 Rune (1807), Tromsø, Norway
Sep 4, 2008 500ml. Bottle conditioned. Champion of Great Britain 2005. Off-white head resting on top of a ruby coloured body. Firm and plain malty aroma. Flavoured with dark sweet malts, dark fruits added a moment of cocoa. Dry bitter endnotes. Medium bodied (11.08.2008).
TheGrandMaster (1486), Auckland, New Zealand
Jul 4, 2008 Whoa - the Evensong doesn’t travel so well - upon opening, it spews forth. Quickly pouring the bottle (in New Zealand), it is a cloudy brown with a foamy off white head. The nose is good though, floral and malty, with hints of stone fruits - very warming. I think the palate has been thrown around too much in the travel, but the mouthfeel is bitter and full. The malt flavours are somewhat earthy, with tobacco. In the finish, the malty becomes more bready with a lingering fruity hop bitterness. A shame to not be drinking it in the UK, where I am sure its performance would have been better, but I can still sense what made it a Champion.
Bov (4659), Bienne, Switzerland
Jun 16, 2008 courtesy of Toni Flükiger - dark brown colour with a ruby hue; huge foamy beige head; nice lace; subtle aroma of toasted malts, caramel and prune; solid carbonation, medium-bodied, moderate bitterness; aftertaste of ashes and prune - unusual and deeply interesting
Bragesnak (1335), Aarhus, Denmark
Jun 14, 2008 Thorups, Aarhus, DK.
Bottled, 130608.
Amber with small white head. Aroma of citrus and malt. Flavor is well balanced of hops malt sweetness and a sour tone.
fiulijn (5880), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Jun 7, 2008 Bottle conditioned at Cockney’s Pub, Århus
Dark amber to chestnut color, with a thin head. The aroma is maybe too simple. The flavor is solid, a straight Bitter, with strong caramel flavor and strong bitterness; maybe not exciting, but back to basics.
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