Nils Oscar Julöl 2008

Formerly brewed at Nils Oscar
Style: Scotch Ale
Nyköping, Sweden

Bottle. Clear red coloour, nice creamy head. Aroma of caramell,coffee, dark Chocolate, and citric in the end. Flavor has a smouth spicy mouth feeling mixed with coffee, caramel, dark choclate, medium body, short to medium spicy finnsh.

500 ml bottle. A cream-ish two-finger lasting tan head upon a translucent, mahogny colored body. Dark fruits, nutty malts, grainy bread and mild spices in the aroma, nice. Crisp, sour-sweet malt flavor, lightlly spiced with a certain fruitiness. Chocolate and sweet licorice notes. Gentle hopbitterness. Healthy body. Bitter-sweet finish. A nice one.

Bottle at home - shared with Mette. Almost black - offwhite head. Raisins, dried dark fruits, light licorice yeasty, ryebread, licorice, sharpness, light sweetness, chocolate, light soapy, nice sharp hoppy, sharp finish.

Bottle, 50cl - Red brown ale with a large beige head. Aroma is malty and sweet with notes of rye bread, coffee and dried fruits. Flavor is moderately sweet with hints of coffee, vanilla and spices. Very enjoyable!

Draught at SBWF08. Pours out in a clear deep ruby red colour with a fluffy low tan-coloured foam. Nuts, fudge, milky chocolate and mild pepper in the aroma. Medium to full-bodied with notes of nuts, roasted malts, fudge and mild citrousy hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Surprising piney hops in the medium-bitter finish on a foundation of fudge, caramel, nuts and mild pepper.

<i>Bottle (50 cl) from Systembolaget</i>. Dark copper, small beige head. Toffeeish and slightly roasted malt aroma, with notes of burnt popcorn. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. Dry finish with moderate bitterness.

(Draught@Pikkulintu) Quite clear, very dark, deep red with a small, tanned head. Dark-fruity, mildly berryish aroma with slight port character. Burned-roasty flavor with some dark fruitiness and bitterish hops. Medium body with slightly fizzy carbonation. Still quite raw and burned, needs at least a few years to mature.

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with a small off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel with notes of dried fruits and chocolate. Fruity and roasted flavour of coffee and chocolate with notes of dried fruits, spices and hops. Roasted finish.