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Carlsberg Semper Ardens First Gold I.P.A.

 (RETIRED)
Score
439
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Carlsberg Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
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RATINGS: 111   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   EST. CALORIES: 189   ABV: 6.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
First Gold is named after a characteristic type of hops, which gives this new Semper Ardens en fresh spicy aroma marked by dry apricot and notes of light smokyness. The flavour finishes with a intense bitterness caused by the big dosage of hops, which is elegantly is balanced by the burtonised brewwater - water with the same salt and mineral composition as in the english Burton-on-Trent. The beer is brewed on english alemalt from Lothian & Borders at the border of England and Scotland. Togehter with a touch of caramelmalts this gives First Gold a light nuttybrown colour and a touch of nuts, which harmonize with the melonish fruitflavour. Enjoy the beer at 6 - 8 degree Celcius.


2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
POLK (1626) - Hørning, DENMARK - DEC 16, 2011
Clear golden color with a sad little head. Malty aroma. Slightly bitter and sweet IPA.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Camons (2167) - Hasselager, DENMARK - JUL 3, 2011
Bottle @ Home. Pours amber with a white head. Aroma of malt, citrusslike hops. Taste is malt, grassy and fruity hops, light pine. Mwedium body, lively carbonation, bitter finish. Pretty good. 121009

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rasmus40 (4130) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - MAR 1, 2011
Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, fruity and hoppy - grapefruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Light bitter finish. 160505

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
RuneStumo (1464) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - DEC 30, 2010
10.03.2007. 0,7l Bottle. Utgått på dato for lenge siden!... Smaken er tung og fyldig og bitterheten kommer umiddelbart. Smaken er litt daff og ølet litt vinaktig. Dette smaker sikkert bedre når det er ferskt.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - OCT 17, 2009
Bottled. Amber colour with mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is fruity and floral hops as well as some slight notes of sweet malts. Flavour is fruity and floral hops along with caramel malts and some rather earthy notes.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Blom (802) - Odense, DENMARK - JUN 27, 2009
Amber with a low head. Oily aroma with notes fruits not much hops there ... And the flavours do no make much of a difference impression: malts and alcohol dominate.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
anders37 (9908) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAY 9, 2009
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a malty slightly grainy and slightly weak hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty grainy flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty grainy finish with some weak hints of hops in the aftertaste.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
aru (105) - Smørum, DENMARK - SEP 20, 2008
Golden color with long lasting medium size white head. Spicy aroma with hob notes. The beer fills your mouth with a well balanced flavour of citrus hobs and a bitter aftertaste, but absolutely to the mild side of an IPA.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Mogwai (227) - Askeby, DENMARK - SEP 7, 2008
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange colour with white head. Aroma is very light. Hops, grass and citrus most dominant. Flavor is more of the same, but not even nearly enough to justify this being an IPA. A decent beer, but not an IPA.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Pinball (8607) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - AUG 26, 2008
bottle, at tasting, faint aroma, looks great, clear orange, white head, flavor is sort of toned down ipa, overall a weak ipa, but in and of itself it is okay. Don’t buy it expecting a strong ipa, you will be severely disappointed.


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