Danish Royal Stout Ginseng

Formerly brewed at Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad
Style: Foreign Stout
Shah Alam, Malaysia

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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The standalone Stout is a very good counter to all of the locally produced lagers. It has a great coffee and dark roast malty flavour that oddly works well in a climate such as in Malaysia. I had a couple the other night with some stir fried pork (yes pork in KL!) down Chinatown way. On the other hand ginseng is one of those herbal additives that are said to be good for many a common malaise. But it tastes like medicine. When added to this beer it still tastes like medicine. A shame but still erk.

Bottle. High creamy and lasting light brown head. Pitch black body. Mild coffee choccolate aroma and flavor with a good deal of hops bitterness. High carbonation. Long aftertaste. Ginseng? Sorry mates I could find no traces of it.

Canned in KL, Malaysia. Well I could really taste the ginseng, otherwise kind of mediocre.

Can
Black color; thin persistent foam layer. Mixed aroma of roasted malt and herbs, ginseng, yes. The body is medium structured, with a strong roasted malt flavor, some sourness from it, a typical ginseng bitterness; dusty. Not bad, but a FS and ginseng are two flavors that I don’t love, together they don’t make much better.

wow i really wasnt expecting to find anything like this in Malaysia. this beer grabbed me by the head and didn’t let go for a while. aroma is roasted malts and herb. flavor is sweet, thick on the palate. black in color. not sure about the ginseng effects but the alcohol was definitely there.

Bottle. Black colour with a reddish shine and with a light brown head. Aroma of roots and earth. Strange flavour of roots, ginsing and some roastedness. Very special.

Bottled. A black beer with a red shine under a thick brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as spicy notes of the ginseng, while the flavor is plainly sweet malty with a dry roasted end. Not my thing.

Deep reddish brown colour with a light brown head. Roasted malty aroma with a light chocolate sweet note and hints of the ginseng. Light roasted flavor with a sweetness from overripe fruits. Bitter finish with notes of ginseng.

Bottled. Dark reddish brown coloured. Light brown head. Distinct flavour and aroma of ginseng and ginger. In the aroma theres some fruits as well. Flavour is apart from the very dominant spices light roasty, light buttery and grassy. Medium bodied. Is a very weird brew, that I have problems liking.

Bottle. Pitch black colour, light nrown head. Aroma of ginseng, roasted malt, chocolate. Flavour is spicy (ginseng), lots of maltiness and good chocolate, with bitter hops. Long dry aftertaste of roasted malt and chocloate. Thick tasty stout, quite unusual.