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Närke Kulturbryggeri AB
- From:
- Närke Kulturbryggeri AB
- Sweden
- Style:
- Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 6.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 15, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Brewed with spruse sprouts, picked at early spring in the Söderbärke area. Some bitter hops is added to get a more predictable bitterness.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.54/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
May 2012: On tap at HaandBryggeriet Beer Festival, Drammen. Deep orange to red colour, moderate off-white head. Moderate aroma of spruce, hints of dust. Medium sweet flavour, distinct notes of spruce twigs, reminds me of Alba (Williams Brothers / Heather Ales). Interesting beer!
Jul 15, 2023
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle: Poured a clear amber color ale with a large off-white foamy head with good retention. Aroma of spruce with light cereal notes is quite pleasant. Taste is also a nice mix of spruce notes with some cereal notes and a dry finish. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Easy to drink with nice spruce notes that don’t overwhelm.
Jul 28, 2017
Reviewed by ohoh from Sweden
3.77/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.77/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap at SMÖF 2012. This is the winner of the golden foam in 2011, so expectations are high.
Pours dark hazy amber, with a nice brownish foam.
Smells of yeast, smells of the forest (sap). Something sweet in there as well. Interesting!
Reminds me of a bock with a dark roasted flavour, but rounds of nicely with a citrusy bitterness.
Overall interesting with the forest-y notes.
Oct 29, 2012Pours dark hazy amber, with a nice brownish foam.
Smells of yeast, smells of the forest (sap). Something sweet in there as well. Interesting!
Reminds me of a bock with a dark roasted flavour, but rounds of nicely with a citrusy bitterness.
Overall interesting with the forest-y notes.
Reviewed by rarbring from Sweden
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A clouded amber brew, an off-white head with little lacing but good curtains.
A sweet wooden resin smell, fruity, jelly bean flavors.
The taste starts candy sweet, raisins, dates, red berries, fir resin, som seed bitterness.
Light carbonation, soft and oily, a slightly dry finish.
Nice, more sweet fruits than fir though.
Mar 17, 2012A sweet wooden resin smell, fruity, jelly bean flavors.
The taste starts candy sweet, raisins, dates, red berries, fir resin, som seed bitterness.
Light carbonation, soft and oily, a slightly dry finish.
Nice, more sweet fruits than fir though.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.42/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.42/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
The colour is warm brown, the liquid clear. The low off-white slowly sinks down leaving some fine lacing.
The smell is yeasty and a bit phenolic. Tree sap, pine needles, and some perfumed detergents. Strange enough, it is well balanced and not artificial at all.
The taste starts with a clean bitterness, and then sweet woody notes emerge. Nutty roasted flavours, some perfume and beef stock. The aftertaste got clean background bitterness, some unripe nuts and growing alcohol flavours. Very dry hints of yeast and juniper berries in the finish.
The carbonation is mild, the small bubbles smooth. The liquid is dry.
An interesting beer: Just if it wasn’t for the overly dry notes in the finish.
Oct 28, 2011The smell is yeasty and a bit phenolic. Tree sap, pine needles, and some perfumed detergents. Strange enough, it is well balanced and not artificial at all.
The taste starts with a clean bitterness, and then sweet woody notes emerge. Nutty roasted flavours, some perfume and beef stock. The aftertaste got clean background bitterness, some unripe nuts and growing alcohol flavours. Very dry hints of yeast and juniper berries in the finish.
The carbonation is mild, the small bubbles smooth. The liquid is dry.
An interesting beer: Just if it wasn’t for the overly dry notes in the finish.
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