Heimdal Longship

Formerly brewed at Heimdal-Bryg
Style: Brown Ale
Smørum, Denmark

Serve in Dimpled mug

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At Copenhagen Oldage on 20 May 2006 (didn’t note down whether it was tap or bottle). Mid brown colour. Some figgy fruit and a dash of (slightly smoky?) malt throughout. Some caramel. Decent enough, Didn’t really make much of an impression, truth be told. Not really a favourite style.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 5   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 3   Ruby : XX   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 4   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : 2   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Toast : XX   Caramel : 4   Toffee : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : 3   Candy : XX   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Fruits : 1   Chocolate : 3   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : XX   Plums : XX   Figs : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Spicy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 2   Wood : XX   Cloves : XX   Smoke : XX   Pepper : XX   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : XX   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Very yeasty, kinda dusty example with fine roastiness taking a chocolatey shape.

Bottle: Hazy, some clumps visible, brown coloured, thick, lacing creamy head, moderate sweet-caramalty, sugary nose, hops and molasses detectable; solid sweet flavour with a hoppy tinge, smooth MF; sugary-caramelly finish with influences of toasted malt and a light bitterness in the aftertaste. Well drinkable, even though it is quite sweet............

Draught. Pours a darkish brown colour. Bit sweet aroma with toasted malt and caramel. The flavour is sweet and toasty with some fruitish touch and bit nutty.

It’s a very dark brown ale with a huge head and a nice aroma with notes of roasted malt and a nutty sweetness. The flavour is harmonic and full-bodied with notes of roasted malt, caramel, licorice and nuts. The bitterness is low, but delicious. The sweetness is a bit dominant in the long run, but not enough the disturb the overall impression of this nice Brown Ale.

CBF07 sample from tap. Pours hazy brown/orange. Aroma is fruity/sour apples. Flavour is sweet malty, aroma hops and bitter into the finish. Finish is beyond bitter also slight sour, neither dry nor sweet.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2009 (Bottle 50 cl) Hazy, dark brown with an orange glow. Small, creamy, beige head. Aroma of hard roasted malts. Medium body, sweetish, roasted malt notes and a lightly burned edge. Good aroma hops rounds off this beer in a pleasant way. Heavy yeast sediment. Heimdal rarely misses the point, and not here either. Lovely. 161106

Bottle. Dark brown unclear colour with a beige head. Malt and caramel aroma. Flavour is malty and caramel.

Bottled. Fazy dark brown with red edges. Large white foam. Malty aroma of toffee, milky chocolate and cream. Chocolately and nutty flavour with notes of figs. Medium bitter aftertaste of grass. Creamy mouthfeel. Good for being a brown ale.

It is like Limfjordsporter, just milder and with a little less smokiness and a little more sweetness. Lovely creamy mouthfeel and a great body for its 5,4% alc. It is possible that I tasted it a little too cold, though.