Monthly Archives: December 2015

Advent Day 13: Santa’s Little Helper

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ABV: 9.1% Mikkeller’s Santa’s Little Helper (not to be confused with the other Santa’s Little Helper appearing later) has a creamy whiteish head that didn’t last too long and a dark brown colour to the body. The aroma is mildly spicy and estery but not too strong and the flavour is roasted with some chocolate… Read more »

Advent Day 12: Dark Strong Winter Ale

ABV: 8.5% Sigtuna’s Dark Strong Winter Ale has a light off white head that stuck around for a few minutes and a dark almost black body. The aroma is full of various fruity esters and the flavour is malty with some fruit and caramel sweetness to it with a mildly bitter finish. The carbonation is… Read more »

Advent Day 11: Christmas Bitter

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ABV: 4.5% Dugges Christmas Bitter has a small white head that fades almost immediately and is orange in colour and perfectly clear to look through. The aroma has a plum like character and a hint of sulfure, the flavour is malty with hints of chocolate and a mild bitter aftertaste. The carbonation is medium and… Read more »

Advent Day 9: Bohemian Winter Ale

ABV: 8.2% Pale in colour with a small short lived white head the Bernard Bohemian Winter Ale has a corn like character in the nose along with coriander. The flavour is pleasant, dry and mildly spicy without too much going on. There is no notable alcohol burn which is impressive in a beer with as… Read more »

Advent Day 8: Klassiska Julöl

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ABV: 5% Melleruds Klassiska Julöl has a light almost-white head that stuck around for a couple of minutes and a deep red coloured body. The aroma is malty and slightly sweet with grape like hints to it, the body is malty, full and slightly roasty but not without the sweetness noted in the nose. The… Read more »

Advent Day 7: Midvinternattens Mörker

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ABV: 6.2% Midvinternattens Mörker by Mowak brewing has a light cream head that lasted a couple of minutes before disappearing entirely and a dark red-brown body. The aroma is full of spices, with cloves and cinnamon and hints of orange amongst other things. The flavour is malty overlayed with the spices that come through so… Read more »

Advent Day 6: Winter Brown Ale

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ABV: 5.6% Electric Nurse Winter Brown Ale has a small cream coloured head that didn’t last very long and a dark brown body. The aroma is malty and slightly nutty but overall fairly weak, the flavour is similar with a slight acidic character to it. Carbonation and body are both medium. Rating: 3.25 / 5… Read more »

Advent Day 5: XMAS WISH

2015-12-05 20.21.08

ABV: 5.5% Gluten free beers are difficult to brew which makes Mikkeller’s XMAS WISH an intriguing beer to try. With an off-white head that didn’t last too long and a hazy amber body this beer has a mildly hoppy and citrusy nose to it. The flavour is crisp with a moderate bitterness to it and… Read more »