3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma: Malt, nuts, hay, some sour notes, dishraggish.
Appearance: Clear brown with red hints, an off-white head leaving good lacing, some curtains.
Taste: Brown bread with spicy aromas, bitter orange and lemon peel.
Palate: Medium carbonation, soft, slightly oily, a rather bid body, slightly dry finish.
Overall: Not bad, much malt character, but there are some off notes, especially in the smell.
Note: Bottle 330 ml. Reviewed 2012-09-20.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice dark nyttybrown colour with an off white head. Lovely mixed aroma. Caramel and roasted malt with some citric notes. Unusual oktoberfest beer. But recomendable. Big mix flavour. Caramel and roasted malt. Fruity and citric notes. Even some coffee coming up. Refreshing bitterness.
[Bottle from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden]
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
33 cl bottle from Systembolaget in Mölndal. BB 2013-04-29, sampled on September 17, 2012. Also marked 374.
Clear dark copper to brown color, big lasting tan head. Butterscotch, malty, grains, bread, some fuesel alcohol scent, mixed in with some strawberry yoghurt. Yoghurt, alcohol, lactic, sharp sort of astringent bitterness taste. Sharp bitter aftertaste, mixed with charcoal. Medium mouthfeel, harsh medium high dry bitterness that feels very unbalanced, no I don’t like it.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Lovely flavour of grain and roasted malt. Bittersweet. A lovely take on a style I usually find boring. This bottle was probably in optimal condition. Dark gold.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at home in Skövde. Clear amber beer with a big offwhite lacy not lasting head. Malty, raisins, chocolate. fruity aroma. Hoppy, chocolate, fruity, raisins flavour withsome metallic notes.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at home.
Clear dark red-brown with a light brown head. Aroma medium malty (roasted) and hoppy. Flavor light sweet, medium bitter, long lasting. Medium body.
3.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Ruby red. Easy on the hops in the aroma. Massivly, caramel, bread. Bitterness in the higher end makes a high drinkabilaty. High co2.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Systembolaget. It poured a very dark ruby liquid, slightly hazy with a brown-gray head. Bready and malty smell with a hint of chocolate and caramel. Similar taste. Decent mouthfeel. Should work well with food.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Bottle) Aroma of floral hops and malt. The taste is similar and somewhat thin, floral hops, grainy malt and a slightly dry and grassy bitterness in the finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from SB cons 2012-09-12 Göteborg
AR: roasted malt, dark bread and dark bread syrup, melas, during pouring alcholic notes
AP: dark brownish ruby, stothy steady beige head, wee lacings
F: fizzy, grape fruit, roasted malt, dark bread syrup
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