Gamlestadens Julöl

Brewed by Herrljunga Bryggeri (Gamlestaden)
Style: Dunkel
Herrljunga, Sweden

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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UPDATED: FEB 8, 2009 Bottled:
Pours dark amber with a mid-sized head. Malty aroma with brief liquorice notes. Somewhat watery mouth-feel. Malty flavour with light roasty notes.

Sweet malty aroma with elements of caramel and a nuance of citrus. Sweet taste of brown sugar and malt. Thin, sweet and sticky aftertaste. Boring!

Bottle 0,5l. Dark brown colored with a creamy head. Sweet perfumed malty aroma. Caramellish impression. Unvaried.

500 ml bottle. Mahogany. Clear. No head. Light raisiny aroma with some caramel. Crisp hop flavours. Floral and slightly spicy. High carbonation level. Medium-bodied, but is on the light side. Flavour is of dry lighly burnt caramel and dark sugars. Peppery aftertaste. The lack of a head and the coarse carbonation pulls down the overall impression. It is pretty much like drinking coca cola with a little dark wort.

Bottle 50cl.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, bread, paper, brown sugar notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20081121]

Medium yellow coarse head disappears immediately, leaving absolutely nothing. Dark red translucent body. Syrupy licorice and dishwater aroma. (WTF?) Dryish-sweetish licorice taste with earthy meaty notes. Empty body. Dry roasty papery, peppery aftertaste with acidic notes. Lacking in bitterness. Decent, but flawed. (0.5l bottle, Systembolaget, Charlottenberg.)

500 ml bottle. Low, mostely diminishing beige head. Clear, plain brown colored body. Light nutty malt aroma. Caramel notes and a distant whiff of spice and roasted malts. Medium sweet malt flavor. Notes of dark fruits and a faint spicy bitterness. Slim body. Clean and quite lively mouthfeel. Short dryish malty finish with a vague bitterness.

Bottle 081129. Aroma of butterscotch, caramel and chocolate. Thin body with clean maltiness. Bland.

Botella. Clear dark brown colour. Sweet malty caramel bit spiced aroma. Flavour of softly roasted malt with caramel and some spice ending with a bitter sweet finish.

Bottle, 5.0%. Dark brown colour. Very small light brown colour. Thin flavour, some malt and a little sweet spiciness. Too subtle.

Dark brownish colour with no head.Aroma is rosted and light nutty,but also with metallic taste.Flavor is like cola and syrup and dry finish.