Malmgård Dinkel
Malmgårdin Panimo
- From:
- Malmgårdin Panimo
- Finland
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 8.91%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 25, 2015
- Added:
- May 26, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.17/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Added as a "Rye Beer" per beer-adding guidelines as this is the "nearest match" to what this beer actually is: it is not a rye beer (or a roggenbier), but is rather a specialty grain beer in that it uses spelt malt (aka "dinkel) - though some might consider it an adjunct beer if we go by the traditional German definition of adjuncts (in that spelt isn't barley). Moreover, as spelt is a close relative to wheat, perhaps we'd call this close to a weizen?
Semantics aside, expectations are above average seeing as this brewery is amongst Finland's most renowned.
BOTTLE: 50cl. Brown glass. Classy understated label design. Branded black pry-off crown cap. Purchased at an Alko and served cold into a pilsner glass at low altitude in Kuopio, Finland. Best before: 08/10/15.
Reviewed live as a spelt malt beer.
11 plato. 24.9 EBC. 34.1 EBU. 40kcal/100ml.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: ~.5 inches wide. White in colour. Fair thickness. Could be fuller and more robust. Not real creamy or frothy. Decent complexion. Okay consistency. Recedes fully within 1.5 minutes, leaving uneven light lacing on parts of the glass.
BODY: Dull yellow-copper. Has a muted appearance devoid of much vibrance. No yeast or hop sediment is visible. I wouldn't call it a clean appearance given its murkiness, but it's obviously filtered. Not the hazy appearance you'd expect from a weissbier, but then this isn't a weissbier.
Appears fairly well carbonated.
AROMA: Has sort of a raw wheat-like aroma, with some murky barley notes in there too. Not adjuncty at all. Hints of berries and nutty malt characteristics are evident. Has a kiss of cool juniper accompanied by complementary albeit vague fruity hop notes. Faint hints of sourdough breadiness are detectable on the fringe. I think I find a hint of honey?
Aromatic intensity is average.
It's appealing, sure, and has some unique features. The malty nuttiness and cool juniper in particular are quite interesting. It does seem a bit muted overall, if not reticent.
No yeast character or off-notes are detectable. I do pick up on the alcohol a bit more than I should.
TASTE: Has a subtle nuttiness throughout, but it's vague and no distinct nuts in particular can be called out. I find no yeast or off-notes, but that cool juniper is there, seemingly replacing hops as a bittering agent. I'm not sure where I was getting the berries; there are no such notes in the flavour profile. I guess there's some vaguely fruity hop character. The spelt/dinkel malt is indeed interesting, but doesn't feel akin to wheat by any stretch. There is some clean barley here, but the spelt malt dominance gives this a rough grainy cohesion. That said, it's not real grainy in the cereal sense, but it does come off minerally, if that makes any sense.
Average depth, duration, and intensity of flavour. It's a bit reticent, sure, and has only limited subtlety. Pretty simple for the most part; some might even call it plain. But I do like it, and it makes for an interesting specialty grain brew. Some will find it a bit wort-like in taste, and it could easily pass for wort in a blind tasting if not for its obvious carbonation.
TEXTURE: Medium-bodied, with adequate heft and weight on the palate. Its lack of intricate esters coupled with its clean plain presentation of flavour gives it a distinct lager-like presence on the palate. It's cool yet unrefreshing. Carbonation is near-perfect.
There isn't quite a harmony of texture to taste, but the plain straightforward emphasis of flavour feeds into the rawness and wort-like taste of the beer.
OVERALL: It's an interesting specialty malt brew, but I'm not sure I'd pick it up again (especially not at the Alko's ~5 euro price point). I'm glad beers like this are available in Finland, and I do think specialty grain styles will catch on in future years, but it's not a world-class beer, nor is it one I'd recommend to friends in general. All things considered, though, it's definitely one of the more interesting Finnish beers - even if it isn't great on a global scale. I'll enjoy finishing the bottle (even without help), and I look forward to trying more offerings from Malmgård. Absolutely a drinkable brew.
C+ (3.17)
May 26, 2015Semantics aside, expectations are above average seeing as this brewery is amongst Finland's most renowned.
BOTTLE: 50cl. Brown glass. Classy understated label design. Branded black pry-off crown cap. Purchased at an Alko and served cold into a pilsner glass at low altitude in Kuopio, Finland. Best before: 08/10/15.
Reviewed live as a spelt malt beer.
11 plato. 24.9 EBC. 34.1 EBU. 40kcal/100ml.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: ~.5 inches wide. White in colour. Fair thickness. Could be fuller and more robust. Not real creamy or frothy. Decent complexion. Okay consistency. Recedes fully within 1.5 minutes, leaving uneven light lacing on parts of the glass.
BODY: Dull yellow-copper. Has a muted appearance devoid of much vibrance. No yeast or hop sediment is visible. I wouldn't call it a clean appearance given its murkiness, but it's obviously filtered. Not the hazy appearance you'd expect from a weissbier, but then this isn't a weissbier.
Appears fairly well carbonated.
AROMA: Has sort of a raw wheat-like aroma, with some murky barley notes in there too. Not adjuncty at all. Hints of berries and nutty malt characteristics are evident. Has a kiss of cool juniper accompanied by complementary albeit vague fruity hop notes. Faint hints of sourdough breadiness are detectable on the fringe. I think I find a hint of honey?
Aromatic intensity is average.
It's appealing, sure, and has some unique features. The malty nuttiness and cool juniper in particular are quite interesting. It does seem a bit muted overall, if not reticent.
No yeast character or off-notes are detectable. I do pick up on the alcohol a bit more than I should.
TASTE: Has a subtle nuttiness throughout, but it's vague and no distinct nuts in particular can be called out. I find no yeast or off-notes, but that cool juniper is there, seemingly replacing hops as a bittering agent. I'm not sure where I was getting the berries; there are no such notes in the flavour profile. I guess there's some vaguely fruity hop character. The spelt/dinkel malt is indeed interesting, but doesn't feel akin to wheat by any stretch. There is some clean barley here, but the spelt malt dominance gives this a rough grainy cohesion. That said, it's not real grainy in the cereal sense, but it does come off minerally, if that makes any sense.
Average depth, duration, and intensity of flavour. It's a bit reticent, sure, and has only limited subtlety. Pretty simple for the most part; some might even call it plain. But I do like it, and it makes for an interesting specialty grain brew. Some will find it a bit wort-like in taste, and it could easily pass for wort in a blind tasting if not for its obvious carbonation.
TEXTURE: Medium-bodied, with adequate heft and weight on the palate. Its lack of intricate esters coupled with its clean plain presentation of flavour gives it a distinct lager-like presence on the palate. It's cool yet unrefreshing. Carbonation is near-perfect.
There isn't quite a harmony of texture to taste, but the plain straightforward emphasis of flavour feeds into the rawness and wort-like taste of the beer.
OVERALL: It's an interesting specialty malt brew, but I'm not sure I'd pick it up again (especially not at the Alko's ~5 euro price point). I'm glad beers like this are available in Finland, and I do think specialty grain styles will catch on in future years, but it's not a world-class beer, nor is it one I'd recommend to friends in general. All things considered, though, it's definitely one of the more interesting Finnish beers - even if it isn't great on a global scale. I'll enjoy finishing the bottle (even without help), and I look forward to trying more offerings from Malmgård. Absolutely a drinkable brew.
C+ (3.17)
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