3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle sampled at SBWF. Pours out in a shady amber colour with a rich dense off-white foam. Rich rounded aroma of resin, caramel, sweet raspberries, Seville oranges and flowers. Medium-bodied with notes of resin, red grapefruit, rye and flowers. Smooth mouthfeel. Long medium-bitter finish of resin, caramel, red berries and orange-peels.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours crimson with lively, tan head and thin fading lace. A solid malt backbone with an orange and pine, hoppy finish. Hints of tangerine, resin, caramel and rye.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a very nice reddish brown color with a fluffy 2 finger head taht slowly settles and leaves a nice lace as it goes down. Fruity floral hop aroma fills my noise as I take my first sniff. An interesting first taste as the rye used gives a different type of taste compared to the usual malt profile. Nice an smooth subtle sweetness then gives way to a nice hop bite that lingers. Some citrus rind type bitterness along with fruit and floral. Pretty tasty! Nicely balanced. Medium mouthfeel. Minimal alcohol notes.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Red amber colour, small white head. Aroma is very hoppy with very floral hints. Also pineapple and some citrus. Taste is very bitter and also fresh. Some floral notes with pineapple, grass and pine. Big caramel base. Finish is perhaps exceedingly bitter with lots of hops. Very long duration.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle at schouskjelleren. Dark amber color with.q soft head. Rich roasted aroma with a nice strong hoppy finish. This one is really up there, among the best!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma has some good fruity hops, some apples. Nice malt foundation with a little caramel. Taste is lovely bitter with hops. Grape, berry flavoured gum, high bitterness, dry finish. Lovely.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample from bottle at SBWF.
Finaly I got to rate a specialty grain, one of the best, unfourtunately it was just a rather dull APA...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown with a red note. Clear. Has a faint yellow head, fully lasting. Aroma is heavy hoppy, grassy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and heavy bitter, notes of wet hay too. Dry texture and soft carbonation.
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