Svesse (2597), Hässelby, Sweden Oct 21, 2009 (Bottle) Brownish amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with dark rye bread, caramel, toffee, roasted grain and hints of citrus peel. Malty taste with dark rye bread, toffee, chocolate, dark fruit and a touch of spicy, citrussy hops in the finish. A bit roasted, almost with a hint of smoke. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Good enough. Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway Oct 15, 2009 330 ml bottle. Reddish amber body with a dense tan head. Aroma is caramel, citric hops and malt. Flavor is sweet malt, caramel and a fruity bitterness towards the end. Decent. SaintMatty (1197), Tallinn, Estonia Oct 12, 2009 330ml Bottle (Bishops Arms, Vasagatan, Stockholm) - Red/brown in colour. Fruity and malty aroma with hints of caramel and raisins. Malty and slightly sweet taste with grain, caramel and fruitcake detected. gyllenbock (238), Stockholm, Sweden Oct 10, 2009 Bottle. Coppery color with a god looking head. Hops, malt, some smoke, caramel and fruit in the aroma and taste. Not too advanced but still quite ok. saxo (3513), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark Sep 25, 2009 Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, hops, malt and fruits. Light roast notes as well. HenrikSoegaard (4263), Randers, Denmark Sep 25, 2009 Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Heavy hoppy and modearte malty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Very nice beer. TBone (6675), Pori, Finland Aug 21, 2009 Bottled (BB 08/2009).
Dark amber color, small off-white head. Aroma has caramel, grass and some toasted-smokey notes. Flavor is caramelly and grassy hoppy then hoppy bitter in finish. Bready notes. Nice balanced APA with some NO "house flavor". oh6gdx (8802), Vasa, Finland Aug 21, 2009 Bottled (thanks omhper!). Very rubyish coppery colour, medium beige head. Aroma is bisquits, bready as well as mild toasted wooden notes. Also mild chocolate. Quite fruiy hoppy as well. No distictive NS hop noted. Flavour is caramel malts, wood, grass, some biscuits as well as some quite earthy notes.
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