Jämtlands Pilgrim

Brewed by Jämtlands Bryggeri
Style: English Pale Ale
Pilgrimstad, Sweden

Dark amber. Almost red. Ofwhite head. Has a nice toffee aroma and sweetnes. I realy like this one! A exquisite bitter aftertaste.

Bottle. Amber-brown with small head. Malty, quite hoppy, minerals, medium-high bitterness. Medium-full body. Great session beer.

Dec 2004, Swedish dregs, Alts etc tasting w/MartinT, tiggmtl and Rastacouere #7. 500 ml bottle. Dark maple-walnut with a decent bit of head...caramel strong in the nose, citrus overwhelming late...woody, dry body, almost ashen...little maltiness, somewhat thin.

Huge caramel malt, orange/grapefruit hops and some pastry-dough-like sweetness in the nose. Ruby-toned brown body topped by shy off-white/tan head that recedes to thin, large-bubbled cover. Flowery hops up front are subsumed with caramel and toffee malt flavours before returning in the very dry, slightly puckering bitter finish. Light body, low carbonation, a bit watery perhaps. Seems more like an Amber Ale. Bottle sampled with MartinT, muzzlehatch and Rastacouere. Thanks, Per!

A pond of grapefruit water on which sails a lone sweet cherry malt husk...Really dry hoppiness remains in force through the recovering anemic’s body...An unpretentious pint after a hard day’s hike...Thanks Per!!...

Clear dark brown pour. Gentle white head ring. Waffle-like sweetness fails to counter the huge grapefruity hops in the nose. Slightly earthy too. Very dry palate with a deep hoppiness, not quite chalky, but it’s in that league. Grapefruity, mineral. So dry you feel you’re drinking this from a rock made glass. A bit watery texture, but you can feel from the beer that quality water was used. Light-medium body, light carbonation. Pretty good! Another pleasant consequence of Per’s visit, thanks!

(Bottled) Clear, dark amber color with small head. Slightly sweet and sour-wineous, quite malty aroma. Sweetish, toffee flavor with lots of malt and aromatic hopping. Medium-bodied, quite dry and bitter palate. Must re-taste this one for a better rating...

Medium sized bubbles, light brown foam, and dark red-brown colour. Lots of foam and a massive crater! The beer has got a strong, typical smell for an un-pasteurized brew: Lots of diacetyl and an almost chemical smell of malt. The carbon oxide is fresh and surprisingly strong for an ale, but it works OK with the firm mix of malts. The bitterness is almost perfect: Strong and robust. Yet, it doesn’t get out of hand but it balances the complex blend of malts (Goldings and Caramel, I think) in a great way. There are some tones of fruit and a passing hint of parfume. The long aftertaste is first dominated of the sweet, buttery taste of the malts but after some time, the hops rises to the surface followed by a little sweetness. A very skilfully crafted ale, recommended to all lovers of this style. Frankly, I am impressed of the small Jämtlands Bryggeri, located in the north of Sweden: The Jämtlands Pilgrim can easily compete with the best British ales! The name of this beer comes from the small village “Pilgrimsstad” (Pilgrim’s Town) where the brewery is located. The town was part of a medieval pilgrim route to the northern Norwegian town Trondheim, where the mortal remains of St. Olav (the most important saint in Scandinavia at the time) is buried.