 Gr0ve (1393), Oslo, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 21, 2006 Updated: Feb 22, 2006330 ml bottle. Clear brownish golden. Thick fine-laced head that clings to the glass. Rich malty aromas with a strong vanilla note. Caramel pudding. The aroma is quite unique. Hop bitterness at the front of the tongue - enhanced by the high carbonation level. Rich caramel flavour. It feels quite sweet in the mouth, but there are enough hops here to balance most of it. Very drinkable even though the alcohol level is rather high. Nice.
Bov (5426), Bienne, Switzerland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 20, 2006 clear reddish-amber colour with a little foam formed of big bubbles; rich honeyish and flowery aroma; full-bodied, some initial sweetness soon followed by a tart bitterness, dry and long hoppy finish with strong woody and honeyish notes - complex and beautiful; thanks to fiulijn for this one
stephen louis (162), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 19, 2006 Nice looking bottle and label, seems strange to put it in clear glass bottle.I hope it is not sun-struck.
Pours Amber, halcyon, and unclouded. Small ,dense ivory coloured head.
The nose is both sweet and oakish, a back ground of hops and banana and citrus, sort of a weird combo but it works.
Taste is agreeable and mellow, almost cream like in texture on first sip.Caramel, vanilla and yes, oak, come through strongest followed by the carbonation and a earthy bitter grass/lemon taste.the transition back to unctuous is not that smooth, but the finish is thick on the tongue and very candy like.
This is a good beer, worth our time to find and try.
Siroy (220), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 16, 2006 [ Bottled ; chilled ; exp 09/11/2006 ]
A mostly lasting large creamy white head that tops up a clear medium orange /copper body. Moderate lacing. No particules. Heavy filtration. Aroma is heavy nutty while hops are very faint lemon / lime. Also, there are evident traces of toffee and excessive notes of vanilla from barrel aging. Initial flavor is heavily sweet /nutty and gets confirmed and reinforced in the development. Finish is long and sweet. medium to full body... creamy texture... Soft carbonation...
larsga (2959), Oslo, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 12, 2006 Big, creamy, off-white head; chestnut brown body. Light, malty aroma with notes of nuts and dried fruit, and perhaps a hint of smoke. Lovely, deep, sweet taste of smoky malts with notes of creamy vanilla and perfume. Aftertaste is dry and smoky. I should definitely have bought more of these.
Skinnyviking (4141), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 10, 2006 Bottle. White head. Clear amber body. Honey malt aroma. Flavor of sweet berries and mild and round hops.
DJMonarch (6763), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 6, 2006 Bottle 25/10/2004
Golden coloured and hoppy with some alcohol. Smooth on the palate. Pleasant whisky finish.
yalnikim (779), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 2, 2006 Tasted 29/01/2006. 33oml bottle from Rumble’s, Wellington.
Copper, slightly oily looking, with a glossy off-white that diminishes quickly. Little visible carbonation and no lacing. Very whisky-like nose, dominated by malt and esters - honey, orange, vanilla, wood, smokey. Sweet juicy carmel and autumn-fruit malt up front, a mildly-bitter pithy middle and smokey, woody, lingering finish. Mouth weight is tending medium with a drying carbonation. Started off very well but loses something in the middle and with the carbonic dryness. Well-kept bottle, a tribute to the importer and the store. Good recipe but perhaps too clinical.
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