3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 10, 2008 Bottled: Pours Clear dark, reddish brown with a mid sized head. Caramel and butter on the nose. Flavour is sweet with notes of caramel and salty liquorice. No alcohol flavour. Smooth and very drinkable.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Nice crystal clear auburn appearance with a thin but dense head. Very earthy flavor with a slightly smoky finish. The alcohol warms you from the inside and is not overbearing as some doppelbocks can be. Another quality beer from Sweden, thanks Per.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Quite nice. Amberish colour with perhaps a tinge of red. Sweetish at the start, but to my surprise it ended up having a dry, salty and bitter finish. Very nice indeed.
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
A fantastic brew! Unmatched even in Bavaria, and this is by a Swedish brewer!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 24, 2003 Bottled - 2002 vintage. Dark amber with no head. Dusty aroma. Hugely malty, dryish and full bodied. very firm and dense maltiness, rich and wonderful. Balanced toasty bitter finish. Perhaps not overlycomplex, but wonderfully flavourful. This beer keeps getting better for every year, but sadly also harder to find.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I had the 2000 vintage which goes to 8.1% -strong malt aroma, heavy and warming - nice
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 17, 2004 Amber; thick, chewy malt nose, and a worty, malty body that gets leaner as you go. Swedes like to lay this one down for a year or two before consuming, although it is perfectly good immediately.
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