 larsga (2113), Oslo, Norway
May 13, 2008
Medium offwhite lasting head leaves fine lacing on the glass. Chestnut brown body with carbonation. Strong fruity wooden caramel aroma is incredibly harmonic. Dry-sweet elderberry and fruit taste with wooden caramelly notes. Dry dandelion, wood, and flowers aftertaste. Very, very good. (0.1l draft at brewpub.)
bager (1900), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Jul 23, 2008 On tap @ the brewpub. Amber coloured with a medium sized white head. Somewhat malty with notes of caramel, herbs, fruits and hops.
madsberg (4363), Bangalore, India
Jun 26, 2008 Draught @ the brewpub: Deep amber coloured. Unclear. LIght brown head. Herbs, caramel, sweetness and some fruits in the aroma. Flavour of light berries, caramel, herbs and some flowers. Meidum bodied. Dry. LIght bitter end.
plovmand (420), Helsinge, Denmark
Jun 14, 2008 On tap at the pub. Pours reddish amber with a thick creamy beige head. Aroma of hops, fresh fruit, grass, caramel and spices. Flavour is the same with the hops in the front.
SDbruboy (1809), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 9, 2008 On draft from brewpub as part of sampler tray. Clear brandy color - reddish amber with a small off white head. Aroma of burnt caramel, ripe fruits, clover, honey and floral notes. Flavor of ripe fruits, cherry and toffee, earthy, piney hops, with citrus peel and spice, astringent finish. medium body, gently prickly carbonation. I’m starting to recognize a house yeast characteristic in this sampler tray - not bad at all, just distinguishable. Interesting and enjoyable overall.
chris_o (4393), London, Greater London, England
Jun 9, 2008 500ml bottle at London tasting, May 2008, bought at SuperBest Aarhus. No BBE date apparent. Guess I was expecting some thing hoppy in an American style from the name. Perhaps, if I’d looked closely at the label, the words "Red Ale" might have prompted me to expect something slightly different. Nonetheless , it’s a handsome gingery colour with a pleasant firm herbaceous hop aroma. However, in the flavour, a more malty character appears. Slightly smoky and ashy feel that didn’t mesh perfectly with the hoppy character and the effect was slightly out of balance. Pretty decent but I would have preferred something more assertively aromatic. As it was, it seemed slightly caught between two stools.
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