Sigtuna Vinterlager

Brewed by Sigtuna Brygghus
Style: Dunkel/Tmavý
Arlandastad, Sweden

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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330ml bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika, Oslo. Rocky and dense beige head that stays well over a dark brown body with a rustic shade. Spotty lacing. Aroma of vanilla chocolate. Taste of grainy malts, nuts and brittle caramel. Dry bittersweet tail. Easy to drink. The beer lost some of its smell and flavour after a while in the glass. (Tromsø, 25.03.2013).

0.33l bottle. This is a clear deep dark chestnut-brown one with a nice medium sized almost fluffy-creamy ashy top. It has an aroma filled with dark malts, some sweet dried fruits, chocolate paper, cold coffee and something light nutty. It’s quite lively and almost what you can call creamy-fizzing on the carbonation, and it has a mild oily - to watery mouthfeel. Some light burned thing in the taste, more dark malts, burned toasty nuts perhaps? I’m not sure really. Dry cocoa powder and a present, but watery bitterness towards the finish. Slightly mineral-ish also. Not unpleasant to drink really, but it tastes more like a swarch than a lager. Expected less, got more. 27.11.2012

Bottle, bought @Vinmonopolet, Vika. Throws a massive rocky ashy-blond head, over a hazed ruby colored body. Discreet aroma. Some sappy fruits and hint of sweet bread. Watered down mouthfeel. Less than medium full. Light sour-accented malt flavor. Vague bitterness. Not bad, not very attractive either. Typical filtred and pasteurized lager appearance.

Very good-looking clear copper body with a huge, rather creamy, light-brown head that is very long-lived and laces the glass well. Looks very aggressively carbonated, I spent quite some time emptying the bottle in my glass. Moderate aroma that is very roasted with distinct notes of coffee, some caramel and vague fruity hints. This smells like a stout or porter to me! Light sweet taste and a moderate bitter finish. Roasted and stout-like flavours with coffee. Also burnt sugar, fruits and yeast far in the back. Even the mouthfeel is that of a dry stout, maybe apart from the rather lively carbonation. A quite nice stout…uh… dunkel.
[33 cl bottle, enjoyed 16 months before BB date, from Vinmonopolet Vika, Oslo]

Bottle. Pours deep clear amber with a huge rocky light tanned creamy head. Aroma of dark caramel, light roasted,dark bread. Taste is smooth, light roasted malts, raw and grainy, nice bitterness, bordering stoutish, liquorice and tarish lingering aftertaste, good dunkel from Sweden.

Bottle. Deep clear bronze body with a red ue and a massive creamy off-white head. Now that’s how a beer should look like! :-) Aroma is dark malts, rye-ish grainy tones, Norwegian brown cheese, hints of caramel and some light astringent tones in the back. Taste is grains, nuts, roasty bread crumbs, hints of burnt sugar and caramel. Assertive and rather nice. Full body, medium carbonation. A pleasant dunkel with good looks and a nice body. Maybe it should do some modelling. ;-)

Bottled. Deep ambery brown colour with a small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, some fruits and mild spicyness. Flavour is being rather similar with the maltyness being in domination. Yet a quite big bitter finish in it.

On 33 cl bottle from Vinmonpolet,Vika. Dark brown color, good foam. Roasted aromas, some licorice & coffee. Medium body & complexity. Good bitterness & balance. Enjoyable

Huge pale beige head. Deep brown body with particles and some carbonation. Perfumy earthy roasty aroma with caramelly dusty notes. Dry-sweetish earthy roasty grainy taste with perfumy spicy notes. Mid-bodied. Muddy mouthfeel. Dryish earthy mineraly burnt aftertaste with chocolatey soy sauce notes. Nice and drinkable, but a bit perfumy and muddy. (0.33l bottle, wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)

33cl bottle from Vinmonopolet, Vika. Pours dark amber with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel and hint of fruits, citrus and spices. Light to medium body. Sweet and malty with a lightly bitter finish. Quite nice and a bit more hoppy than expected.