Viking Brewing Juleøl

Brewed by Viking Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Dallas, Wisconsin USA

Name: Jule0L
Date: 07/27/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

pale yellow, thin white head, spiced ginger aroma, thin body, lots of bitter spice flavor,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 3/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: 4

(Bottle, courtesy of Nuffield) Pours a cloudy golden body with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of apple, cinnamon, giniger, and orange peel. Flavor of malt, citrus, and spices.

Pale golden color with a frothy white head. Lightly sweet malt and strong ginger aroma. Body has a thin sweetness, covered by a tart spiced ginger palate. Some citrusy sourness is also evident. Overall, a different spiced lager and quite drinkable too. Thanks JPDIPSO!

Bottle from trade with Akevitt. Pours a slightly hayz, orange-golden body with a small off-white head. Cloves, some yeast, malt and cardamom aromw which feels kinda strange. Sweetish, spiced flavor with cloves, cardamom and some orange rind. Medium body, rather dryish. It’s not a bad beer, it’s just too special. (080216)

Lightly hazy dark straw color. Smaller white bubbly head. Aroma starts as fresh baked apple pie (nutmeg and cinnamon) and turns to fresh baked bread. Light spice flavors of nutmeg, mace and cinnamon. Light malt flavors. Light and balanced. A very quaffable spiced lager.

Big thanks to RobertsReality for this. Gold pour with medium head. Aroma of malt, big spices, corn bread, fruit, blueberry muffins. Tastes very pumpkiny, with some nutmeg, cinnamon, fruit, and spices. Medium palate with awesome pumpkin and spice aroma and taste. I don’t see this as a Vienna. I see it as the finest pumpkin ale I have ever had, and a top notch spice/herb/vegetable offering as well.

12 oz bottle from Cellars in Minnetonka, MN (Dec 2005). I love the bottle design, a bunch of happy kids dancing in a circle around a Christmas tree...bring a warm feeling. Ok, the beer itself: it pours a foggy dark gold with a muscular but quick-decaying snow-white head....nose assaults with lemon/orange-peel and lots of ginger, baked apples, possibly some cinnnamon and cardamom, and sourdough....somewhat "light" for a spiced beer, not at all like say Anchor OSA but just as distinctive....much less spice in the body, though there is a subtle candyish quality running through, and the lemon-gingery character is restrained and refreshing rather than overpowering or cloying....light German yeastiness there, too, making the supple mouthfeel a bit more complex and memorable....moderately sweet and fairly heavily carbonated and prickly at first, this dries and smooths out a lot, with just a hint of honey thickness through to the finish....quite lovely, a surprise for me as I was beginning to completely give up on this brewery. Probably the best I’ve had from them.

Bottle: Hazed pale yellow hue with small frothy head. The aroma is lemon and orange zest with a touch of apple peel too. Aromatic hops and funky yeast esters in addition to corriander makes this almost come off as a Saison on the nose. The taste is spicy and yeasty with a solid pale malt background. The mild bitterness and sublime citrus tones addes to the wonderful smooth balance. I really liked this beer, it has good depth of palate without going over the top. Quite drinkable and one I will try again.