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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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 pivnizub (5089), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 24, 2005  
Can: Golden colour, medium fluffy off-white head; mighty fruity (grass,grain,citrus) nose with some hints of alcohol; even thogh it ends with a bitter sweet finish, the main impression is "liquid caramel" or "toffee", quite one-dimensional and nearly bland. But in case of emergency: better than a lousy canned Pils......


 BeerAteHer (384), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/102/56/20
Apr 19, 2005  
Has a decent light amber color, but like most cheap malt liquors has virtually no head. Aroma is of malt and a papermill. Sweet chemical flavor outdoes even the high level of maltiness necessary to produce the 7.2%, but later on in the drink it seems to even out more towards the malt. If an aesthetic improvement is possible for this beer, it might be to used more hops as a counterbalance. Finish is like watered down, cheap blended whiskey. Might be a drainpour but for the high-alcohol. Still, won’t be buying any more of this one!


 steview (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/57/20
Apr 3, 2005    Updated: Apr 7, 2005
english pint / eggwhitey, grassy, musty aromay. thickish for a malt liquor, with a cremey chemical/alcohol/perfume twang. what the hell is this? ELLEEEPHAAANNNTTTT!@$ unfortunately, it ended up as a drainpour.


 MadMan (497), Tempe, Arizona, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/53/20
Apr 3, 2005  
Pours clear golden with meduim white head and good lace. Aroma is malty and chemically. Flavor is mildly malt with some grassiness and alcohol. I was thirsty as hell and I still could barely choke it down.


 can8ianben (911), Pasadena, California, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/55/20
Mar 29, 2005  
I’m not a fan of malt liquors so this one is hard to rate. It has lots of flavour, much better than your convenience store garbage, but its strong alcohol overtones makes it hard to swallow. I ended up pouring out the second half of my bottle. Not an enjoyable experience.


 dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/56/103/513/20
Mar 28, 2005  
Ok, so this smells like pizza to me. Head is definitely on par with a malt liqour and you can definitely taste the alcohol, but it isn’t so much that it’s bad. Certainly one of, if not the best malt liqours I’ve had.


 JDUB (170), Beautiful Venice Beach, California, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/510/20
Mar 24, 2005  
rather weak and somewhat offensive aroma. Taste’s a little bitter, but not in a good way. I am sure its better fresh in Copenhagen.


 bourne (161), Suwon, South Korea
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 22, 2005  
They call it "imported malt liquir" which i find hilarious. Smooth nonalcoholic taste for something as strong as it is. Hoppier than a european pils but otherwise very similar. Deep golden color with a small foamy head.



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