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Carlsberg Elephant 2.21 652

Carlsberg Elephant

Percentile
8
overall
Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery
Style: European Strong Lager
Copenhagen, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6522.21/5.02.21/5.07.2%20.5Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised strong lager.
First brewed in 1959. Sold in a 330ml bottle in 1989 as "the beer you will never forget". In May 1996 Elephant Beer was repackaged into an emerald green 275ml bottle.
UK version is brewed at the Carlsberg Northampton brewery.
Carlsberg Elephant Beer is an amber-coloured beer with big intensity in its aroma, and with a distinct maltyness. There is notes of honey in the aroma. The palate of Carlsberg Elephant shows a good balance between a good body from the alcohol, and a discrete sweetness which is tamed by the sophisticated bitterness of the aftertaste.
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barleynhops (82), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/58/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Poured an amber color with little lacing. I enjoyed the hearty flavor, but the alcohol was a little overpowering.


 mkel07 (556), Brisbane, Australia
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Nov 27, 2008  
330ml bottle. Poured with a huge rocky white head. Sparkling yellow/amber in colour with small medium body. Aroma of fruitiness.


 keepersj12 (816), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/101/54/20
Nov 21, 2008  
A friend from England loved this stuff until I got him drinking some good beer. I think he liked the alcohol content. Gets you drunk faster than most crap beer.


 slimchill (783), Austin, Texas, USA
0.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/101/51/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Bottle. Clear bright golden-amber with no head. Nose is sweet caramel and honey. Flavor is disgusting, caramel mixed with creamed corn? Ouch. Harsh alcohol bite. Instant drainpour for the safety of all involved.


 Finn (1510), Tromsø, Norway
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/56/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottle 0,33l. Golden colored. An ok creamy head. Strong sweet fruity aroma. Bland flavor with some fruity hints. Some bitterness in a dry finish. This beer was one of my favorites 30-40 years ago. The beer probably has not changed much. I definitely have. KI=4


 Rune (2859), Tromsø, Norway
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/57/20
Oct 22, 2008  
330ml bottle. Bright golden body with an one-finger, bubbly white head. Malty with alcohol to the nose. Sweet taste of malt with alcohol beneath. Actually, quite mouthfilling with a hoppy touch to the ending (shared at Finn’s in Tromsø, 21.10.2008).


 movezig (137), Pensacola, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Very floral stinky nose ( got marijuana in there ). Hops evident. Pour clear yellow. Great refreshing taste. Apples and other light fruit. Finish has some citrus/banana.


 JK54B (951), Helsinki, Finland
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/55/20
Oct 6, 2008  
A 0.33L bottle. White head. Hops in the nose. Pale golden yellow colour. Bitter hoppiness. No sweetness. Slightly sour taste.



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