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

bottled
common

on tap
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.

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
MrStitch (138) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 1, 2008
Bottle. Pour not so much of an amber as it is a clouded gold small white head. Aroma is sweet and malty but there is a smell of alcohol as well. Taste is ok... dry, sweet, slight taste of the malt you smell, and the taste of alcohol. It goes down easy enough but I won’t be running out to get more.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
Haslinger (689) - Syracuse, New York, USA - JAN 29, 2008
Not too bad has a good bit of kick. Not too bad easy to drink but isn’t as good as Carlsberg, wouldn’t buy again.

1.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
IlanMan (1015) - Appleton, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 28, 2008
More alcohol with more of a bite than Carlsberg lager. Still can be a drinkable beer that isn’t terrible but still lacks on taste. Nice for a grill out. Would probably buy again for certain occassions.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
BelgianBeerGal (2105) - Dayton Area, Ohio, USA - JAN 28, 2008
UPDATED: AUG 4, 2009 My bottle says malt liquor on the front (most likely due to odd Americna labeling requirements) but also has the "Elephant." Light gold colour with a big fluffy white head. Simple aroma, rather sweet with only a hint of hops. Flavour dominated by rough alcohol and not much else.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
OleR (3510) - Oslo, NORWAY - JAN 26, 2008
Not so fancy as I remember it from my (...) teenage beer experiences. Shiny deep golden color. Minor near-white head. Unfresh hops and sweetish malts in the aroma. Semi-dry taste with a low malt level and some light resiny hops. Light sour on the palate. Does not impress, but goes well down though.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2814) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JAN 22, 2008
Golden and very clear. Slightly sweet but overall quite well balanced. Doesn’t have that cheap over sweet taste that many European Strong Lagers have. I was surprisingly impressed by this one.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
ha1ag (609) - Maastricht, NETHERLANDS - JAN 20, 2008
Bottled (Tnx Totte!) Light golden color, small quickly vanishing head. Smells like hay. Alcohol overdomintes in this one. Some hops in flavour but alcohol strikes very much .

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
blipp (3600) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - JAN 17, 2008
Bottle. Appearance: Cloudy gold, white head. Aroma: Sweet malt, corn. Palate: Thin/medium. Flavor: Sweet malt, a hint of alcohol, corn. Overall: This isn’t to horrible. I couldn’t drink more than one.


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