Skands Esrum Kloster

Brewed by Bryggeriet Skands
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Brøndby, Denmark

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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0,5 l bottle shared at Cardinal. Misty amber body with an off-white film. Liquorice, aniseed on the nose. Wooden malty sweet flavor with a light acidic touch. Medium to full body.

Bottle 50cl. Small white head, leaves a gelly layer. Medium to heavy body. Dark caramel color. Aroma of nuts, coriander and licorice. Flavour of the same with some sugar. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPad

Bottle at mum. Dry nose, notes of anis, herps. Clear red brown color offwhite head. Full to medium body, small bubbles, notes of anis, citrus. Nice ale. :) Bolton Brew.

Bottle @ Home. Pours hazy dark brown woith a creamy light brown head. Aroma of malt, spice, cinnamon, spruce. Flavor is malt, light chocolate, cinnamon, light citrusly, spruce. Thin to medium body, lively carbonation. 100213

Bottle from duty free shop on DFDS cruise (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Pours a deep clear amber color. Minimal off-white head that leaves a thin lace on the glass. Aroma of cereal, herbs, spruce, and a little bit of citrus, but still not as complex as it reads on paper. Texture is pretty thin. This is the best that I’ve had from Skands, but I’m still not impressed.

Tasted from the bottle, on 20/11/2012. Pours of lovely super dark brown, with a huge creamy beige head. Aroma is a bit sour, then caramely sweet, not very complex, but quite intense. Mouthfeel is delicious, medium-to-full bodied and proper carbonated. Taste is lovely sweet, quite bready, raisins and dark fruits in the end. Aftertaste is quite long and tasty. Dont like Belgium style ales at all, but this is - definitely Recommended. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Dark brown spiced ale with a fine foam. The aroma of anise. Very spicy flavor of cardamom and slight anise.

Hazy, dark brown body with a small, frothy, off-white head that leaves some lacing on the glass. A very special, interesting and pleasant moderate to strong aroma with strong herbal and spicy notes: juniper is obvious, so is nutmeg. I also get sweet notes of dark dried fruits, cough syrup, pine needles, flowers and cola. Fun stuff! Moderate+ sweet taste with a long-lasting moderate bitter finish with lots of herbs. The herb mix actually reminds me of a Jägermeister, how unusual but very tasty! Also liquorice, alcohol and anis. Medium body, pleasant smooth oily texture and a medium to soft carbonation. I really enjoyed this one, even if it’s pretty close to being a bit too special.
[50 cl bottle, enjoyed 2 months before BB date, courtesy of my Dad, from Vinmonopolet Arendal]

Deep amber colour with a tan head. Smells like my herb garden. Juniper maybee the strongest note. What a lovely and fresh herbal ale. Have to buy some and put them in the basement for some good occasions. Lovely fruity and herbal flavour. Perfect for meat meals. The juniper comes forward a lot in the flavour.
{Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Fredrikstad, Norway]

Bouteille. Bière brune avec quelques reflets rougeâtres et une moyenne mousse blanche affichant une bonne tenue. Au nez, cette bière déborde d’herbes et d’épices, notamment, anis, menthe, cardamome, coriandre et plusieurs autres que je n’arrive pas à départager. On note également une bonne présence maltée avec des notes de biscuit, et de malt rôti ainsi qu’une touche d’alcool et de brandy. En bouche, les herbes et les épices sont dominantes, volant la vedette au côté malté. Corps riche et la texture est soyeuse. Bonne bière mais difficile d’en boire plus qu’un verre.