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Amager Julebryg 2009 3.43 32

Amager Julebryg 2009


Percentile
84
overall
Brewed by Amager Bryghus
Style: American Strong Ale

Kastrup, Denmark

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323.56/5.03.43/5.0Winter8%41.1Snifter, Trappist glass
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Danish: Kære børn, læn jer tilbage for nu skal vi fortælle jer en hemmelighed. Ved I hvor julemanden kommer fra? Nemlig, han kommer fra Amager! Ikke Nordpolen, ikke Lapland eller Grønland, julemanden kommer her fra Amagerland! Til daglig hedder han Kurt og er gartnerimedhjælper ude på Tømmerupvej. Han har noget af en tyk mave, som han selv blot betegner som et sjældent voldsomt eksempel på overkarbonering. Uden for sæsonen græsser Kurts rensdyr ude på fælleden, hvor de løbende bliver malket og mælken brugt i en eller anden juleost, der vist sælges sådan lidt under bordet. Men altså, en dag kom Kurt Julemand forbi bryggeriet og stillede os en opgave. Kurt er vild med nisseøl, bortset fra, at der altså mangler lidt spræl i dem, som han siger. Vi ved godt, at for Kurt er spræl lig med procenter. Så han bad os brygge en nisseøl med spræl. Og det er altså den du sidder med i hånden lige nu, verdens første Imperial Nisseøl. Den er brygget til julemanden og til alle jer børn og barnlige sjæle, som stadig tror på ham og på det gode øl. Rigtig glædelig jul!
Amager Julebryg 2009 er af type en Imperial Nisseøl på 8% eller måske en American eller English Strong Ale, whatever. Den er det rene maltparadis med masser af Münchner-, chocolade- og mørk karamelmalt, og så rigeligt med brunt sukker og rørsukker til den søde tand. Gæren er en diskret en af slagsen, mens humlen er britisk Fuggles, som ikke efterlader mere end 15 IBU. Til gengæld lod vi krydderierne helt og aldeles forblive på Amagerhylden - så INGEN krydderier tilsat! Nyd den til nissegrød og alle andre af julens retter.
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 ChristianScheffel (4632), Odense, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20

Nov 2, 2009  
After work beer the first day it was available to me. Couldn’t possibly wait with an exciting and fun idea like this. Cloudy chestnut with a big tan head. Big malty aroma, with bread and toffee, lots of brown sugar and some prunes and plums. Faint spicy notes like cardemum and cinnamon. Fruity sweet flavour with rich malt, like bread crust, toffee, and nuts, with a bunch of dried fruits and spice giving me a Belgian feel. Is it Imperial Nisseøl in style? To some degree. You’d have to get more of the brown sugar and molasses character - candi sugar maybe? Is it a great Christmas beer? Certainly!

 stouby (1954), Holbaek, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 21, 2009  
Bottle at home. Hazy redbrown with a creamy light brown head. Heavy malty (brown sugar, dark fruits). Flavor heavy sweet, light bitter. Almost full body.


 thewolf (5808), Kolding, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2009  
Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
[rating 5,800]
Pours a wonderful, deep ruby red with a small, creamy, beige head. Aroma is heavy roasted, cinnamon, caramel, fruity hops. A touch of yeasty cardboard. Medium carbonation, fair rather light mouthfeel and good dryness. Flavour is sweet, roasted, chocolate. Fine hoppiness balancing the heavy sweetness well. Lightly warming in the finish. Fine.


 rane (511), Nibe, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/513/20
Dec 18, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown with medium brown head. Aroma very malty, rye bread, "hvidtøl", spices is there cinnamon added ?. Taste sweet malty a little more alcohol showing up than in the normal danish hvidtøl. You could easily get to drinking this one like a session beer, but it´s very strong, so it would be no good idea. An interesting beer.


 faroeviking (6120), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Botella. Spiced soft malty bit alco aroma. Deep dark brown colour. Sweet, spiced, deep malty pleasant bitter flavour with some fark fruit and chocolate. Deep malty, spiced and bitter finish.


 HenrikSoegaard (4379), Randers, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. DArk amber colour. Modeate malty and hoppy aroma. Light sweet and moderate bitter flavor. Strong chocolate notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.


 sayravai (3760), Helsinki, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 12, 2009  
(Bottled) Slightly hazy dark amber with a small head. Aroma of strawberry and ice cream, dark fruit, and some alcohol. Very berryish flavor with some sweetness and harsh bitterness, well-showing alcohol, and some vegetables. Medium body with soft but foamy carbonation. I really can’t see why they had to make this beer, as it offers nothing new and nothing very pleasant.


 Defreni (1024), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Flaske: Duft af rugbrød og tydelige mindelser om en hvidtøl. Farven er en tand for lys, men stadig øllebrødsagtig. En tydelig duft af humle er også tilstede. Utrolig drikbar og virkelig et suverænt eksempel på en imperial nisseøl. Håber virkelig at drikkeriget for en Bruery Rugbrød hjem så der kan sammenlignes. Fantastisk.


 Pinball (2991), Allerød, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 4, 2009  
cloudy dark brown, smooth small light brown head. sweet spicy hopy aroma, malty, faint sweet flowery. flavor is sweet flowery malty, faint yesty slightly caramelly.



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