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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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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.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
waolsen (1296) - Littleton, Colorado, USA - JUN 22, 2007
bottle. This was my first beer when in Montreal when I was 18. Thats the only reason I tried it again. I won’t be doing that again. light copper pour with almost no head. malty light aroma. not bad for a malt liquor but overall just poor. Thank god the discrete sweetness was tamed by the sophisticated bitterness of the aftertaste or I might of just threw it up everywhere.

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
jalichio999 (502) - BRAZIL - JUN 22, 2007
On tap, in Paris, at Quartier Latin. Golden coloration, with a white head. Watery and a little bitter. Boring...

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
ChrisTurner (202) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - JUN 21, 2007
Bottle -- Vaguely cloudy yellowy gold brew with a surprisingly dense medium head with some retention and ample lacing. Corny/malty aroma. The high alcohol level doesn’t give the beer any of that gorgeous alcohol warmth you find in other strong beers (including in this style). Rather, it seems to amplify its not particulalry pleasant malty flavour, making it fairly hard going without something to offset the flavour (maybe a hot salami pizza would be good). It’s got all the subtlety of an elephant, which is perhaps how it gets its name. Another over-priced import.

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
BREWMUSKCLES (1613) - New Jersey, USA - JUN 14, 2007
good tight carbonation in the danish tradition. overdone and a bit messy. the rating relates to an appreciation of it in the style. all in all not good.

1.2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 3/20
ekstedt (3625) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - JUN 9, 2007
UPDATED: JAN 24, 2008 Can (33 cl) from Systembolaget. Clear golden with small and short head. Skunky and unclean malt aroma, with burnt rubber, and alcohol. Medium bodied and smooth. Sweet and cloying with low bitterness.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
cking (1175) - North Canton, Ohio, USA - JUN 6, 2007
Rated 4/20/07: Well to be honest this beer is junk, Danish malt likka nonetheless. Mildly skunk aroma with a sprinkling of sugar, I’m actually glad the aroma is subdued. Nice pour, dark yellow sizeable white head and lots of lacing. Thick and sticky, not a pleasant experience for the palate. Flavor is rough and filled with adjuncts. Malt liquor is the same across the globe and knows no boundaries. Not a pleasing drink in any regards.

1.9
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
bboven (103) - Greensboro, North Carolina, USA - JUN 3, 2007
Smells like an overly-skunky heinekin. Basically heinekin on steroids. Strong alcohol flavor and sticky-sweet taste and feel. I’d been hearing good things, but this one did not deliver.

1.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
Moz (613) - Gothenburg, SWEDEN - MAY 30, 2007
Can. Pale golden colour with a small white head. Aroma of meat and vegetable broth. Salty flavour, quite alcoholic. Sticky mouthfeel. Miserable.


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