Dugges High Five!

Brewed by Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mölndal, Sweden

Draft - Hazy amber colored beer with a large frothy head. Aroma is sweet malty with spicy notes of hops. Flavor is sweet malty with dominating caramel notes with strong hints of spices, hops, ripe fruit and hops. Very nice.

Bottle. Thanks omhper! Dark hazy amber color with a huge rocky beige head (takes a very long time to pour the whole bottle). Aroma of pine needles, a bit of citrus, tropical fruits notes and light cookie-ish maltiness. A rather bitter hoppy flavor with some pine and some fresh citrus and a bit of sweetish maltiness. A pleasant lingering bitter finish. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Very tasty.

Bottle at the RBJG. Thanks, Omhper. Spicy, peppery hop aroma, citrus and pine as well. Light caramel malt. Very hoppy aroma but rather light bitterness. Light palate, very citrusy.

Tap @ the brewery. Dark amber with a huge lasting & lacing head. Aroma is dominated by caramel and a grapefruity hoppiness. Not that elegant, perhaps. Starts quite sweet, with a clear caramel malt taste, developing in a bit rough bitter end.

Bottle. Clear amber body with a nice creamy thick off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit, caramel and some orange. Its medium bodied. The flavour is heavy bitter grapefruit, citrus, fresh fruit and a slight sourness. The grapefruit dominates the flavour which is too bad. It ends up very bitter and a bit harsh.

Dark amber of color with a nice beige head. An aroma of hops, pineapple and grapefruit. a flavor of hops, pineapple and grapefruit.

50 cl bottle, via sk8viking. Pours a clear copper body with a very large frothy beige head. Torrents of visible carbonation make the head last forever. Some light citrus and floral perfumy hops overlay a base of grainy and sweet caramel malt. An odd bit of orange rind as well. Much more bitter than I expected from the nose, it’s very leafy and green tasting. A bit harshly so, even. There’s a bit of a metallic finish and almost a sour twang on the back end. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with tons of fizzy explosive carbonation and the texture is a little grainy and rough. Overall, I just didn’t really care for this one. the mix of hops just isn’t very smooth or pleasant.

Very dark amber body, yellowish head; Super dense hop nose, a quite unpleasant mass; Same goes for body, way to dense hop tones to be interesting; Huge dense bitterness in finish. Lacks balance and elegance, actually unpleasant.