Nils Oscar Påsk-Ale

Formerly brewed at Nils Oscar
Style: English Strong Ale
Nyköping, Sweden

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pours out in a clear mahogany colour with a frothy and lasting off-white foam. Bittersweet aroma of grapefruit, orange-peels, quomquat, digs and dried apricots with a roasted undertone. . Medium to full bodied with notes of caramel, fudge, oranges, oranges and berries. Creamy and chewy mouthfeel. Long malty finish of caramel and fudge with fruity notes of grapefruit and Seville oranges.

(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 16 March 2008) Dark amber colour with frothy off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus (orange, grapefruit), caramel, dried fruit and apricots. Fruity, malty taste with toffee, caramel, apricots, oranges, grapefruit and generous amounts of citric, piney bitterness in the finish. Slightly more than medium body, fairly sweet. Nice citrussy bitterness in this sweetish strong ale from Nils Oscar.

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear nut brown, small creamy head. Fruity nose with yellow plums and ashy smoke. Sweet with medium to full bosy. Very soft, but a bit sticky with chewy caramelly malt character. Fruit with notes of fruit and peat. Finishes somewhat resiny with medium bitterness. Warming, but well sweet.