Haandbryggeriet Kreklingøl (-2012)

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Fruit Beer
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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500ml bottle. Pours a deep ruby brown, with a large, foaming pink-tinged white head, which lasts very well. The nose shows berry notes, with a touch of grainy malt. An initial sweet, fruity taste is soon swamped by a combination of mild leafy hops and a sour, fruity flavour which I assume to be crowberry. This mixes delightfully with burnt caramel malt to create an unusual sweet-sour mix in the body. The sour crowberry flavour lingers well into a long finish, complemented by a touch of rye bread at the end. This certainly is another unusual beer from Haandbryggeriet, yet it works wonderfully, and is an extremely refreshing drink. I would make it a regular summer tipple, were it not so hard to get.

Bottle, bottled 15.04.10. Pours a reddish amber, with a light head. Quite sweet aroma, with notes of berries and oak barrels. Lively carbonation, and a full body. Flavour is sharp citrus, and an oaky malt. A somewhat disappointing finish of fruits, with a light sourness.

Bottle at oslo Spiseforretning. Pours ruby red with a medium head. Fruity brettanomyces aroma. Sweet fruity flavours that ends on a dry, leathery note. Well-balanced.

Frothy head light pink colour light crimson pour medium carbonation aroma woody fruit lemon berry aroma bit harsh flavour has a sour harsh taste if this is crowberry poor crows very sour tasting rough no thanks finish not my style a bit too sour and wild drinkable but also throwable

Bottle. Deep red hazy, big tanned head. Smells of berries, tropical fruits, raisins and malts. Taste is medium malty and when you expect sweetness you get acids instead. Nice. Very refreshing. The acids is balanced with som later ariving sweetness. Combined with perfect carbonation the mouth feel also is good. Finish has smoke tendencies and some hop bitterness. Very nice beer

Wow! It’s red! The aroma is berries and fruit. Light sweet initial taste, some sourness and a light bitter finish. Medium body, oily texture, medium carbonation. Different, but very nice.
[superficial speed rating based on an itsy bitsy teeny weeny 2-4 cl sample @ Øl og mat festival, Oslo. Rated by tfredvik with a cold.]

light fruit aroma,golden, hazy, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, light body, oily feel, soft carbonation, nice finish.

Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Some berries present. MOderate bitetr flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Dakr berries nicely present.

Bottle at Nordic tasting. Amber and hazy. Has a white head, mostly lasting. Arroma is berry, acidic, sweet, faint notes of grain. Flavor is mostly acidic, light sweet too. Acidic texture.

Bottle traded from fonefan. Huge creamy head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are sour berries, rich caramel, toffee, malt and hops. Nice finish.