Grebbestad Julöl 3.5%

Brewed by Grebbestad Bryggeri
Style: Vienna
Grebbestad, Sweden

Serve in Lager glass

Bottle from Nordby shopping centre. Rich, malty aroma with some burned sugar. Dark ruby. Quite full body, bittersweet. Raisins. Well balanced, excellent for a 3.5%.

bottle - light amber colour with an off white head - light sweet fruity aroma - thin caramel palet, waterish brown grain liquid

500ml Bottle - Dark brown with red tinges when held to the light. Malty and fruity aroma with wort and a slightly sweet element detected. Sweet, fruity and malty taste with hints of wort and raisins.

Bottled 500ml (BB 03/2012)
Dark ruby color, good steady creamy beige head. Very berryish, home made red currant/strawberry juice. Light bodied, crisp carbonation. Watery palate. Home made juice, light caramel, harsh maltyness in the finish. As usual, 3.5% version is not very good.

Bottled. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is raisins, berries, some mild sweet malts and spices. Flavour is mild toasted malts, some berries, mild tartness as well as some slight wooden notes. Quite thinbodied.

Dark brown with a firm off-white head. Aroma: grassy hops, nuts, malt. Taste: nuts, grass, medium bitter with some acidity. A bit below medium-bodied with noticeable carbonation. Not awful at all, but bland.

Bottled. Clear nut brown, rich airy head. Dryish and rather thin. Some bready malt , notes of raisins. Low bitterness. Very light but crisp and drinkable.

Bottle (50 cl) from an ICA Supermarket, Göteborg, Sweden. Deep clear copper with a large fluffy off-white head. Caramelly aroma with slightly roasted notes. Light to medium body with nice carbonation. Quite dry with a light malt sweetness and a moderate bitterness.