Fin (2570), Merton, Oxfordshire, England Jan 4, 2009 Bottle that I picked up Denmark Sept 08 and consumed 04-01-09. I had been looking out for this beer in Denmark and was very pleased to find such a traditional beer, I wasn’t disappointed at all. Pours very dark brown with tan head. The aroma is so smoky, right up there with Scherlenka for smokiness, but its an interesting dry malty smokiness, good woody attributes, the aroma is quite faultless, stunning. In the mouth it is undoubtedly thin but maybe the modern palate just expects something with more depth and punch, in many respects it has similar traits to a traditional British Mild, easy drinking, low abv, simple, good session beer its just this has the most amazing smoky aroma. Taste is a touch watery but there are some malts and the smokiness is also in the mouth. Thoroughly enjoyable beer that I would like to come across again. A10 A4 F5 P3 OV14 3.6 harrisoni (5609), Ashford, Kent, England Oct 13, 2008 Bottle from somewhere in Copenhagen. Black brown with ruby edges, thin tan head. Very smoked aroma. Bit of cola-carbonated soft drink with lots of smoke all over it. Like a bonfire smoke to be honest. Not that good. Svesse (1921), Hässelby, Sweden Aug 3, 2008 (Bottle, Ölbaren, 25 July 2008) Black colour with creamy, pale brown head. Smokey, peaty, malty nose with notes of freshly smoked malt and asphalt. Malty, smokey taste with heavily roasted and smoked grain, chocolate, dark rye bread and loads of tar. Low bitterness, thin body, just smoke and tar. Very interesting beer and quite nice as well. puzzl (1984), New York, New York, USA Jul 20, 2008 Shared by MaxxDaddy. Wow. This is an interesting beer. This wins no doubt for the combination of best aroma imaginable and absolutely terrible flavor. The aroma was so pure, so richly campfire and smokey that it was like actually sitting out there in the forest on a clear night burning a big fire and cooking up some of whatever. Cigars, rauchmalt, and everything amazing about smoke. And yet, your pour it into your mouth, and it is an acrid, flavorless mess, highlighting nothing but astringent, bitter burning. Such contrast I have never seen before in a beer. A 3.5 feels high for an overall rating but that is based purely on the aroma alone, something so heavenly that I wish I’ll have a chance to encounter it again. beastiefan2k (1262), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA Jul 19, 2008 Shared by MaxxDaddy, never thought I would come across this and it was an experience like no other. Pours with a small tan head a a very dark clear brown body. Aroma delivers as promised, "pow in the kisser" smokiness. the smoke is deep, woody, lightly sweet and very awesome. Its just all smoke. Taste however is exactly the opposite. has no flavor. Its just like water, which I guess makes it super easy to keep drinking. All aroma of a beer with no flavor. But I could keep smelling this for hours.
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