Dugges Rudolf 2008

Formerly brewed at Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri
Style: Porter
Mölndal, Sweden

Bottle and draught. As always with Dugges, pleasant aroma and lots of hops. Lots of coffee and chocolate in the aroma. Still some hint of chinook or something in the background. This one and some really good vanilla ice cream!

Bottle at Nya Tröls, Malmö - shared with Mette. Dark dark mahogany-brown - brown head. Chocolate, ryebread, citrus hoppy, light soapy - dugges soapy, burned, coffee notes, raisins, sweetness, nice bitterness. Nice.

(Bottle at Beermakers dinner) Very faint aroma of fruit and coffe. The taste is hard to define, but according to Mikael Dugge, "it’s not banana". Quite dry.

Aroma: nice dark malts, chocolate, citrus, mango, freshly roasted coffee (very nice), the hops definitely make it so much better… Slightly off note in the background of well used idrottssalsgolv
Flavour: initally pretty bitter, fleshy, big maltiness. Some sourishness, sweetness and more bitterness comes booming. Very full-bodied. The flavour is in the realms of imperial stout, with more citrus and cocoa bitterness and less roast. This is awesome. The aftertaste if of sour cocoa. Really suprisingly cocoa-like. The hops add som e freshness which I believe lifts this up from a bitter cocoa-mess. Don’t get me wrong though, the bitterness is far from unbearable, it is just not balanced up very much sweetness, making it a beer that makes you thirsty.
Appearance: Dark earth brown, clear body. Yellowish-greyish fine head. Not creamy, but not bubbly.
Palate: Slimy as if cocoa were used. Fluffy, thick, elegant. Carbonation is rather weak (natural) – good.

Bottle, thx to OleR. A clear, ruby beer with a lasting, finger-thick beige head. Roasted nose with chocolate, raisins and hops giving citrus scents. Orange mostly. Roasted, chocolatey flavor too, with notes of dried fruits, dark sugars, citrusy hops and a little bitterness. Full-bodied and sweet. Roasted finish with citrus and a nice bitterness. A quite lovely beer, maybe not the most Christmasy beer I’ve had, but lovely anyway. Nice with some cheese. (090501)

A Mes rate. Bottle thanks to the ever generous Fiulijn. I generally really enjoy Dugges beers and this is no exception. Impenetrable mahogany black colour with a decent tan head. Full on burnt aroma with loads of malt, maybe a little plastic and some fairly strong coffee. Really good dark fruitiness. Similar flavour with some extra chocolate thrown in for good measure. Lovely sour hint to it. Dark and malty, slightly dry with a delicate bitter and tarty hint in the finish. Interesting and enjoyable. Cheers Alex.

<i<courtesy of Per - cloudy dark brown colour with a persistent beige foam; nice lace; dusty with a robust biscuity maltiness and some sourish notes; creamy mouthfeeel, sweet and sour/acidic with a late bitterness; long malty, cookie-like finish with persistent sourish notes - very nice though I’m not fully convinced that this batch was totally under control

500 ml bottle. Black with ruby red hues. Rich roasted aroma with hints of vanilla. Slightly burnt, but nicely balanced. Rounded malty flavours with a strong roasted character. Smooth texture. Rounded and wonderfully balanced. Strong coffee flavours in the finish.