Aass Juleøl 4.5%

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Vienna
Drammen, Norway

An amber beer with a thin light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with dusty hop notes as well as some caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and dusty hops. The body is a bit thin.

(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a handsome, clear, orangey brown with an off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt. Light body dominated by the roasted malt accents. Short, dry finish. Simply too light for a christmas beer. 151206

Can @ home. [ Courtesy chris_o ].
Clear red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark bread, dusty, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (130508)

Bottle. Faintly dusty aroma. Clear, dark brown colour, no head. OK maltiness in flavour, a little coffee and a hint of cardboard. Thin mouthfeel. The flavour is OK, but the mouthfeel is disappointing.

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with an off white ehad. Aroma of malts and caramel with notes of rye bread. Flavour of malts, caramel and rye bread.

Name: Jueol
Date: 12/09/1999
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

dark amber, rich sweet malt aroma, rich malt flavor, carmel sweetness, low bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4
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Labelled as Christmas beer because Vienna-lagers are the traditional Christmas style in Scandinavia. This is one of the better examples, with a reasonably complex character.

Very light aroma, sweetness and not much else discernible. Sweet flavor, hints of oak and malt, but pretty light for a winter. Not bad, but nothing special.