Närke Julita S11-27

Formerly brewed at Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Örebro, Sweden

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Sampled at SMÖF- 08.Amber with a medium tan head. Hoppy and flowery tones. Malt, bitterness and ffuit. Medium body with a long bitter finish.

(Draught) Pours dark hazy amber with a creamy off-white head. The aroma is of mild woody and strawberry-like hops alongside some toasted malt. Oranges and sweet rhubarbs are also notable. The nose is very clean. The flavour is light sweet and light to medium bitter with tones of wood and citrus from the hops alongside toast and light cracker-like notes from the malt. The mouthfeel is soft and the carbonation plays well with the maltiness. Dry and light bitter aftertaste. Light to medium bodied.

Draught at The Rover, Gothenburg Red-brown with a small head. Pretty sweet aroma; berries. Rather high bitterness with fine maltiness and citric hops.

A 0.4L glass tasted at Pikkulintu. Reddish copper brown colour. Pale beige head. Some berries in the nose. Hoppiness at the end.

On-tap. Örebro Öl & Whisky Festival. Orange/brown colour. Floral, citrus, grain, sweet malt. Sweet and hoppy.

Keg (Pikkulintu, Helsinki, Swedish Days 2008)
Reddy brown, tight small head. Mustard and brussel-sprout aroma. Soft sweet simple malty body, and a touch of the brussel-sprouts again. A tad watery, but very tasty. OK level of hoppiness. Had a second taste later, and the brussel-sprouts had disappeared, and it was sweeter.

(Draught at Pikkulintu on 2008-10-30) Hazy. Quite deep amber. Medium sized white quite quickly disappearing head. Hops, sweetness and malts in nosw. Quite full bodied palate, dryish, and lot of carbonation. Grass, bitterness, sweetness and tiny hint of metallic flavours in taste. Bitter aftertaste.

Draught, Pikkulintu. Dark copper color, little head. Nose is quite sweet and berry-filled (strawberry, raspberry). Flavor is equally sweet with gentle hops in the finish.