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Harpoon 100 Barrel Series - Refsvindinge Private Stock

Harpoon 100 Barrel Series - Refsvindinge Private Stock

Rated 2.880 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Harpoon Brewery, The

Boston, MA, United States

Style:  Belgian Strong Ale

7.8% Alcohol by Volume

25 International Bittering Units

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Each year at Harpoon, employees celebrating their 5th anniversary are taken on a beer culture trip somewhere in Europe. On these trips, the Harpooners try different beer styles and visit many breweries across various regions. A few years ago a group visited the Refsvindinge Brewery in Denmark. John, the brewmaster, welcomed the Harpoon crew in to his home (which was connected to the brewery) for hours on end, where they drank his handcrafted beer and learned about his brewery. John didn’t speak a word of English so his daughter, Lene, had to stay home from work to translate everything to the group. It was a memorable experience for everyone who was there. For the next 100 Barrel Series beer, Harpoon’s brewmaster, Al Marzi, worked with John from the Refsvindinge Brewery to recreate a style they enjoyed while on the trip years ago. They worked together via email and, again, John’s daughter Lene was asked to do all the email translation. The result, which was brewed by Brett Simmons at our Windsor, VT brewery, is the Refsvindinge Private Stock – a Danish Farmhouse Ale.

ID: 26553 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 17 years ago

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Overall Rank50274
Overall Percentile9.5
Style Rank1216 of 1241
Style Percentile2
Lowest Score2.7
Highest Score2.7
Average Score2.700
Weighted Score2.880
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • BEERGUY101 5022 reviews
    rated 2.7 16 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

    This bock pours a medium orange gold color from a 22oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and sweet; there is some buttered popcorn and corn here as well (diacetyl). A medium bodied bock/ale. Not sure what to call this beer. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are grapefruity and herbal. Drinkable, but kind of boring. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

  • STOUTLOVER72 2327 reviews
    rated 2.7 16 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    Very rarely do I ever get that sense of diacytl in the aroma. I guess maybe I'm just not that sensitive to it. But I could clearly get it in this nose. While not overwhelming to me, it was there. Butterscotch, some corn, and an undefined fruity sweetness. Taste is medium sweet, slightly spicy, alcohol with the burn, and a bit of the butter. Copper in color with a nice one-finger thick head. Overall it's pretty blah. Nothing horrible, but nothing remotely redeemable either.

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