Spendrups Julbrygd

Brewed by Spendrups Bryggeri
Style: Amber Lager/Vienna
Grängesberg, Sweden

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Bottle at Wifes works x-mas table cons 2010-12-19 Göteborg AR: reddish brown, wee beige head AR/F: wee roasted malt, some sugar, dry, boring

Bottled 0,33l. Dark red brown coloured. A creamy head. Rich malty aroma and a sweet bitter flavour. Ending in a sweet way. Thanks to Rune for the lunch invitation and the beer.

UPDATED: MAR 1, 2012 Can. Deep amber colour with a white head. Medium caramel malty nose. Very mild malty flavour.

Sample at a tasting at Systembolaget in October 2012. Clear dark amber with a sligtly tan head. Rather sweet with notes of toffee, roasted malt and bread. The finish was dry. Drinkable but boring. No spices in this one.

(Canned) Pours dark red. Round aroma, hints of roasted malt. A bit buttery. Metallic flavour, cardboard. Sour notes. Hints of pepper. Hoppy notes and a small bitterness. Small to medium body.

Can. Ruby color with a big light brown head. Fruity aroma. Taste sweet malty, fruity taste. Sweet finish.

Dark brown color, caramel and spice in the nose. Slightly sour, caramel, milk chocolate in the mouth. Caramel raisin finish. This would be better if it just wasn’t so sour.

Canned:
Malty aroma, pronounced malt roastiness. Light brown, thick head. Chestnut brown color. Flavor is malty, few sweet with roasted malt notes. Light caramel and dark chocolate flavor. Dry, light to medium bitter finish.

This review is of two 500ml cans bought for me from IKEA in the UK, both BBD of 18 May 09, drank during a bad lager evening on 14 Mar 09. Poured into my ’La Chouffe’ tulip glass (four times). Large off-white head sat on top of a dark amber, clear body. It looked fine and the glass showed it off to its full potential. An aroma of tea with sugar was what I thought of as my nose approached the beer. Then some molasses and treacle came through. The taste was strange, the tea smell gave way to a mild coffee flavour and some toffee sweetness, I didn’t like it much. The body was weak, a bitter finish in the mouth didn’t help its cause and I was pleased they had been a free gift and I hadn’t paid for them. Promised so much at first, but sadly lacking once tasted and when compared to other dark lagers.

Dark amber colour. medium head. Not much aroma, some toffee maybe. Toffee and caramel flavour, maybe some chocolate too. Some bitterness towards the finish.