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Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Copenhagen, Denmark
Serve in Lager glass

bottled
common

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available

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RATINGS: 778   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.24   EST. CALORIES: 216   ABV: 7.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Danish: Carlsberg Elephant er en såkaldt ”Bockbier” og blev brygget for første gang i 1959. Den er vinøs og frugtig med smagsindtryk af æbler, melon, banan og karamel afbalanceret af en tør bitterhed. Du fornemmer også antydninger af egetræ, bark, nødder og fyrrenåle. Farven er lys gylden med hvidt skum.

English: Carlsberg Elephant Beer is an amber-coloured beer with big intensity in its aroma, and with a distinct maltyness. There is notes of honey in the aroma. The palate of Carlsberg Elephant shows a good balance between a good body from the alcohol, and a discrete sweetness which is tamed by the sophisticated bitterness of the aftertaste.

1.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
Blom (778) - Odense, DENMARK - FEB 24, 2010
Yellow with a dense head. Aroma of corn, alcohol and grass. The flavour is potent, dominated by the alcohol with a cloying sweetness.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
dnstone (1467) - Mons, BELGIUM - FEB 6, 2010
Sterile, "lagery" aroma. Typical golden color. A bit sweet and malty. Nothing special.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
RuneStumo (1384) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - JAN 29, 2010
29.01.2010, 0,5l Can. Golden colour with white head. Aroma is malty with bitterness and some sweetness. Considering the alcohol strength, I think this beer is rather weak. Aftertaste is a little short but there is some nice bitterness.

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Leafs93 (868) - Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 28, 2010
Not a fan, very generic tasting beer. Pours nice golden color. Taste is very skunky. It is a crisp but unrefreshing concotion. Maybe I just had a couple bad bottles, who knows. I will certainly not forgot this beer since I have to always remember not to purchase it again.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
radioseer (267) - Virginia, USA - JAN 18, 2010
(sample) Pours a golden color with a pretty decent size head that dissipates fast until there is nothing left. Aroma is of pale malt and alcohol. Taste is a sweet malt with a bland hop componet. Also has a alcohol taste too. Thin texture and average carbonation. This beer reminds me of malt liqour.

2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
arminjewell (2445) - Parker, Colorado, USA - JAN 8, 2010
Pours a orange with small white head, aroma is a bit of light floral hops and bready sweetness. Taste up front is a tiny bit of floral hops that leads into the malt sweetness, with some definite alcohol bit at the end. Average lager, but with a high ABV.

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
JoeAgain (62) - New Jersey, USA - DEC 31, 2009
A very strong lager, with characteristics normally found in an ale. Deep, orange-tan color, with a white head that lasts fairly long, but then suddenly dissipates into nothingness. Caramel like nose, with some fruitiness and bubblegum seeping through. Very strong, almost sugary malt flavor, with a fair amount of hop flavor and bitterness off setting some of the sweetness. One main detractor in this brew is the alcohol; you can taste it, especially as the beer starts to warm, and almost takes on a "rubbing alcohol" character. Had it not been for the latter, this beer may have rated higher, for it’s not a bad effort.

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
ROGUE (1315) - Newark, Delaware, USA - DEC 23, 2009
12oz bottle. Poured a golden yellow with a large white head. Smell is grainy and mildly sweet smelling. Taste is alcohol and a bit of bitterness, sort of sweet. Tastes like malt liquor. The finish was dry and very alcoholic. The body was medium.


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