Nils Oscar Kalasöl

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: Amber Lager/Vienna
Nyköping, Sweden

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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A vigorous pour yields a three-finger thick, pale tan colored head. The beer is an amber color that shows a brilliantly clear, deeply reddish hued, copper color when held up to the light. The aroma is a nice mix of dry & sweet malt notes and a touch of spicy hop character. Ample toasty malt, biscuit notes and bread crust aromatics mix in with notes of caramelized malt sugars, and a soft, berry like fruitiness. The hops seem to accent the berry notes as well as provide a touch of herbal character. This is most definitely a malt dominated beer, but I like the mix of malt notes here and the hops add just a little something to the aroma.

Quite spicy tasting, much more so than the aroma would have suggested; the beer has notes of grassy herbs, woody black pepper and an underlying spicy herbal note that is quite noticeable throughout each sip but most noticed up front.. This is still a substantially malt driven brew though as flavors of toasted biscuits, toasted whole grain bread, browned soda crackers and lots of spicy rye notes. This has a light grain / malt sweetness to it that is a touch caramelized in character. That berry note is here in the flavor too and still seems to be derived from a mix of malt and hop notes. This has a light-medium heft to it that keeps this from being a beer you could pound. It is a touch viscous and this really adds a nice texture, which in combination with the grain makes this a chewy brew.

This beer is quite spicy, I think this is driven by both the hops and the rye, either way it makes this beer quite interesting. One of the tastier O-fest beers I have had in a while and even though the rye is non-traditional, I really like its addition to this brew.

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Bottle - Bruxellensis Festival. Attractive reddish amber colour with beige head. Nice hop/malt/toffee aroma. Bit of candy sugar, great hoppy finish.

Pours bright amber into a Lager glass. Off-white head recedes rapidly to skim surface. Malty aromas. Crisp and dry with upfront caramel and an abrupt finish. Refreshing.

The colour is clear, deep copper red with brown tones. The medium-sized beige foam disappears into a very thin layer. The smell is somewhat sour with lots of malt. There are some notes of brown sugar and dough. The carbon dioxide is mild with small bubbles. The burned, generous is taste is bitter with a little touch of metal. There are notes of almonds, and caramel malt. The aftertaste is dry, bitter and finishes with a slowly descending taste of dark bread. This is a nice interpretation of the Märtzen concept. As usual, it is a really good beer from the small Nils Oscar’s brewery

UPDATED: JAN 25, 2010 courtesy of Antonio Ruiz - clear and dark amber colour with a little persistent foam; malty and fairly earthy aroma with fair hoppy notes; medium-bodied and fruity with a solid but subtle carbonation, some late bitterness before a long dry hoppy and malty finish - very good

Roasted flavour. Long hoppy bitterness.

Secret Santa Joss - you are the bestest Known Santa :-) Very light amber color, no head, soft carbonation. Light malt and honey nose. Herbal floral, malt in the middle, bitter, peppery finish - long lasting aftertaste.

mmmmm...lots of hop and caramell in aroma,tastes of caram. and hazelnut and nice bitternes ,short aftertaste with a little sweetnees almost more an Ale/bitter than a vienna

Dark copper colored body with a thin, white head. The aroma is rich with caramel and fall leaves. There is also some pie crust and toasted notes. The taste is toasted almonds with some earthy orange peels. There is also some hints of raisins. Farily highly carboanted. A nicely made beer.

Slightly hazy, reddish amber appearance with a small, off white head. Malty, sweet aroma. Earthy, malty, grainy (rye, maybe), spicy, decently hopped taste, with the sweetness of the aroma no longer evident. Bitter, medium bodied mouthfeel, leading to a lingering finish. Very flavorful.