Eriksberg - Carlsberg Sverige AB

rarbring

Sweden

2.53/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

The beer is clear dark yellow with small bubbles, a white uneven head with some lacing.

Smelling of white bread, grass and boiled vegetables.

Starting taste is sweet corn flakes, then the boiled vegetables, maize, and some grass notes to finish of with.

Medium carbonation, a rather fresh texture, small bubbles - and body, slightly dry.

Rather boring boiled vegetables experience, the grassy hops helps a bit.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2011 21:49:36 | More by rarbring

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3.1/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle at an Irish pub in Stockholm. Overheard somebody talking about it being good so I gave it a shot since I'd never heard of it before. From notes.

A - Pours with a one finger white head on a dark gold body which might be a result of the lighting. Mild visible carbonation. Head fades fast to a weak cap and leaves very slight lacing.

S - Lot's of noble hop. Skunky. Lemon, soapiness, and corny/grainy notes.

T - Noble hop and skunk with that grainy/corny element again and a lemon note appears once more. No soapiness this time though.

M - Medium carbonation with a light or medium body. Seems like a big body for the style.

O/D - Has flavour that isn't offensive for the style. I could have a few but would never seek it out but it was worth a try to see that there are EPLs that aren't that terrible.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2011 13:16:25 | More by tbeckett

Sunnanek

Sweden

2.78/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: The pour is golden with lots of small bubbles in the liquid. The large off-white head is foamy and a bit uneven. Dissipation is medium-fast and leaves some lace.

S: Sweet malt together with some corn gives it a "boiled vegetable vibe". A metallic off-smell lingers in the back. Some bitter hops helps this beer.

T: Sweet malt with only faint corn - white bread instead of boiled vegetables. Some bitter hops are in the background. Kind of creamy taste.

M: Body is mediumfull and carbonation is mild to mediumstrong. Aftertaste holds a nice mix between bitter and sweet and actually lasts for some time.

D: A macro beer, is a macro beer, is a macro beer... This beer is like a million others.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2011 17:53:10 | More by Sunnanek

headius

Minnesota

3.85/5  rDev +32.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I'm going to review this beer considering its class: macrobrewed lagers. Among that family, this is definitely unusual and better than average.

Much more flavor and less of the usual macrolager skunk. More hops than typical. Malt is there but not overpowering. Slight sweetness, but I think there's enough hops to cut it just fine. A very good beer for a cold day in Stockholm with a bowl of pea soup.

Ultimately, when traveling in a place that only has macro-brewed beers, I'd choose Eriksberg before a Heinekin or most German lagers.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2010 20:01:50 | More by headius

jrallen34

Illinois

2.48/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

bottle into a plastic pint glass, NICE.

Pours gold with a light white head, not much retention or lacing...The aroma is light wet and skunky hops, not much going on...I didn't expect much in the taste not much was there. Light hops, bitter, skunk but not as much as I thought.

Compared to most swedish beers this is decent but nothing special nor worth getting. Better than an american macro but that's not saying much.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2010 19:15:24 | More by jrallen34

bark

Sweden

3.13/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

The beer pours with a fizzing sound. The colour is medium gold, the two finger head is off-white.

The smell is fresh and sweet with some hoppy flavours. Notes of cookies, crisp rye bread and sweet dough.

The taste is dominated by a sweet flavour of white bread, some butter/cookies. The bitterness is low; the taste soon becomes even more sweet, almost insipid. Some minerals and a touch of yeast in the aftertaste as well as mixed notes of margarine and aroma hops. The finish got a hint of fat milk.

The carbonation is medium, as is the bubbles. The liquid is a little thin, yet somewhat sticky.

All the sweetness gets just too much after a while. Maybe some more bitter hops could have saved this beer?

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2009 19:33:54 | More by bark