4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
this is christmas for me as a hophead. Divinely hoppy aroma. great hoppy flavour with gingerbread! Perfect. Sweet. Thick and full mouthfeel. Nicely bitter but round. Perfect. LET IT WARM UP!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Doft av frisk humle och mycket frukt. Tydlig beska. 7p av 10 vid julölsprovningen 2011.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle, Winter Ale Festival, Hadanka, Helsinki, Finland.
IPA which reminded me of US style pale ales. Nothing in particular about it that would make it a ‘Winter Ale’ or ‘Christmas Ale’, but it was a decent enough IPA which rich hops and a strong flavour. I started to get a little bit bored with it towards the end though — a small bottle would’ve been enough. The beer does make me curious about other offering of Hornbeer though, which I’ve never heard of before. Apparently, this particular beer has not been made before, and had its ‘world premiere’ at this Winter Ale festival.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Botella. Amber colour with a white ehad. Very hoppy piney sweet fruity aroma, nice. Good mouthfeel. Flavour is very hoppy too, fruity and piney, sweet, ripe fruit, good bitterness. Sweet piney fruity well alsting hoppy finish. Very nice and very different Christmas brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle.
Amber with a large beige head leaving lacing.
Aroma: lots of fresh hops, citrus, tropical, caramel.
Taste: caramel, citrus, some toast, some pine/resin, red berries, dry finish, medium bitter.
Medium-bodied.
Very nice and drinkable.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Draught@Pikkulintu, rated 2011-12-03) Hazy copper with a small, partly lasting head. Exotic-fruity hops in the nose with caramely malt and coniferous forest. Fresh pine forest flavor with exotic fruit, pleasant maltiness, not too bitter finish. Medium to full body, low CO2. A pleasantly fresh, yet not very Xmasy brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 500ml @ home
Pours cloudy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus and grape. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at home. Pours almost clear amber with a frothy creamy off white head. The aroma is pine, sweet peach, citrus and light mango. The flavour is peach, pineapple, light passion fruit and citrus. Very well made.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at Man in The Moon, Stockholm. Clear amber, mid-sized head. Sweaty orange and Earl Grey tea up front. Mid sweet with clean mouthfeel and medium body. Slight syrup, plenty of orangy salty hops. Crystal malt character underneath the hop blanket. Long bitter finish.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Bottle 16/11-2011) Low white head, unclear orange color, very fresh dry hop aroma, sweet hoppy taste. More like an APA. BB date 16.10.2014.
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