Nils Oscar India Ale

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Nyköping, Sweden

Amber colour. The head could’ve looked better. Hoppy aroma of orange peels and a little bit of liquorice. Fruity flavour of dried apricots and pineapple. The bitter finish lasts forever.

Cask @ Akkurat, Stockholm
Hazy orange with a persistent head. Flowery green hop aroma. Full body. Well balanced sweet maltiness initially that develops into a massive flowery hop character. Nice creamy palate. Clean and bitter. Pull me another one please!

Recieved a bottle in a trade with oh6gdx. The dark orange body had a thin white head on top. The aroma was oranges with pineapple and a little bit of fresh caramel. The taste had some bitter grapefruit with a hint of mango. There was also som elight tea. A dry finish capped off the creamy and smooth body. A very solid beer.

Draught at The Rover in Gothenburg, Sweden. First time I try it from the tap, even though I’ve had it on bottle several times.
I find it similar to the bottled version, though my previous ratings might have been a bit too high. (see below).
Deep amber color. Light beige creamy lasting head. Lots of fresh hoppy scent of citrus. Big bitterness initally, fruity aftertaste and faint lingering bitterness. Larger than medium mouthfeel. Nice refreshing citrus hops in the taste, no distinct malt taste.
8/4/8/4/17=4.1

Bottle some time in 2005
Very nice scent and taste, as well as huge bitterness. Lots and lots of hoppy acid scent and smell. Realy taste of American hops. I like it!
Ar 9, Ap 3, Fl 9, Pa 4, Ov 19 = 4.4

Rerate
(33 cl bottle from Systembolaget)
On September 27, 2008
Fresh fruity hoppy and malty sweet, caramelly scent. Clear amber to pale copper color, fluffy off-white to slightly orange head. Malty sweet, hoppy fresh, bitter taste. Very nice. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium high to high bitterness.
Second rating stands fast: 8/4/8/4/17=4.1

Cask at Akkurat. Hazy pale amber. Fruity nose with notes of something that reminds me of juniper/smoke. Richly hoppy, grassy and orangey. Complex flavourwise with wonderfully soft mouthfeel. Firm, yet loght bodied with notes of bread and cookies. Lingering bitter finish. Well balanced and excellently crafted.

330ml bottle from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/sweden/s target=blank>Oliver Twist in Stockholm, Sweden. Golden orange in colour, fairly quickly dissipating white head, some lacing. The aroma has a noticable hop bite, oranges, lemons and grapefruits, some caramel malts. The flavour is nicely hopped balanced by some sweet caramel malts, floral, moderate bitterness. Bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes with a moderate hop bitterness, lingering. A wonderfully balanced IPA with just the right amount hop bitterness and caramel sweetness.

Bottle. Beautiful orange with long lasting head. Lots and lots of aromatic hops in the nose. Good hoppy bite in the flavour, backed up by a nice maltiness. The flavours just last for ever. Will become a regular in my fridge.

Soft, glittery head, modest smell. A distinctive bitterness, heaps and heaps of good hops. Malty and fresh. Probably the best IPA I’ve tried.