Sinebrychoff Jouluolut IV

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

Proper foam, quite dark red-brown color. Aroma is quite fresh, sweet and has a hint of alcohol - no surprises here. The flavor saves this beer. It has some lovely maltiness and is nice and mellow. Didn’t like the sharply bitter aftertaste though.

[Sinebrychoff Jouluolut IVA - 6.0%] Creamy and long-lasting head, good fullness. Red clearly color, limpid and with medium fizz... elegant and altogether valid aspect. Lightly alcoholic scent, bitterish with notes of red fruits and burnt wood. Balanced, enough smooth but pleasant taste with rumors of malt and withered red fruits. Medium body without particular excesses but much pleasant and drinkable. Medium end, discreetly scented. Thanks to mabjork for this beer.

(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.

Bottled. Red-brown in colour. Rich bubbly beige head., minor lacings. It has a malty aroma with some fruits and hints of alcohol. It has a sweet malty taste, some saccarin...

Draught. Dark ruby brown, lacey off-white head. Quite smooth malty nose, definite strawberry, fruitiness, mildly roasted buttery malts. Sweet malty flavor, same strawberry, slightly herbal finish. It misses the metallic tinge of the bottled version, but it’s still a bit too sweet and easy. And this much strawberry in a christmas beer is infact quite strange.

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.

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.