Svaneke Gammeldags Pilsner

50cl bottle from Lørenskog Brusshop.It poured an light, almost transparent, yellow colour with a big head that settles down fast in the glass and almost disappears. The aroma is bitter and smells of grass, honey, and hops. The flavor is slighly bitter and tastes of malts. It has a short aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours a hazy, pale yellow with a white head and some lacing. Looks like a witbier. Aroma is cooked vegetables; a delicate blend of potatoes, carrots and peas, I believe. As it warms, it develops some malty notes, but is still dominated by the vegetables. Flavour is sweetish cereals and cooked vegetables. Notes of hay in the finish and a decent, medium bitterness. The bitterness is the only good thing about this beer. This is crap! ...There, I said it! 04-07-08.

500ml bottle sample from importer. Pours clear and olden with white head. Great floral hop aroma with citrus. More body than commercial scandinavian lagers. A great pilsner.

500 ml bottle. Delicate hazy white golden colour. Tall white fine-laced head that clings to the glass. Clean floral hop aroma. High carbonation level. Some light notes of hay and bread and some citrus as well. Flavourwise the hops are rather neutral. The bitterness is prominent, as the malts don’t come through that well. Light grainy malts. Overall a light-bodied beer. Refreshing indeed, but could have used a little more flavour.

500ml bottle at Pegasus, Copenhagen. Golden body with a lasting white head. Pale malty aroma with hints of vegetables. Seville orange shells in flavour with a vanilla touch and notes of dried vegetables at the ending. Suppable with tapas (28.05.2008).