2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma of caramel and harsh hops. Flavour is not as sweet as the 3,5% version, more dominated by malts and even hops. Mainly the hops is balancing away the total sweetness. Could be a bit sweeter in my opinion, but wellbalanced still, though it becomes a bit dull and boring. Not too much aftertaste, mayber some caramel and a bit roast.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Sweet Christmas beer. Some rather harsh hops tries to balance teh malty sweetness without succeeding. A major brewer should do better than this.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
UPDATED: NOV 19, 2006 First rating.
Bottle on December 31, 2005. Bought at /Swedish) government owned "Systembolaget".
Red-brwon color and a nice head. Malty and sweet scent, goes for the taste as well.
6/4/6/3/10=2.9
Second rating.
(50 cl bottle from Swedish Systembolaget)
Deep red color, tan head. Sour malty scent. Sour malty taste, grainy and some puke. Thin mouthfeel. No bitterness. Sweet aftertaste.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A clear red beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is of the can that it came in, while the flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt and cowberries.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Can.
Clear orange red coloured with a medium sized off white head.
Aroma of malts with fruity notes.
Sweet flavour of malts, caramel and hops.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, at Hotel Winn.
Brown with light brown head, mostly lasting, modest lacings. Aroma moderate malty (roasted, brown sugar), light hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet, light bitter. Light to medium body, oily, soft carbonated. Highly drinkable.
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Brown in colour, with a diminishing beige head. Aroma from plum, malt and raisin with small hints of marzipan. A little caramelly flavour with extremely small scents of hops. Some hints of brown sugar.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle. Ruby colour with a fast dissapering baige head. Light caramel malty, hay, metallic aroma and taste. Light body with a sweet metallic finish.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Red-brown colour. Off-white head. Malt in the aroma and taste. This one is very sweet. Burn sugar.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Bottle 33 cl) Dark brown beer with a small head. Malty, lightly burned caramel character with a discreet sweetness and a balancing bitterness. A very harmonious Christmas beer. 170202
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