Eriksberg Julöl

Brewed by Carlsberg Sverige
Style: Amber Lager/Vienna
Falkenberg, Sweden

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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500ml Bottle - Dark brown with a tan head. Fruity and malty aroma with hints of caramel, marzipan and dried fruit. Sweet, fruity and slightly roasted taste with malt, raisins, caramel and Christmas cake detected.

UPDATED: FEB 2, 2008 Bottled. Pours out in a clear reddish amber colour with a low beige foam. Toasted malts, almond, mild licorice and ryebread in the aroma. Toasted malts, caramel and nuts in the clean flavour with a mild bitterness and roastiness in the finish. Quite decent, considering it’s brewed by Carlsberg Sverige.

Bottle 50 cl. Pours black brown with a big tanned bubbly head. Aroma is acidy, roasted, malty, bready and a bit fruity. Flavor is malty, roasted, a bit smokey, fruity and bitter. Finishes bitter malty.

UPDATED: MAR 2, 2012 Bottle. Dark brown colour with an off white head. Caramel and a light fruity nose. Medium caramel flavour with some fruity notes.

Sample at a tasting at Systembolaget in October 2012. Clear dark brown. Slightly roasted with bread, dried fruit and some weak notes of coffee. Not as bad as expected.

(Bottle) Pours very dark brown. The aroma is sweet fruity and caramelly with some mild burned notes. Black cherries, plums, raisins and some subtle spices are all present. Also some dark syrup. The flavour is fruity and mild roasted with tones of dark fruits and just a touch of coffee. Medium bodied. Wow, this is a really nice macro.

Bottle. Dark clear amber colour with a nice head. Aroma of parfume, malt and sweetness. Flavour of parfume, sweet malty and caramel. Ends up sweet little spicy and smooth.

Bottled
Dark reddish brown with thick, lacing head. Aroma is brown sugar, vanilla and roasted malt. Flavour is more brown sugar, roasted malt and some raisins. Low bitterness. A very traditional Swedish Christmas lager.

500 ml bottle. Dark brown with a reddish hue. Tall off-white fluffy coarse head. Grainy malt aroma with a hint of roasted malts. Grassy hops. High bitterness upfront. Light bodied, but there is quite a bit of hops and a chocolatey maltiness. Distinct lager character. The hops are one-dimensional and does not really fit with the malts. After a while it all mellows out. Overall this is a really nice Christmas beer from a macro brewery.

UPDATED: NOV 11, 2012 Bottle as a sample from the brewery. Weak smell with a hint of dark bread. Also weak taste with a hint of dark bread. Light body and fairly dry. The few flavours that are here pull in different directions. Boring and not to nice to drink.