Grebbestad Jul-Öl

Brewed by Grebbestad Bryggeri
Style: Vienna
Grebbestad, Sweden

Serve in Lager glass

04.01.2009, 0,5l Bottle. The colour is dark brown with a light brown head. Lively carbonated. Body is a little thin. Aroma is malty and a little sweet.

Biggish light brown shiny head. Deep dark red translucent body. Fruity vanilla fudge aroma, mellow and harmonic. Dry roasty buttery vanilla fudge taste with fruity caramel notes. Mid-bodied. Dry fruity metallic roasty aftertaste. Fruityness clashes with the metal, and really spoils it for me. (0.5l bottle, Systembolaget, Charlottenberg.)

UPDATED: AUG 14, 2009 Clear dark burgundy with a medium beige head. Somewhat sweet aroma with roasted malt, choclate, hops and caramel notes. Flavour had plenty of roasted malt and chocolate and caramel notes. Finished sweet. Not bad.

Bottle 081129. Faint aroma mainly of raisins with some vanilla-ish sweet malt. Soft velvety mouthfeel with caramel and some raisin notes.

Bottle. Dark copper/brown, medium head. Malty coffee smell, Dry roasted taste. Quite watery and ultimately forgettable.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Strange rotten aroma. Medium body, sweetish roasted malt - lightly burned perhaps. Finishes dry. 221108

<i>Bottle (50 cl) from Systembolaget</i>. Clear reddish brown, rich beige bitter head. Malty aroma with soffe roasted chocolate notes. Light to medium bodied, very soft but lively carbonation. Quite dry with low to moderate bitterness. Close to being very good, but something is lacking.

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a diminished tan head. Smooth breadish and dark caramelish aroma. Light liqourice and dry flavoured. Smooth malty finish with a distinct roasted and also hoppy bitter flavoured finish too. Dry and towards spiced.