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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
4151 Skands Blue Mountain Porter Denmark Porter 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Dark brown colour. Both aroma and the medium sweet (or medium dry, if you like) flavour are dominated by coffee (Blue Mountain Java), but this is certainly not unpleasant, if you like good coffee.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4152 Wintercoat India Gold IPA Denmark IPA 3.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Served too warm. Hazy golden colour. Fruity sweetish aroma. The flavour is very fruity, but far too sweet for an English IPA, and the bitterness is not impressive.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4153 Wintercoat Old Ale Denmark Old Ale 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Cask at Copenhagen Beer Festival, gravity dispense. Amber colour. Malty aroma with some fruitiness. The fairly sweet flavour has a nice balance between the malts and hops, with some discrete roasty notes, and a moderate fruity acidity. Good beer.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4154 Wintercoat Mols Øl Denmark Spiced Beer 3.3

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Hazy brown colour. Aroma and flavour of smoke, wood, juniper and wild thyme. Might be said to be interesting, but not really great. More smoke than I expected.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4155 Nørrebro Bryghus Pacific Pale Ale Denmark American Pale Ale 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

At Copenhagen Beer Festival, as Nørrebro Pacific Summer Ale. Amber colour. Moderate aroma of American hops (Vanguard, Ahtanum and Amarillo) Dry flavour, moderate hops again, with some piney and citrussy notes. Not remarkable.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4156 Nørrebro Bryghus Raspberry Tart Denmark Fruit Beer 3.7

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

On tap at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Red colour, pink head. Aroma and flavour of raspberries, but not sweet - quite dry and sour, actually. Refreshing to drink.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4157 Nørrebro Bryghus Old Odense Ale Denmark Spiced Beer 3.5

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

On tap at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Orange-brown colour. Fresh, fruity and spicy aroma and flavour, only moderately sour. Quite nice and pleasant to drink.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4158 Nørrebro Bryghus Milk Stout Denmark Milk Stout 3.3

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

On tap at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Black colour, creamy head. Aroma and flavour of caramel and too much butterscotch, more than the usual roasty coffee notes. A bit disappointing.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4159 Nørrebro Bryghus Chocolate Porter Denmark Porter 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

On tap at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Dark brown colour, nearly black. Aroma and flavour of chocolate, coffee and roasted malts, medium sweet. Quite nice.

Jun 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4160 Hornbeer Orker Du Heller Ikke Midtfyn? Denmark Imperial IPA 3.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Amber colour, moderate off-white head. Very hoppy and quite complex aroma. Very hoppy flavour too, naturally with a substantial bitterness, but not too extreme.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4161 Girardin Gueuze Black Label Belgium Gueuze 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Hazy golden colour, sparkling. Decent aroma of brettanomyces (sour fruit, farmhouse, horse blanket), but not extreme. The medium sour flavour has also the typical brettanomyces character, but fairly well balanced and not too extreme. Should work well as a beginner’s gueuze.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4162 Amager Drei von Dänen Cognac Barrel Denmark Baltic Porter 4.1

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Sample from bottle at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Black colour. Strong aroma of cognac oak barrel, roasted malts and smoke. Excellent flavour, oak and cognac up front, roasted malts and smoke in the background, ending in a decent bitterness.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4163 Amager Colocoff Denmark Imperial Porter 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Sample from bottle, Copenhagen Beer Festival. Black colour. Both aroma and flavour have dominant roasty (coffee) and spicy notes, with hints of oak and American whiskey. Pretty good.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4164 Amager Christianshavn Pale Ale Denmark American Pale Ale 3.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Hazy golden colour. Pleasant fruity (grapefruit, peaches) and piney aroma and flavour. Medium light body, refreshing and easy drinking. Okay.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4165 Amager Hr. Frederiksen Denmark Imperial Stout 4.0

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Pitch black colour. Aroma of vanilla and chocolate, also roasty coffee notes. Roasty flavour, again with notes of coffee, vanilla and chocolate. Jolly good stuff.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4166 Amager Fru Frederiksen Denmark Stout 4.1

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Pitch black colour. Much the same as Hr. Frederiksen, only a little sweeter, less alcoholic and slightly less bitter. Roasty coffee notes dominant in both aroma and flavour, also notes of chocolate and vanilla. Smooth and very enjoyable.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4167 Amager Rugporter Denmark Rye Beer 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Black colour. Moderate roasty (coffee) notes in both aroma and flavour, hints of rye bread. Drinkable, absolutely nothing wrong with it, but as this is Amager, I expected something even better. BTW, we brewed a homebrew porter last year with exactly the same ratio of rye malts in it, and thought it was better than this. Did not taste them side by side, though - and we might have been slightly biased, or slightly drunk ...

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4168 dEcaussinnes Ultramour Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.5

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

Sample from bottle, Copenhagen Beer Festival. Brewed with cherries, strawberries, raspberries and lemon. Hazy amber to brown colour. Intense / extreme sweetish fruity aroma. Extremely fruity flavour, very (but not cloyingly) sweet. The lemon ensures some freshness in its character.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4169 dEcaussinnes Ultra Delice Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.3

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Sample from bottle, Copenhagen Beer Festival. Amber colour, some chill haze. Sweetish and spicy aroma. The flavour is not quite as sweet and spicy as expected, and the beer is fairly drinkable. Maybe not my favourite beer for daily indulgence, but a nice change-of-pace beer. Will buy again when I can find it.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4170 Castelain Jade France Biere de Garde 2.9

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

Sample from bottle at Copenhagen Beer Festival, as Jade Bière Blonde. I did not take note of the brewery, but thought it was Belgian - but might well be mistaken. I hope I’m rating the the right beer. Pale golden colour. This is an ordinary pilsener / pale lager with a little malts in aroma and flavour, and a slight acidity in the finish. Drinkable, but nothing special.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4171 Tenute Collesi Imper Ale Maior Nera Italy Abbey Dubbel 2.9

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

Like all beers from this brewery, it comes in a very stylish bottle. The content of the bottle is not equally impressive. Sample at Copenhagen Beer Festival, from a new bottle. The guy in the bar rolled the bottle vigorously, to get the maximum flavour out of the sediment. I’m not sure that this was such a good idea. Murky brown appearance, low head. Moderate aroma and flavour of "dusty" malts and a little hops, hints of a slight ashy roastiness. Not undrinkable, but very boring - and not something I will buy again.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4172 Herslev Aspargesøl Denmark Spiced Beer 3.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Cloudy golden colour. Aroma of asparagus! Flavour of citrus and asparagus, hints of cloves. A fun experiment, but I’m sorry - I’d rather have a bowl of asparagus soup with an "ordinary" wheat beer at the side.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4173 Midtfyns Hoppy Monk Denmark Imperial IPA 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Hazy golden colour, dominant American hops in both aroma and flavour, but not too extreme. The discrete notes of Belgian ale yeast do not keep this from being a recognizable Double IPA.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4174 Skovlyst Kaptajn Olsen Denmark Spiced Beer 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

On tap at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Brewed with Cuban vintage rum, raisin syrup and bourbon vanilla. Chestnut colour, creamy off-white head. Strong and rich aroma of said ingredients, very nice. Rich mouthfeel. Distinct and fairly sweet flavour of rum-raisin. A nice change-of-pace beer.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
4175 Gordon Xmas Belgium English Strong Ale 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

330 ml bottle, from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. ABV is 8.8%. Mahogany coloured beer, large off-white head. Malty aroma, notes of caramel, but also some fruity and spicy notes. Gordon / John Martin are known for some pretty sweet beers, so I braced myself to tolerate an enormous sweetness. Well, their Xmas is sweet, but not more than I’m able to handle. Very rich and malty flavour, notes of caramel, dark dried fruits and mild spices. The sweetness is to some degree balanced by moderate hops in the finish. Not a beer to go with Christmas dinner, but excellent to savour on its own, or with Christmas cookies, chocolate and fruit. Will buy again, if I can find it for Christmas.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM