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Carlsberg Elephant 2.21 653

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
6532.21/5.02.21/5.07.2%20.3Lager 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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 ARMed (488), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/101/57/20
May 22, 2009  
I agree with the concensus here... this beer stinks. Poor brew with an bitter stinky finish. All I like about the beer is the color.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/56/20
May 20, 2009  
Pours a darker golden color with an off-white head. Slightly skunky aroma with some earthy tones and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is skunky at first but finishes sweet with only a slight hint of alcohol. Better than the original Carlsberg.


 lumpsowers (252), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/103/58/20
May 19, 2009  
Bitter malt, moderate skunk, somewhat sour, avoid. This might be better if I was 19. Or drunk already.


 Snojerk321 (2028), San Diego, California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/58/20
May 17, 2009  
Bottle. Golden color with a white head. Sweet and grassy aroma. Corn, alcohol and a dry finish.


 JediMindTricks (240), Hampton, Virginia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/58/20
May 15, 2009  
Pale gold no head. Smells extremely sweet and somewhat skunked...it is what it is...


TheDudeAbides (7), USA
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1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/52/20
May 14, 2009  
Fermented with Elephant-dung. I will not feel well in the morning; this is a crap beer.


 tarjei (1762), Bryne, Norway
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/101/54/20
May 6, 2009  
33 cl bottle at home. Clear golden color, fine white head. Aroma is sweet corny and maybe hints of hops. Flavor is sweet, has some bitterness, but the alcohol kills it all. Not well done at all.


 zach8270 (2140), Henrietta, New York, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
May 3, 2009  
(bottle - 330 ml) Clear golden with a fizzy white head. Aroma is bitter hops and skunked notes. Some sweetness. Flavor is lightly sweet at the beginning with some dry and skunky notes in the middle and a bitter finish. Alcohol is very apparent.



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