Sinebrychoff Jouluolut IV

Brewed by Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg)
Style: Vienna
Kerava, Finland

Bottled. A borwn beer with a thin light tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, and so is the flavor, leading to a dry bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of oh6gdx. Clear orangey brown with a dense, off-white head leaving some lacework. Lightly sweet malt aroma. Medium-bodied, a little low in carbonation with sweetish roasted malt and caramel. Lightly bitter finish. 030608

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden brown with a lacing off-white head. Aroma is vague caramel malt. Mild metallic initial flavour. Light caramel malt base with a medium sweetness. Ends with a mild bitterness and mildly spiced.

Bottle. [Sinebrychoff Jouluolut IV - 6.0%] Very dark red / brown color with a small head. Weak aroma of musty yeast and some hops. Boring. Ok flavour, hops, nuts, ginger. Hops in the medium-long finish.

Bottled. Reddish brown colour, big foamy head. Metallic sweet aroma with alcoholic hints. Maltyness and hoppyness, quite a boring "xmas beer", which actually down’t give any exceitements. One-dimensional and I would almost say "typical Finnish crap" of this one...

Another clunker from Koff. Jackson put this in his book? Mild character, has a little more oooomph than the III, but similarly bland and vaguely caramelly.

Bottled 2004 version (BB 04/2005)
Nice amber color and cloudy off-white head, lace. Typical sharp metallic Koff-nose. No Saazer-hops found here. Malty with attacking harsh alcohol flavor with light sugar notes. Long bitter (and harsh) aftertaste. Unbalanced.

Bottle from Tbone, thanks! Dark brown color. Caramel and chocolate cake, slightly spiced in the soft aroma. Grainy sweet, spicy flavor with dried fruit and caramel. Anis in the aftertaste. Drinkable.