 theisti (971), Leawood, Kansas, USA
May 15, 2008
330 ml bottle purchased at the Vín Búð - Kringlan, Reykjavik, Iceland. Pour is clear golden with small carbonation bubbles and a big, thick white head. Head is quite lasting, when it finally retreated it left behind some nice lacing. Aroma of slightly sweet corn maltiness. There is just a hint of earthy hops in the background. Taste is faintly sweet maltiness, earthy hops and then finishes with corn. The label lists Saaz, but not too much of that came through in the taste. The after taste lingers just a bit too long, and is somewhat dirty hay tasting. Overall, decently made beer, somewhere in the middle of the pack of the Icelandic beers I have had.
oh6gdx (5195), Vaasa, Finland
Jul 17, 2008 Bottled (thanks SADESA). Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some hops and mild fruity notes. Flavour is grassy hops, malts, mild maizeish notes. Rather wellbalanced.
fiulijn (5695), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Mar 5, 2008 Bottle at Rover, Göteborg; great generosity of Pelle
Blond color; nice small bubbles, but not enough to gain extra points. I’m quite surprised to find some continental hop in the aroma, light but very nice. The flavor is strange, as it is 70% Pilsner (good crispy malt), and 30% cheap Lager (there is some paper-like flavor); the mouthfeel is very dry, mostly at the end; it has a correct bitterness. A positive attempt to brew a good Pilsner.
Ungstrup (10824), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jan 21, 2008 Bottled. A golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and very malty, while the flavor is sweet malty combined with notes of caramel and a slight tickle on the tongue from the alcohol. Thanks Emil for bringing this beer to Denmark.
Grovlam (2906), Copenhagen, Denmark
Jan 15, 2008 Bottle. [Great two day tasting session @ Papsoe] Small fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Clear flat looking body with a pale golden color. Aroma of light grass, grain, caramel. Over the palate light floral bitterness, cookie and toffee. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and light dry texture. Light sweet and bitter finish. Light dry and grassy bitter finish.
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