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Carlsberg Elephant

Carlsberg Elephant

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An European Strong Lager brewed by
Carlsberg Brewery

Copenhagen, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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5622.21/5.02.21/5.07.2%26.2 Lager glass P  Stats

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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 zappafan99 (214), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/510/20

May 15, 2008    Updated: May 16, 2008
Smells of an elephant/skunk fart. I never knew elephants could survive Denmark’s climate...well of course they can’t. Neither can green bottles. Taste is better than the smell.....that isn’t a compliment. Almost like a 7.2 heiniken. Maybe it can comfort you on an iceberg before you commit suicide while listening to poorly played death metal. Still..who wants an elephant-skunk to fart on their beer. $8.49 a six pack is an awfully high price for Elephant farts..and I don’t care if they are endangered farts.

 bhensonb (2713), Woodland, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/510/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Bottle from Sondra. Slightly cloudy gold color with a small white head. Aroma is grain and grass. Medium is about medium and the carbonation is fairly vigorous. Flavor is a bit sweet, and there is almost enough grassy hop to balance. Sort of a decent malt liquor, if such a thing can be.


mwsmith (12), , Alabama, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/102/52/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Tastes like a light beer with a shot of vodka in it... I would sooner drink a bud light.


 Suttree (2265), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/103/53/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Wow, this is bad. Skunk and corn is everywhere, and a horrible medicinal flavor. Yuck


 CaryTheDude (105), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/102/58/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Smells like a skunk shat in it. Looks like a skunk peed in it. Flavor is surprisingly mellow and not as skunky as expected. At least it’s 7.2 ABV. That’s always worth something, even when Honkeybra cloved the hell out of one of his homebrews.


 nuplastikk (375), Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20
Jul 4, 2008  
11.2oz bottle. Pale filtered golden color, with a fading head. Green aroma of hops and alcohol. Very Saazy Eastern-European flavor going on. The heavy malt body is well complimented by the hops. Not an IBU bomber by any means, but pretty decent for what it is. Worth trying.




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