4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 hirigalzkar (1820) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JAN 3, 2013
Bottle. Pours dark Brown with a creamy grey head. Fresh aroma with notes of nutmeg and sour cherries. Taste is malty, spicy and bretty at the same time. Notes of nutmeg, milk chocolate, salmiak and sour yeast funk. Nice balance. Smooth. Maybe a little too thin? Interesting!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 gyllenbock (2963) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - DEC 9, 2012
Bottle bought at Systembolaget in Malmö, December 2012.
Clear dark amber with a small head. Aroma of clove, some pepper and toffee. A lot of gingerbread in the taste. Also toffee, yeast and spices. Not that much brett in this one. Really an interesting beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 rlgk (7440) - Skövde, SWEDEN - NOV 17, 2012
Draught at Örebro Beer&Whisky Festival 2012. Deep amber/brown beer with a nice lasting beige head. Ginger and clove aroma, hay, biscuits, rubber, brett, funkiness is evident still kinda hidden, leather, floral notes, fruity, raisins, some stable notes. Funky flavor, leather, stable, brett, floral, ginger and clove. Love the balance in this beer. Fruity finish with ginger, banana, hay and funky notes.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 19/20 Pyrmir (1184) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - NOV 17, 2012
Bottle at ÖÖWF 2012. LOTS of cloves in the nose, caramel. Taste is about the same as nose, cloves, caramel, vörtbröd. Pretty thin flavor. Good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 SaintMatty (3596) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - DEC 15, 2012
UPDATED: DEC 17, 2012 330ml Bottle - Dark brown with a small head. Spicy and fruity aroma with raisins and cloves standing out. Fruity, spicy and slightly tart taste with notes of ginger, cloves and fruitcake. Festive and enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Frovigalning (2024) - Örebro, SWEDEN - NOV 21, 2012
Sample at ÖÖWF 2012. Sweet smell with raisins, citrus and cloves. Similar taste, subtle spiciness. Light and fresh yet interesting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 VsXsV (1222) - Linköping, SWEDEN - NOV 19, 2012
UPDATED: NOV 22, 2012 Bottle at VilleValla Pub. Almost clear deep copper liquid with small to medium off - white head. Aroma of barnyard, clove, pomerance, bread, biscuit and dark fruit. Taste is dry and light bitter with notes of funk and spices. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Nice twist on a Christmas beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Theis (11070) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 19, 2012
Bottle at Yespr’s - Thanks. Clear very dark brown - offwhite head. Nice malty, roasted, bretty notes, red berries, crispy bretty notes, peppery, spicy, very notes, very nice - but i’m not a big fan of black saisons....
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 madsberg (8789) - Søborg, DENMARK - DEC 30, 2012
Bottled. Thx yespr. Dark burgunds coloured. Dense beige coloured. Aroma. Yeast, berries, roast, sweetness, light Spice. Flavour. Berries, sweetness, Spice, light grape, yeast. Medium to full bodied. Ends full of berries and yeast. Light grapy touch. Nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 omhper (17456) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - DEC 28, 2012
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Clear dark brown, small head. Interesting aroma with cobwebs, spices and some caramel. Dryish with fairly light body. Tart and fruity, cardamom and nutmeg. Some pine needled in a long bitter finish.
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