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

bottled
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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 4/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
NaturalIce (120) - originally from Michigan, New York, USA - SEP 19, 2008
12 oz bottle; This is definitely not on the same level as Mickey’s or Olde English. It’s funny because I didn’t even realize it was a malt liquor. This beer is way too sweet to be a good malt liquor in my opinion. Thank god it’s 7.2% alc.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fidel (1302) - Livermore, California, USA - SEP 18, 2008
Golden, sweet, malty, bready, little funky, hoppy, earthy, grassy, slight citrus.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Pinball (7772) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - SEP 18, 2008
bottle, 33cl. sweet fruity aroma. actually okay. pors clear dark gold with a small white head. flavor is sweetish, burn from alc. eggyolk. you will get used to it, but the initial impression is bad i think.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
DrDavid (957) - Johnson, Vermont, USA - SEP 12, 2008
(Bottle). Vague lemon bread aroma. Golden with a white head. Flavor not as bad as expected, though certainly not great....some maltiness and crisp carbonation. Best to drink it cold, if you must drink it at all, to mask some of the funkier elements.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
smjohnst (203) - , Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 10, 2008
Wasn’t much to this beer. Very sour kind of start with no finish at all. Didn’t taste particular strong either.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
joekinty (263) - rockledge, Florida, USA - SEP 4, 2008
dont hate you dont know me dont hate you dont know me i will slap you silly like a dog named willy

0.8
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 2/20
pj1855 (160) - Eagan, Minnesota, USA - SEP 4, 2008
Pours a gold color with a small white head. This beer does not have a good aroma and doesn’t taste much better. Smells skunky. Palate is watery on the front end and sour/bitter on the back end.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
shalloWMeans (160) - Independence, Kentucky, USA - SEP 1, 2008
This pours an amberish honey gold color, bright and shiny, with a big, elephant-sized fluffy head. The aroma is an immediately grassy, skunky, euro-lager hop smell. Very earthy, herbal (asparagus, hay), a bit of honey and a little sugary sweet. This smells like a German lager, but has a slightly distinct aroma that is stronger, maltier, and more earthy. The taste is very dry, yet still highly palatable, with grassy Saaz hops, well-rounded and highly carbonated. There is not much else to say about this. It is not highly complex, although much better than many premium European lagers and a bit more fruity, a bit alcoholic, and with a decent drying herbal finish.


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