Kalfaret Waldemars Ale

On tap at the brewpub. The clear, golden pour with a dense, small off-white topping reveals a caramel-sweet unoffensive aroma with some floral and fruity notes. Really boring thoug. That goes for the flavor as well, malty and pale-lagerish, with some fruityness, but someone left out most of the hops when formulating the reciepe for this beer. Medium body. The finish has some fruityness to follow the grainy flavor. Dead boring. (080502)

On tap@the brewery. Slightly hazy pale golden body with a small, dense white head. Aroma is nice and fruity with citrus. Flavor is refreshing fruity with a gentle aromatic hoppy impression. Quite light body and a medium floral bitter finish. This is not a very complicated beer, and the name (Ale) indicates a non-pretentious beer. So that’s what it is, but a nice version of a quaffable thirst-quencher. It actually reminds me a lot about Brooklyn Lager, and thats not bad at all.

Aromatic hops, flowers, a little dust. Some bitterness in the tail. Dry, almost wooden finish. A bit thin, but not bad a t all.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 2   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 2   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : 2
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Spicy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 1   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 1   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 3   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Rather bland, thin ale aiming nowhere.

Thin white head disappears quckly. Brown body with some carbonation. Sweetish peachy hop aroma with notes of honey. Taste is bitterish caramel and roasted almonds with peachy hop notes. Thin watery wooden bitter aftertaste. Definitely an English bitter, but the mouthfeel is a bit thin for me. Not bad. (0.5l draft.)