 Gr0ve (1420), Oslo, Norway
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 500 ml bottle. Light copper coloured and crystal clear. Tall fluffy white head that clings to the glass. Crisp floral saaz aroma. Dry and slightly metallic. Clean malty flavours. Body is rather dry and light. Nutty and hoppy dry flavours. A little too metallic and dry in my opinion. Boring in the long run.
crowderm (285), Recklinghausen, Germany
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Clear reddish pour, quickly fading head. Aroma of copper, apple juice and caramel. Flavor is mildly bitter. Herbal, metallic, flat malty finish. The woody notes from the barrel aging serve to soften everything and tie it all together, but aren’t really that prominent. Relatively thin mouthfeel, little carbonation. Pretty ok brew.
sound67 (215), Offenbach, Germany
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 50cl dark brown bottle, as pictured.
Pours a deep, clear amber with medium, soapy off-white head. Limited retention, but decent lacing.
Smoked wood is evident on the nose (beer is being matured with beechwood chips in the casks), but also a note of sweet red berries.
Active carbonation in a medium-bodied beer with very earthy mouth feel.
Medium bitter aroma of oak and roasted malt. Limited fruitiness; dry, tangy finish and lasting, moderately bitter and oaky after taste.
Well, the beechwood chips have certainly done their job on this "altbier". Unlike other "special beers", like Schlenkerla Rauchbier e.g., this one is characterful without being eccentric. Oaky flavour limits its suitability as a session ale.
austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 50cl bottle. Copper, nicely firm pale head. Nose is mild turpentine, rust, hint of toffeeish malts. Flavor is herbs, alcohol, rust, faint old fruitiness, mild caramelly malts and licorice root finish. Softly carbonated, but a bit hollow palate. I should have marked up the best before-date, might have had some shelf time, though freshly bought from Berlin.
stantheman (17), British Columbia, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 5/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 From 500 ml bottle. Beautiful copper/amber color. Nice pale yellow head. Flavor is substantial, well balanced between malt and hops.
ha1ag (429), Maastricht, Netherlands
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 23, 2009 Bottled from Aachen. Dark reddish amber color, medium fluffy tan head. Nose is smoked wood, malts. Aroma is smoked wood, reminds me that of oak-barrel aged whiskey,flavour is malty and still some smoked wood. Dry and bit crispy aftertaste.
Nordcore (290), North of, Norway
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 16, 2009 Updated: Nov 12, 2009Apperance; Amber, clear with a nice white head. Aroma; sweet malty and some hoppy sence. Flavor; Malty, hops and some caramel.
chimplechamp (465), Oslo, Norway
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 15, 2009 bottle pours reddish golden beautiful color. small white head. nose is herbaceous. taste has hints of strawberries with dry finish.
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