La Granja Stout w/ Ontario Maple Syrup | Sweet Stout | 7.5% ABV : Pours with a strange fizzy head that dissipates almost instantly, not what one would expect from a stout. Aroma is roasty, lots of espresso and sweet. Predominate dark malt flavor with a slight sweetness. Finish is bitter and with a little astringency. Quite thin to drink. All the effort to ship 160 liters of maple syrup to Denmark is lost, I didn't pick up any maple aroma or flavor. A bit of a let down really, particularly at 10 bucks a bottle.
VarTripel 2010 | Tripel | 9% ABV : Started by slowly rotating the bottle to mix in the lees. Pours cloudy yellow with a good head and modest retention/lacing. Aroma is very nice, reminiscent of a belgian tripel with some lemon aroma. Taste is complex, yeasty, lemon, candi sugar, pale malt & boozy. Rather thick consistency, sweet but balanced well with hops/spices. Seems like a good candidate for aging. Very nice!
Little Korkny Ale | Barley Wine | 12.5% ABV: Dark brown, unfiltered ale with a thin head. Smells sweet with dried fruit, molasses and alcohol vapors. Rather thick and robust to drink. The alcohol is strong and it runs on the syrupy side, reminds me of a really stiff rum & coke. Tastes like there is a good amount of bittering hops as well. Not really impressed with this one, it is really out of balance.
Bombay Pale Ale | English IPA | 6.5% ABV : A copper coloured ale capped by a frothy head, showing pretty nice lacing. Big malt aroma with some European hops coming through, very pleasing. Predominant sweet malt flavor followed by a mild hop flavor, nothing citrusy or piney though. Finishes clean with a slight hoppy bitterness. I enjoyed this ale, it is well balanced and smooth to drink. Although it runs on the light side for an IPA it is still well done.
Norrebros Julebryg | Spiced Winter Ale | 7.0% ABV : Pours some kind of dark colour with a receding head and very little lacing. Aroma is rather spicy, reminds me of banana bread. The spices are executed well without being over powering with clover & ginger being the main flavor. Quite smooth & creamy to drink. Finishes with a slight sourness. One of the better spiced ales I have tried.
La Granja Stout w/ Ontario Maple Syrup | Sweet Stout | 7.5% ABV : Pours with a strange fizzy head that dissipates almost instantly, not what one would expect from a stout. Aroma is roasty, lots of espresso and sweet. Predominate dark malt flavor with a slight sweetness. Finish is bitter and with a little astringency. Quite thin to drink. All the effort to ship 160 liters of maple syrup to Denmark is lost, I didn't pick up any maple aroma or flavor. A bit of a let down really, particularly at 10 bucks a bottle.
VarTripel 2010 | Tripel | 9% ABV : Started by slowly rotating the bottle to mix in the lees. Pours cloudy yellow with a good head and modest retention/lacing. Aroma is very nice, reminiscent of a belgian tripel with some lemon aroma. Taste is complex, yeasty, lemon, candi sugar, pale malt & boozy. Rather thick consistency, sweet but balanced well with hops/spices. Seems like a good candidate for aging. Very nice!
Little Korkny Ale | Barley Wine | 12.5% ABV: Dark brown, unfiltered ale with a thin head. Smells sweet with dried fruit, molasses and alcohol vapors. Rather thick and robust to drink. The alcohol is strong and it runs on the syrupy side, reminds me of a really stiff rum & coke. Tastes like there is a good amount of bittering hops as well. Not really impressed with this one, it is really out of balance.
Bombay Pale Ale | English IPA | 6.5% ABV : A copper coloured ale capped by a frothy head, showing pretty nice lacing. Big malt aroma with some European hops coming through, very pleasing. Predominant sweet malt flavor followed by a mild hop flavor, nothing citrusy or piney though. Finishes clean with a slight hoppy bitterness. I enjoyed this ale, it is well balanced and smooth to drink. Although it runs on the light side for an IPA it is still well done.
Norrebros Julebryg | Spiced Winter Ale | 7.0% ABV : Pours some kind of dark colour with a receding head and very little lacing. Aroma is rather spicy, reminds me of banana bread. The spices are executed well without being over powering with clover & ginger being the main flavor. Quite smooth & creamy to drink. Finishes with a slight sourness. One of the better spiced ales I have tried.
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