Low carbonation, short aftertaste.

Bottle from Centra Colosseum enjoyed at home
Deep red, beige head. Smells of anis, caramel, burned malts and raisins. Taste is quite malty, good sweetness, aggressive caramel flavor too. Malt bitter finish. QUite thick feel fo a beer this low abv. MEdium bodied. Quite a punching bag for a shop strength yule beer. A bit too sweet for my liking but hops, spices and malts are actually quite nice

Bottle at Hanne på høyden, Bergen. Hazy dark amber with off-white head which diminish fast. Aromas of sweet malt, spices and meat. The taste is more towards bitter berries. The beer is slightly dry and bitter. Very thin mouthfeel. Overall it smells good but feels very light in the mouth.

From bottle. Color dark red/brown, slightly cloudy. An overwhelming, very unpleasant smell of fermented cheese ("gammalost"). The beer is very, very bitter, with some sweetness trying to balance it, but all in all the whole thing is totally ruined by the gruesome taste. Taste is subjective of course, and some may like this. But definitely not my cup of tea, and not like anything I’ve had the misfortune to find in a beer before. --- Reading the other ratings, I have to wonder if my bottle was from a bad batch. But I can only rate the beer that is in my glass.

UPDATED: MAR 1, 2012 Bottle. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. Light malty nose. Unusual light flavour with a tiny sour finish.

What? No aroma? How is that even possible? Ok, one more sniff… Well, I get some extremely faint malty notes, so this is probably a beer. I pour the odourless liquid into my glass, and find a medium brown body topped with a small, very short-lived head that ends up as a thin film. On the bottom of the glass there are big lumps of yeast. Ouch. The taste is almost as vague as the aroma: light sweet and light bitter. The flavours are, believe it or not, rather faint. I get mostly yeast and some citric notes. Not bad, but certainly a bit strange. All the yeast also gives a slightly metallic feel. Sorry Atna, I’m certainly not letting this accompany my christmas food.
[33 cl bottle, from Meny Carl Berner, Oslo]

UPDATED: OCT 2, 2011 Caramel in the aroma and taste. Light on the palate, abrupt finish. Dark amber colour, almost red. White to tan head that disappears quickly. I drank this about 10 months after bottling, that might explain my lack of enthusiasm for the brew. Even though it was well within the expiration date, by a couple of months. (33 cl bottle)

31.05.2011. 0,33l Bottle. Safari Lagunen, Bergen. Brown colour with off-white head. Hazy unclear beer. Aroma is malty with malt sweetness. There is also some grassy hops and some dry bitterness at the end. Fairly good beer this one.

Shared bottle at Cardinal. Hazy orange with a creamy, light brown film. Roasted malts and pine on the nose. Bland first impression. Light to medium body. Acidic and metallic mouth.

Bottle. Brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, malt, hay. Flavour is caramel, hop, malt, fruit, hay. Medium body. A little bit boring.