Elephant Beer - Carlsberg Danmark A/S

Jason

Massachusetts

2.48/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

11.5 oz brown twist off bottle with no freshness date, this sample was brewed in Canada by Labatt. Thin creamy looking lace, very mild haze within the orange golden brew.

Clean solvent alcohol aroma with an underlying cloying sweetness and a rough graininess.

Pretty smooth with a moderate body and light carbonation. Thick husky grain flavour comes to the taste buds as the alcohol sneaks in with its solvent warmth. Faded hops in the back, sweet start to middle then the graininess and alcohol kick in and throws down a lightly astringently dry finish.

Bit more malt than the usual American malt liquor but still thin, not much to taste … it is more or less a beer that has a kick and sadly that is its greatest attribute.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2002 11:26:42 | More by Jason

psugrad98

Pennsylvania

1.33/5  rDev -52.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Medium straw with slighlty foamy head. Kind of syrupy sweet with rich malt and adjunct flavor. Slight hop bitterness more of an afterthought. Very alcoholic, and that is too distracting. Almost undrinkable cold, very undrinkable as it warms.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2002 07:58:31 | More by psugrad98

jdhilt

New Hampshire

1.48/5  rDev -46.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

I had high hopes for this beer but after the first taste it just went down the tubes. Good head and carbonation but that didn't do much good as the high ABV came through and not any maltiness. Good thing I bought only two (my wife has to suffer too) and only 11.5oz.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2002 15:22:26 | More by jdhilt

IrishRedRock

Pennsylvania

1.7/5  rDev -38.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Well. After so so many nasty malt liquors, this one could be the worst. And yes, I have had OE 800. I dont know which is worse. At first, I didnt think it was so bad. My first sip was OK. Then, the aftertaste started tasting like wine. Then it revealed it's true taste, a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Popov vodka. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I would rather have a whole lot of the Steel Reserve than this crap. Steel is gourmet compared to licking the elephant's ass.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2002 19:52:15 | More by IrishRedRock

ElGuapo

New Jersey

1.98/5  rDev -28.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

tastes like beercahol. a hint of beer, and an overpowering blast of alcohol. other malts taste much better, and strong beers boot this right out the door. skunky and pale, this is just wrong. imagine sitting under and elephant pissing in your mouth. for only 7.2%, it is not worth the torture. it may be impossible to finish a few of these. the flavor is pure torture

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2002 19:42:56 | More by ElGuapo

canoehornpoint

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev +34.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This is fairly pale with a good head and better than average retention. Good bittered malt nose. Hearty body with bite but not rough. not a great bear but better than average

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2002 18:57:06 | More by canoehornpoint

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

1.7/5  rDev -38.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

Kind of oily alcohol flavour. Really thin, but its easy to drink and you can get drunk quick off it, which in my opinion isn't a good thing, i'd rather like what i'm drinking and get pissed off that, than this tasteless oily crap.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2002 23:43:22 | More by rastaman