Hantverksbryggeriet Vinternarren

Brewed by Hantverksbryggeriet
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Västerås, Sweden

Serve in English pint

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Bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown color with a very small head. Nose is a little bitter with some English-style hops with some strong dark fruit elements coming through. Taste is actually a little sweet with the fruitiness. Not what I expected at all.

This beer has a nice brown color with almost no head. The aroma is sweet and the taste is sweet and malty with a slightly sour aftertaste.

Fat på Bishop Arms.Smak och doft av malt, choklad, kaffe, sirap. Söt och rund med trevliga julkryddor i eftersmaken. Lagom besk.

Flaska från SB.Ensmutsbrun lätt grumlig färg, lågt skum. Stor malttung doft av mjölkchoklad, kaffe och sirapslimpa. Även smaken är lite råsöt och maltig och känns inte helt färdig. Ett år i källaren är nog att rekommendera. Fina drag av mjölkchoklad och sirapslimpansmaken funkar bra till julmaten.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2012 Bottle at Ariman. Pours murky brown with a 2 finger, fluffy, off white head. Aroma has sweet malt, raisins, too much cinnamon, other christmas spices. Taste has to much of sweet "Belgian" maltiness for me, some raisins, spices and warming alcohol. Oily mouth feel, low carbonation. I can’t see why this is labelled as a Premium Bitter/ESB, feels more like a poor mix of Belgian beer and barley wine.

Aroma: A small sweetness, some citric aromas and a spiciness, fir needles.
Appearance: Then beer is grayish brown and a bit foggy, an off-white small head and some curtains.
Taste: The taste is initial from sweet brown bread, Christmas spices and a small bitterness.
Palate: Medium carbonation, small soft bubbles, a medium body.
Overall: Possibly was this beer served too cold, and I did not have time to let it warm up. This was the version called Julnarren (The Christmas Jester).
Note: On-tap at Villevalla. Reviewed 2010-11-29.

330 ml bottle, labelled as Julnarren. Pours dark amber/brown with a light and quickly evaporating head. Aroma sweet, dark syrup, fruits, alcohol and a bit of hops. Tastes a bit of dried fruit, dates, dark malts with a long bitterness.

New Beer Distributors, NY 330ml ($3): Pours a reddish brown with barely any head. I don’t think this bottle is old as this was just put on the shelf. Maybe it didn’t travel too well. Aroma is caramel, malt, and a bit of chocolate syrup. Taste is somewhat sweet. Some mild hoppy bitterness. Toffee. Meh.

Bottle, labeled as Julnarren. Dark deep red to brown body, low offwhite head. Aroma of british hops, sugar, raisins and possibly some spices, fruits. Taste of chocolate, fruit, spice, yeast. Lacks a little compared to the promising aroma, though it’s still good. Fruity and spicy aftertaste with a nice bitterness

Sample @ SBWF 12, as Julnarren. Amber colour with a small head. Malty caramel aroma. Flavour is sweet with some bitterness.