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Carlsberg Semper Ardens Criollo Stout

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Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery
Style: Sweet Stout
Copenhagen, Denmark

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RATINGS: 125   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.36   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
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Criollo Stout is the latest in Carlsberg’s Semper Ardens range of exclusive hand-brewed beers. The name comes from the Criollo cocoa beans used in the chocolate that is added during the brewing process. Among the malt types used, chocolate malt and caramel malt deliver the lightly burnt, sweet malt aroma together with the black colour. Rye malt contributes and characteristic acidity and taste nuances. Pilsner malt is also used. Criollo Stout is unfiltered. The remaining yeast adds body and a certain dryness in the finish. A small amount of English liquorice is also added and the stout is hopped with a carefully chosen bitter hop together with a Saaz aroma hop.


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4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
scrizzz (2223) - Bothell, Washington, USA - FEB 23, 2012
Thanks Papsoe! 2003 bottle. Big earthy nose, almost mushroom. Dark caramel, little body funk. Jet black, tan fluffy head. Poopy coffee, toasty and full bodied. Dry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
riversideAK (5413) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - NOV 26, 2011
Oxidized vanilla light toast biased. Pours dark brown. Light vanilla dry light sweetness. Pleasant vanilla stout goos srinlability. Nice stuff.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
RuneStumo (1707) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - DEC 30, 2010
17.08.2007. 0,7l Bottle. Dark brown colour. Malty aroma with a lot of dry bitter hops and rich malt. There is a little sweetness too.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
oh6gdx (18575) - Vasa, FINLAND - OCT 17, 2009
Bottled. Deep ammbery brown colour with mediumsized beige fluffy head. Leaves some lace. Aroma is caramel malts, mild roasted notes as well as grass and some liquorice and chocolate. Flavour is quite much the same in a bit more complex way than the aroma. Pleasant to drink.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sebletitje (5415) - Enghien, BELGIUM - AUG 28, 2009
courtesy of Solan. Thanks a lot for sharing this ’03 bottle. Pours dark brown, beige head. Aroma, malty with some grassy notes, caramel and chocolate. Flavor definitely had an aged profile, lots of good malty yum and roast. Some lactose sweetness, caramel with chocolate, hints of spices and dark sugar.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ibrew2or3 (5757) - Tempe, Arizona, USA - AUG 21, 2009
This 2003 vintage is courtesy of TheCheeseMan, thanks again Dan! It pours mahogany with tan head. The aroma is rich milk chocolate to go along with a thin ribbon of caramel. It smells a bit like a chocolate milk shake, YUM! The flavor is ushered in with one of the creamiest mouth feels I can remember. It brings in delicious notes of milk chocolate, some dark chocolate and creamy caramel. Wow, this has aged wonderfully and is tastes great.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
Blom (809) - Odense, DENMARK - JUN 26, 2009
Black with a low grey head. Sweet chocolate aroma with further notes of cafe latte. The flavour has lots of liquorice and cocoa. It is a bit thin and weak bodied though.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mogwai (227) - Askeby, DENMARK - JUL 9, 2008
Bottle. Pours a dark brown colour with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted and caramel. Flavor is chocolate, roasted, coffee, malt. Good.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
gunnfryd (8549) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUN 2, 2008
Bottle. Red dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is cacao, roasted, coffee. Flavour is cacao, hop, roasted, malt. Easy drinkable nice beer.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Baadstorp (55) - Århus, DENMARK - MAY 27, 2008
brewed on worlds most exclusive cocoa beans gives it a good complex chocolate taste without the chocolate taking to much over. good bitterness


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