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Brewed by Eskilstuna Ölkultur
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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RATINGS: 30   MEAN: 3.19/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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Skogstorps India pale ale är på hela 6.2 ABV och har en beska på hela 60 BU. Engelska humlesorter i form av Challenger och Goldings har använts rakt igenom i mycket stora mängder. Bryggmästaren i ett större bryggeri hade fått sparken för att slösa bort dyra råvaror, men Eskilstuna Ölkultur styrs av andra principer. Med all sannolikhet är detta den tuffaste IPA som producerats kommersiellt i Sverige. Denna öl hade med lätthet klarat den långa transporten via båt till Indien.
Second batch was 7.2%.
batch available Feb. 2009 is 5.6%


omhper's rating

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (17478) - Stockholm, - JAN 27, 2007
UPDATED: FEB 21, 2007 Draught at Eskilstuna Ölkultur, Eskilstuna. Hazy dark amber, small head. Strong resiny hoppy nose. Dryish and very malty with solid bold mouthfeel. Loads of English style hops and salt, plenty of fruit. Punishing resiny bitterness. Straightforward and powerful.


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3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Cuso (2655) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - MAR 3, 2013
Bottle from trade with Cunningham, Tack så mycket. Hazy orange golden color with huge white head. Fruity, malty aroma wit yeast and grapefruit hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with light touch of honey. Dry hoppy finish. Little bit harsh IPA, but overall enjoyable beer.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Cunningham (2972) - Halden, NORWAY - FEB 5, 2013

Appearance: Hazy golden color with a white head. Some lacing.
Aroma: Caramel malty and light grape hoppy.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet and some bitterness. Also a bit sour.
Taste: Light grape hoppy and light fruity. Caramel malty background.
Overall impression: Not sure about this one. A bit light and had some sour notes. Maybe something wrong with the bottle.
Personal stats: Bottle from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
peral2 (436) - SWEDEN - NOV 6, 2012
Hygglig ipa men Eskilstuna kan mycket bättre [AndersDipa]. Finns en syrlighet som är lite stickande i smaken. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (26042) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - OCT 17, 2012
50 cl bottle at Dahlberg. Pours hazy orange with a small, dense and creamy head. Aroma is brett, fruity and light yeasty. Smooth fruity, bitter, herbal and crisp hoppy. Bitter and dry into a crisp finish.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
gyllenbock (2967) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - SEP 10, 2012
Bottle from Systembolaget, e-order in August 2012. A bit hazy golden/orange with a medium white head. Aroma and taste of earth, brett and some citrus. Also notes of "plastic". Infected!

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
NordicV (760) - Malmö, Sweden, SWEDEN - SEP 9, 2012
Gyllengul lätt dimmig öl med vitt skum. Lätt maltighet och framförallt citrus i doften. Även lite tropisk frukt. Smaken går åt samma håll med ett tilläg av en tallbarrston.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
VsXsV (1225) - Linköping, SWEDEN - JUL 31, 2012
Bottle. Orange liquid with huge off-white head. Aroma of hay, earth, citrus?, cereal, fruity yeast esters and some weird aromas that might be signs of some kind of infection (brett?). Taste is dry and light bitter with fruity yeast esters, some hops and a bit brettiness (not good). Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Something’s wrong.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 11/20
Cool_Bond (476) - Eskilstuna, SWEDEN - JUL 23, 2012
Very taste and smell. Although much aftertaste that keeps himself long on the end of the tongue. But there’s something special about this beer. Not quite the IPA that suits my taste, but definitely good anyway.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jolo (767) - Uppsala, Sweden, SOUTH AFRICA - JUN 27, 2012
Bottle 33cl. An unclear orange colour with a small off-white head. An aroma of malt, hay, caramel and citrus. The taste is medium sweet and light bitter.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 9/20
Lilja (952) - Malmö, SWEDEN - JUN 6, 2012
Inte mycket till IPA. Även engelska Ipor är beska men här finns knappt någon. Smak av jäst, malt, örter, karmell och en del tropisk frukt. Påminner dock mer om en blonde än IPA, betyget blir därefter.


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