bvc (336), Kenmore, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Nov 4, 2009 22oz 2009 bottle, bottled on 10/09/09 1502. Pours a dark copper brown with a red tint to it. Really tight fluffy slightly off white head that leave some light lacing. Big bready malt, dried fruit, light spice, roasty nuts and hints of molasses...kind of smells a bit like a fruitcake. Malt not as assertive on the palate as the nose, good carbonation, lighter body, grassy, some bitter hops, not really any of the dried fruit that i got on the nose, some light spice. Not bad stuff, but nothing standout about it. Tastes a little young with no real assertiveness. Very drinkable however.
HenrikSoegaard (4393), Randers, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 23, 2009 Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Powerfull heavy hoppy aroma. Herbal and spicey notes. Heavy bitter flavor. Long nice bitter and slightly caramellic finish. Creamy palate. Marthinus (126), Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 | Dec 22, 2009 Nice head with with good duration. Color is dark yellow. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, caramel and hops drjay44 (809), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 | Dec 21, 2009 22 oz. bottle. Vintage 2009. According to the website the recipes change annually. ABV 5.7. Pours a thick, tiny bubbled, cream colored, head with extensive lacing, over a clear, coppery amber (SRM 10) body......nose is toffee, treacle, leather, tiny bit of grass....taste initially is light sweet caramel malts, then a bit of nuttiness, leading to a light slightly floral hop bitterness....mouth feel is medium, carbonation adds a tiny bubbled spritz to the flavors. The brewery calls this a Brown Ale not an Old Ale. This, has has a beautiful appearance, nice nose, and all the appropriate flavors for a lighter version of a Brown Ale. It was very well done. madsberg (5056), Søborg, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 21, 2009 Bottled 2009. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense light brown head. ARoma of fruits, light caramel and spice. Flavour flowers, fruits, cocoa, spice and light liqourice. medium bodied. Dry herbal bitterness in the end. saxo (3640), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 21, 2009 Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, caramel and hops. planky84 (138), , Greater London, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 21, 2009 2009 7% version from Utobeer market stall. Pours brown with a red sheen and a good white head. Aromas of cinammon, some citrus, malts, ginger, coriander. Flavours of ripe plums, chocolate, sweet spices, raisins, ginger. For a 7% beer it slips down rather nicely and belies its strrength. Finishes laden with malts with a bitter hoppy edge. Not bad. onystrom (800), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 21, 2009 Bottle. 7%. Clear amber color with fine head. Hoppy aroma and flavour. Very rich burnt malt taste and bitter hops finish. Maria (6312), Thisted, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 20, 2009 The importer has glued a label claiming 7% on this bottle, but I suspect it must be the normal version. It’s hazy, red-brown with a creamy and lasting head. The aroma has notes of fruit, malt, caramel, raisin and peach. The flavor is moderately sweet, bordering to sweet with a slightly dry citrus bitterness, mostly in the finish. It has notes of peach, malt, caramel, citrus, melon and light raisin. It’s refreshing, pleasant and uncomplicated and the body is quite full.
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