ekarmst (35), Ames, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 20, 2009
1/2 liter brown glass purchased at Cyclone Liquor as a 1.99 closeout.
Pours a dark mahogany hue with a strong fine head that lasts. Abundant tight bubbles emerge from the beer. Aroma is definitely cardboard and malt with a whiff of melinoidens. No hop aroma. Rather simple really but inviting. Mouth feel is thin and crisp. Well attenuated. Smooth with no alcohol evident. Flavor is much more like a dunkel rather than a English strong ale. balanced up front with no hop flavor, sweet dark fruit flavored middle and finishing with a definite dark malt bitterness. Interesting and enjoyable. Overall this is a good beer that would warm you up on a cold winter’s night. The oxidation and attenuation detract a bit, but otherwise I would recommend this beer. I might classify this as an old or stock ale.
 larsga (3000), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Medium offwhite head. Red body. Roasty dusty wooden aroma with raisiny spicy notes. Dry-sweetish roasty chocolatey earthy taste with spicy wooden notes. Mid-bodied. Harmonic. Dusty mouthfeel, faintly buttery. Dryish roasty malty wild berry aftertaste with spicy papery wooden notes. Lingers for a long time. Very nice! (0.5l bottle, Systembolaget, Charlottenberg.)
gyllenbock (342), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Bottle.
Fine dark amber. Decent foam disappeared quickly, leaving residues.
The nice smell contained hops, caramel, some grass and grapefruit.
The taste was fruity and sweet, toffee, nuts. Medium bitterness and body. Descent stuff.
bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Bottle. Pours lightly hazy orange amber with a lacy off-white head. Caramel fig nose with a bit of orange. Medium body. Sweet caramel taste, with bread, brown sugar. Grassy/spicy finish.
lithy (1850), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 DecemBeer. Sample from a bottle shared by me. Dark red beige cover. Caramel, toffee, light spicy aroma. Taste is fruity, caramel, toffee, sweet.
alexanderl (1), Katrineholm, Sweden
does not count  | 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 I’m in no way any expert, but I think this beer has both a nice full smell and taste, as well as a nice amber color. A little bitter in the end, but not too much. (A very subjectiv judgement, I know, but this is my first rating and I hope to improve in the future.)
grigoriuri (1), New York, USA
does not count | 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 Not too much on Aroma, little bread and caramel malt, but that could be that my wife is cooking with garlic and saffron so I can’t appreciate the smell. Beautiful rich amber color with a little haze that suits me fine. Love the flavour. Rich in malt but the hop takes over with a zesty bite. Doesn’t strike me as a winter ale, this is a year rounder.
notalush (2693), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 50cl bottle - hazy amber, moderate lace - aroma is lightly spicy, herbal, biscuity, mildly estery, with some buttery diacetyl underneath - full, soft carbonation - some dry, crackery maltiness, with some moderate toffee sweetness underneath - some herbal, tea-like character - a bit of oiliness on the back end, and left behind on the lips - weird - diacetyl and bitterness on the end, a hint of peppery heat - fairly authentic, just not all that good.
AlbertC (24), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 The traditional oppigårds style but with more complexity with the spices and x-mas feel to it
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