Jouluolut III - Oy Sinebrychoff Ab

ernie

Russian Federation

3.18/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Brought by a friend from Helsinki, Finland.

Dark brown color, medium carbonation, medium creamy head, nice lacework.

Smell of brown candy sugar. Surprisingly, no spices in the nose.

Rroper start - roasted malts and a bit of caramel. Taste is not especially rich, with spices absent and hops appearing towards finish. Body medium-light, mouthfeel clean and near-watery. Nice nutty tones close to the finish. Lots of hops in the last drops, long toffeish-bisquity aftertaste.

Not bad for a Dark Lager, too simple for a Christmas Beer. Worth a try? But of course!

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2006 18:16:37 | More by ernie

Sinse

Finland

2.4/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This X-mas beer has a light brown colour and a very light beerish smell (a bit malt, a bit hops, a lot of water). Taste is watery. Some hops and a little malt. The thing with this beer is that it is BROWN! and people think that you're supposed to drink a beer like this on christmas. Comes in 6-packs. It doesn't have the body, warming alcohol or malty goodness that would make it a nice winter beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2005 19:10:07 | More by Sinse

ark57

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This beer has a ruby color with an orange tint. It has a hoppy aroma and a medium bosdy that tastes of caramel (the Vienna Malt is very evident), but it not overly sweet. It finishes crisp and clean with a fairly large hop finish. A good lager that has just the right amount of bite.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2004 13:21:55 | More by ark57