Some Farmer in Gotland Reviews

finol	3.6 Gotlandsdricke Första gången Gravity keg at Telegrafen, brewed by a champion. Pours hazy orange, bubbly head. Taste of apple juice, honey and a little yeast. Andra gången 5liters dunk på jobbet. Kollega hade köpt basen och matat med socker enligt bryggarens instruktioner. Doftade läder och lite rök. Söt, alkohol, rök och en. Stor kropp. Friday, August 10, 2018
artemb	3.2 Gotlandsdricke bottle omhper->dnicolaescu. From Hemdarve farm. Dark amber, no head. Aroma: fruity, baked pears, wheat, ligtht bready notes. Light sweet, light bitterness. Flavour: roasted, low to none phenols, spicy bitterness. Like a good homebrew dunkelweizen. Wednesday, November 15, 2017
dnicolaescu	3.2 Gotlandsdricke SWING-TOP bottle as a gift from omhper. From Hemdarve farm. Murky red-brown, small head. Strong ripe pear aroma, some caramel, just a hint of nail polish. Similar flavour profile, moderate fruity sweetness, easy drinking, subtle but sharp bitterness with a hint of booze. Quite clean. Wednesday, November 15, 2017
EvanFriend	3.1 Gotlandsdricke Couldn’t get to Gotland, so I made some myself, based on Charlie Papazian’s recipe. I used cherrywood smoked malt because apparently birchwood smoked isn’t readily commercially available. Next time I’ll smoke my own malt over birch. I got more bitterness from the juniper than actual flavor, and the smoke notes were mellower than I had hoped for. Was drinking too much on brew day and forgot to take a gravity reading, so I have no idea what the ABV is. I suspect it’s lower than I was shooting for, as this was my first all grain brew. Overall, I enjoyed this beer, but I imagine it can be done far better, and, since I have a whole pound of bread yeast in the freezer and a juniper plant in the front yard, I plan to do it a few more times until I get it right. Wednesday, November 30, 2016
larsniclas	2.8 Gotlandsdricke As rlgk Said; didn’t know this was an separate entry. Had this a few times and didn’t like it much. Murky, stale and smoked with, sometimes, apparent juniper-berries and sometimes just cloying. Thursday, August 4, 2016
rlgk	2.8 Gotlandsdricke Bottle. Did not know this was an entry on ratebeer. Had it at least twice, one with omhper snd once with larsniclas. I remember it as very murky, sour and smoked, fruity and with dough. More Interesting than tasty, but not totally bad. Wednesday, July 22, 2015
hackobock	2.8 Gotlandsdricke April 25, 2015. Plastic jerry can, shared by omhper, thanks! Very cloudy yellow/grey. Aroma is smoked meat, peaty wood, juniper, slight phenolic plastic notes. Taste is somewhat sweet, slight sour with peat and some plastic notes. Medium bodied, flat. Taste much better than it looks... Monday, June 1, 2015
DSG	3.2 Gotlandsdricke [4/25/15] Jerrycan sample at a tasting at omhper’s place in Tyresö. Thanks omhper, AndySnow and hackobock for sharing great beers! Muddy brownish gray. Nice smoky aroma with a sourish fruit note. Sourish flavor, fruity, smoky, with a bit of spiciness, and wood. Medium-bodied. Not at its prime, as its not supposed to be sour, but still not bad and interesting. And I love the big plastic jerrycan it came out of! Saturday, May 23, 2015
SaintMatty	2.8 Gotlandsdricke Bottle (Thanks Omhper) - Cloudy and murky amber. Beech, tar, ash and some fruity notes in the aroma. Tangy, smoky and rather harsh taste with beech, tar and some biscuity notes. Tuesday, March 3, 2015
mmahut	3.1 Gotlandsdricke Bottled by omhper from farm st. Bol. Cloudy yellow body with no foam. Aroma has light roasty, almost bacon like profile, little bit yeasty, otherwise pretty clean. Taste has an overall roasty bacony character, with malty sweetness upfront, light acidic after taste, quite refreshing. Low to none bitterness. Little bit yeasty. I thought there will be more juniper. Body is medium, flat carbonation. Would go wonderful with Slovak’s halušky :) Saturday, February 21, 2015
Nisse666	2.6 Gotlandsdricke Plastic wee jar many thx to omhper cons 2015-01-27 Duved From farmer on North of Gotland AR: juniper beeries, new tared boat, wee herbal AP: thick fluid - dark hazy bronz, no head F: strong tar almost peaty, soapy feeling, smoky sauna, sweet, lemon flesh bitterness and drynees, Tuesday, January 27, 2015
JanVah	2.1 Gotlandsdricke Flaska från en kompis. Gyllengul färg. Doftar syrligt. Smakar omogna plommon. Friday, January 9, 2015
Peter_L	2.8 Gotlandsdricke Flaska av en kompis, tack Mr_Hult! Lätt grumlad kopparbrun/röd vätska. Fruktig i doften. Stor inledande sötma som sedan ersätts av en syrlig och lätt beska. Pärlande vätska med medelfyllig munkänsla. Friday, January 9, 2015
MSBrindbergs	2.9 Gotlandsdricke Bjuden av broder MrHult. Bryggd i december 2014 i Burgsvik. Grumlig rödbrun vätska helt utan skum. Doftar fruktigt som av plommon med en vass efterton. Svårbeskriven i smaken, söt, lite liköraktig. Ingen kolsyra alls nästan. Ger mersmak! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, January 9, 2015
MrHult	3.2 Gotlandsdricke Petflaska från kollega via bryggare i Burgsvik, södra Gotland. Bryggd december 2014.Grumlig rödbrun vätska helt utan skum. Doftar svagt av plommon och lite kryddigt. Smakar fruktigt och kryddigt, svårt att sätta fingret på. Mycket trevlig eftersmak som gör att man vill dricka mer. Wohoo, öltyp nr 76! Friday, January 9, 2015
VsXsV	3.1 Gotlandsdricke Several different samples at homebrew festivals throughout the years. Usually from a plastic container, sometimes from a cornelius keg. Usually a murky, brown liquid with minimal head. Aroma of wood, bread, smoke, ham, juniper and sometimes a little fruity esters from the yeast. The taste is usually light sweet and very light bitter with a spicy smokiness and bready malt. Light to medium bodied with very low or no carbonation. A bit hard to rate several beers at once. Sunday, April 6, 2014
gnoff	3 Gotlandsdricke Tried many versions of Dricka/Dricke/Drikku over the years. Some have been bottled, many have been served from plastic buckets or containers of various volumes. So how to rate something from many different brewers with so different character? Well more often than not have been dark brown with little to no head. Mainly sweet, malty, smoked, some juniper scent and taste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, with low to very low CO2, usually no bitterness. Some have been rather bad, some very nice. Most have been pretty drinkable, but many others do not agree with me. Thursday, October 24, 2013
AndySnow	3.4 Gotlandsdricke How do you rate something with so many varieties. Quite easily available on Gotland. A lot of different variants, some commercial, most not. Usually brownish colour with no visible head. Aroma and flavour of juniper, spices. Monday, April 22, 2013
Cunningham	3.6 Gotlandsdricke Well...how do you describe this... In the "old days" at Medeltidsveckan, you you get a sample here and there for a litte coin. Then it was not allowed to sell it, but they gave you one every time you bought bun ( that you gave back). Nowdays you can get a sample if you know any farmer at Gotland. It usually contains juniper and have a hazy orange something colour. The most experienced farmers make really good Gotlandsdricku. After working there some years I have tasted some really good :-) Tuesday, February 7, 2012
ulvbane	3.1 Gotlandsdricke Different brews can vary wildly in style. From deep brown and tart to light and Wit-like. Very much an acquired taste and generally not appreciated by anyone except the islanders themselves. I have a story I’d like to share. Back in the days of the cold war I was doing military service on the island. On new years eve about 20 or so of us had to stay while all the others went to celebrate with friends and family. Somehow one of the locals managed to conjure up about 40 liters of "dricke". We made a campfire on the beach looking out over a wintery Baltic sea and had one hell of a party. The evening ended with everyone not from the island (except me) being very sick. That is dricke for you, dangerous stuff!  Wednesday, September 29, 2010
awaisanen	3.4 Gotlandsdricke From a plastic bottle. Generously shared by cquiroga. Cloudy, light caramel colored pour with a wispy head of off-white. Fruity nose of pears, apples, and coconut milk, along with hints of muscat grapes and musty leather. Lots of fruity esters and a honey like sweetness provide an almost "juice"-like base, funked up with some barnyard notes and peppery phenols. Medium light bodied, lightly carbonated mouthfeel with a gentle, tingling effervescence. Sweet white grape and waterchestnut flavors up front, along with some ripened pear. A mild smokey nuttiness tries to peek in, but is drowned out by the light fruits and horsey funk. The wildness of the beer seems to have taken over some of the other spice nuances; it would be enlightening to try a fresh example side-by-side. Thanks for the rare treat, Chris! Friday, April 4, 2008
goldtwins	3.4 Gotlandsdricke Bottle @ Dr. Bill’s. The brewer name kicks ass. Poured a hazy amber color with no head. Dry spiced aroma with notes of fruit and leather. The flavor was tart and fruity. Big leather and notes of pear. Light tingle of carbonation on the tongue. Monday, February 18, 2008
Cletus	3.7 Gotlandsdricke Courtesy of omhper and drank as a horizontal alongside Jackelsdricka for comparison. Pours mahogany and more or less still with no bubbles and only a hint of tingliness on the tongue. Smells strongly of juniper with hints of spruce, birch and mineral water. Taste is like a gin might be if it were a fermented beverage with loads of juniper and lots of booziness. Some hints of smoke are also present. Palate is very thick and reminds me of the heavy mineral waters of Europe. Finishes along the lines of sassafras. Very different from everything else I tried during this tasting that included sahtis, and lots of traditional Scandanavian beers. If sahti and lambic are the grandparents of beer, this is their great grand parent. Thanks again for this rare treat! Friday, March 23, 2007
oh6gdx	3.4 Gotlandsdricke Plastic bottle from omhper (big thanks, I’ll try getting you some new sahti’s for this one!). Hazy nutbrown colour, no head. Aroma is freshly cut juniperwood along with some spiced and xylitolish hints. Flavour is the same. Very refreshing! The bottle got lots of preassure in it so while letting a bit of it out, I also poured a small sample. Rest of the bottle is to be saved for PBF2007. Hides the alcohol very well! Wednesday, March 21, 2007
lgklotet	3.2 Gotlandsdricke Fresh sample, brewed by my friend’s mom for a wedding. Sampled in a very traditional plastic mug ;-) Hazy orange, no head but residual bubbles. Huge aroma, yeasts, esters, fruit (not dark malty types) and a slight almost lambic-like funkiness. Taste is upfront sour, yeasty with a definite alcohol presence. Not sure if I can pick out the juniper.. Palate is rich, sticky with a loong finish. There is no carbonation. This is great stuff, really happy to have tried it. Thursday, August 17, 2006
Jeppe	2.8 Gotlandsdricke 1 year old stored in plastic bottle - Thanks a lot Per for bringing it to Denmark!! Pours hazy orange with no head. Lots of smoke, tar and ropes in the aroma with hints of sweet orange. Very odd and very extreme! Dry flavor with lots of smoke and fruit. Very weird and very interesting but a little too much in the long run. Still very fun to taste! Tuesday, April 19, 2005
fiulijn	3 Gotlandsdricke Stored by Per for 1 year in plastic containers and plastic bottles Flat, hazy amber color. Very nice and original smokey aroma, almost like sausages, and very light fruitiness, and something I can’t detect.… Some sweetness, pretty sweet, a lot smokey, some liquorice (?), light herbs… Crazy beer, but not bad, very original. Thanks Per for bringing this one!. Monday, February 14, 2005
DYCSoccer17	2.8 Gotlandsdricke Sampled with omhper, tiggmtl, MartinT, muzzlehatch, and Rastacouere in Montreal. Thanks to Per for this amazing sample. This I believe is from Burs (not sure if that is the some farmer, or a part of gotland). Aroma is very smoked. Smells like campfires/burning tires. Vinous and very interesting aroma. Hazy amber/honey color with a very small white head. Smoked to start. Fruity, campfirey, and leathey. Thin bodied. Quite strange and I am sure it requires a specific palate to enjoy this sub-style. Wednesday, November 24, 2004
tiggmtl	2.7 Gotlandsdricke Burning wood, hugely fuity (peach), smoked aroma. Opaque orange-tan coloured, heavy, still and viscous looking with no head at all. Charred blackened, salted peach flavour. Palate is oily, heavy and still. A very interesting experiment. I’m glad to have had the chance to try this, but after the initial few sips, I found this difficult to consume. Bottle (plastic) enjoyed with DYCSoccer17, MartinT, muzzlehatch, Omhper and Rastacouere. Tuesday, November 23, 2004
muzzlehatch	3.5 Gotlandsdricke omhper in Montreal #15 (with MartinT,tiggmtl,Rastacouere,DYCSoccer). Plastic (500 ml?) bottle provided by Per...an amazing gift (burs version). Bright pale orange, no carbonation...smoky, funky cheeses and fruitwoods in the nose, wildy woody and farmy...simply fantastic aromas! Very flat, smoky peaches and apricots in the flavor...the thin body allows the heavy smokiness and charred character to overwhelm. Difficult to drink even a small sample, nonetheless its really amazing to be able to try this! Sunday, November 21, 2004
Rastacouere	3.6 Gotlandsdricke Burs version. Hazy orange apperance, almost still looking. Huge smokey aroma. Unique leather/juniper match, extremely meaty. Floral and wheaty (in the small acidity) feel. Apricot and peach pie flavors, a fieldish campfire on the tongue, this is strikingly tasty and demands all your concentration. Very weird as it has this farmhouse character combined with the deep smokiness of strict Bamberg styles. Thin-medium body, low carbonation. This style is a must seek! Saturday, November 20, 2004
MartinT	3.7 Gotlandsdricke (From Burs) : Sitting in a tree inhaling the intense smoke of a fruit-harboring wood cabin whose fire has just been extinguished by torrential rain...Very humid and woody smoke, impossible to escape from (I’m not necessarily trying to), with a garrulous fruitiness of junipers (real) and apricots (fictive)...Honey impersonations and earthy bitterness rising in the end...Perhaps smokier than a Schlenkerla, an incredibly memorable experience which I hope to relive again...Immense thanks Per!!... Saturday, November 20, 2004
Ungstrup	2.5 Gotlandsdricke An unclear brown beer with no head. The aroma is very smoked and with notes of rope and oranges. The flavor is sweet and is very smoked before ending on a dry note. Too simple a flavor. Sunday, August 29, 2004
JCW	3.4 Gotlandsdricke Thanks Per, again a very unusual beer. Cloudy brown color, it looks like a fresh glass of apple cider. No head what so ever. Aroma is smoke and as Bov said, almost like bacon. The flavor is sharply smokey with an oily mouthfeel. Slight sourness on the finish mixed with more smoke. Saturday, August 21, 2004
Bov	3.3 Gotlandsdricke cloudy and quite disgusting amber-orange colour, no foam, very unusual aroma of potatoes, smoked bacon and pumpkin, notes of lemon, sweet and slightly oily, medium-bodied, the finish is moderately long and shows more smoke and meat notes - one of the most unusual beer I have ever had (and I have had already a few ...) - thanks to Per for this one ! Tuesday, August 17, 2004
rickgordon	3.7 Gotlandsdricke Bottled. Cloudy grey/yellow/brown. Smokey juniper up front, followed up by fruity esters. Smokey flavour from burnt wood. Finishes mild. Bloody interesting and nice! Tuesday, August 10, 2004
madbeer101	2 Gotlandsdricke Bottled: Dusty amber coloured. Not much head. Flavour of eelsmoked salami and bacon. Very smoky. Flavour is very roasty and smoked. Is surprinsingly vague and watery in the end. I much admit, that its interesting, but I find it rather bad. I’ll give an extra point for the bottle. Sunday, August 1, 2004
jonas	3.5 Gotlandsdricke Smoke, burned hay, oranges and herbs (juniper obviously). Cloudy amber, low head. Flavors of burned hay, wood and the cremated remains of the brewers grandmother. Plenty of herbs and citrus in the aftertaste. Flatish medium body. What an amazing taste experience! Thursday, July 29, 2004
Nate	3.6 Gotlandsdricke Smoky fruity smell, like juniper dropped on a barbecue. Banana ester, burnt applewood, apples. Cloudy orange-brown with no head. Flat medium thick body. Smoky fruity taste, apples, burnt wood. Finish is mild smoky, light burning of the sinuses like standing near a htcdog roast. Smoky after. Wednesday, July 28, 2004
ante	3.8 Gotlandsdricke (sampled at Clemati Medeltidskrog, Visby, Sweden) This batch was cloudy and brown with hints of ruby. Very smokey aroma with hints of honey and yeast. Taste is sweet and fruity with some sharp smokey notes. Long, long tasty and very warming finish. Monday, August 11, 2003
duff	3.5 Gotlandsdricke Cloudy, deep-brown appearance, sweetish malt and smokey aroma, sweetish on the palate with a hint of smokiness, little bits of sediment floating around here and there, but certainly interesting drinking, quite unique beer, thanks per!!!! Tuesday, April 9, 2002
jcalbi	4.3 Gotlandsdricke Reddish brown and somewhat cloudy in both color and appearance. Creamy, well maintained off white head. Sharp burnt/smoky aroma and flavor with a pronounced alcohol mouthfeel. Interesting yet undeterminable after taste which I assume to be juniper. Moderate carbonation. It's the opportunity to experience such rare treasures like this that make life so rewarding. Many thanks to Per. Sunday, March 24, 2002
omhper	3.6 Gotlandsdricke Update 2002-02-20: The new batch I tried was more fresh, somewhat sparkling from the still ongoing fermentation in the bottle, and beautifully hazy. There are definitely some smokey juniper flavour. The main characteristics of the beer seem intact from the last batch I tried though. Older comments: This is actually the same version as Oakes tried. It was made on a farm in Stånga on central Gotland. Nut-brown. Non carbonated, sweetish and soft, some bitterness, restrained smokiness, as compared to the few other versions I've tried. Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Oakes	3.6 Gotlandsdricke Still, as per the style; muddy dark amber (not very attractive, but true to style); aroma: smoke, pear, vanilla, lots of malt. Palate: smokey up front, followed by sweet malts & a late hint of juniper. A lot of rich fruitiness comes through as well, and it finishes slightly tart - complex and delicious. Sunday, September 9, 2001