4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
No se sie s vikinga o no pero esta muy rica. Tiene un fuerte sabor y sabe a medieval. Fuerte aroma. Es muy recomendable
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Medium amber color with a small head. Unusual aroma that is malty, sweet and spruce. Sweet woody flavor with tones of an unsusual pineyness. Deffinatly an unusual beer, good but not great, deffinatly a different experience.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Colour wise, this beer is a mixture of orange, red, and brown. Heady aromas of caramel malts, citrus, and sweeter berry fruit. It’s quite thick as far as mouthfeel goes, but it doesn’t seem to mesh well with the flavors of sweet fruit and malt. There’s a bit of the spruce and pine flavors there too, but not nearly as much as I would have liked or expected.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
The head is extremely shallow and lacking in substance, totally gone within 1.5 minutes; however, this is the main negative and it’s compensated by the beer’s relaxing peaty/red color. The first whiff of Alba brought back memories of popping open a raspberry Bubs Daddy bubble gum stick. The raspberry flavor carries over into vague elements of pine come the second or third sip, and begorrah (is that a Scottish expression?), the pine taste and aroma come to dominate. The 7.5 percent alcohol content is fairly well masked due to the hops balancing factor and rich texture. I truly enjoy this beer -- I don’t know if they were trying to entice guys with a crush on Jessica Alba, but by all means try it in any case!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
thick, sweet nose - wine, forest. fizzy pour. white head that dissipates fast and into a thick white ring. pleasant colour: brown and orange, dark. red and orange highlight. mmm, interesting. this is pleasant. reminiscent of wine. the palate isn’t thin. it’s nearly syrupy, yet it’s not cloyish. the flavor is tame, but in a good enough sense - wood and grass, berry and honey. it’s not like a fine wine. this is beer, and that’s strange. unique! (oh, what spruce and pine? it's minute. so, don't get weirded out by that)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hints of raspbery and honey. Flavor is a nice smoother porter-esque feeling. Nothing too grand, ut still a decent brew.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Glorious aroma of toffee, lemongrass and shampoo! (Am I really typing this?) The appearance is mid brown and there is no lasting head or lacing. Full creamy chewy flavour with hints of caramel and grass. A very good beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz Bottle Best before Jun '05Coppery amber color ale with a thick head of tight bubbles. Good retention. Unique aroma of pine and berries with some faint malt and a bit woody. Body is medium to full and smooth with a low carbonation. Flavor is also unique with spruce, wood, berries and a rich malt flavor. Overall this ale could be dangerous because it goes down so easy. Interesting but I'm not sure if it will be something I'd drink regularly.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Candy sugar, sweet orange and port noise. Cloudy orange body with no head. Very mild citrus and sugar flavor. I can't really taste the pine in here.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours copper/amber. Creamy tall, off white head. Herb sweet, caramel aroma. Medicinal spice/herb first gulp. Mushrooms and earth immediately after. Wanders into a woody and slight smoke. Some lace lingers thoughout. Has alcohol warmth, but is extremely well hidden. Hints of burnt sugar. It has a spruce/pine aroma/taste. I don't know how much it needs. It definately fits the bill. Best out of the Heathers. By example: I liked it.
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