Víking Jólabjór
Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.
- From:
- Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.
- Iceland
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.58 | pDev: 36.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York
3.31/5 rDev +28.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev +28.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
This Christmas offering poured a light amber with a 1" head with good retention and lacing. Dry, earthy, grassy, noble hop notes, some warming spice notes. Feel was soft with moderate weight. Don't think I'd agree with the assessment of an AAL, but there may be something lost in translation here.
Jan 02, 2026
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.63/5 rDev +40.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +40.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Here is the description from UnTappd. (I include in its entirety because it is accurate, nice to have truth in advertising. "Víking Jólabjór (Christmas beer) is fermented at low heat. This gives the beer its dense yet soft taste, good balance and body.Caramel malt gives the beer a darker color and taste of caramel and coffee. Perfect for the holidays."
Not only does Jolabjor get truth told about it, but it Looks inviting: a nice foam on an amber bod. Smells of sweet malt. Tastes are balanced. Cleansing and medium-mouthed. Really a Winter lager, which is how UnTappd styles it.
Served on Icelandic Air when leaving Copenhagen. My first from Viking, I went on their website and was surprised not to find the English button. (Iceland's language is hard for the panoply of Nordic people's tongues to understand. So if Viking wants to export, you'd think the site at least would be translatable to English.). Anyhow, the photos and videos are pretty. But it makes that English button (or I find it next time in Iceland), the site should say what motivates them to brew and include some Icelandic lore since that lends to their product's ambience. Skal !
Dec 06, 2024Not only does Jolabjor get truth told about it, but it Looks inviting: a nice foam on an amber bod. Smells of sweet malt. Tastes are balanced. Cleansing and medium-mouthed. Really a Winter lager, which is how UnTappd styles it.
Served on Icelandic Air when leaving Copenhagen. My first from Viking, I went on their website and was surprised not to find the English button. (Iceland's language is hard for the panoply of Nordic people's tongues to understand. So if Viking wants to export, you'd think the site at least would be translatable to English.). Anyhow, the photos and videos are pretty. But it makes that English button (or I find it next time in Iceland), the site should say what motivates them to brew and include some Icelandic lore since that lends to their product's ambience. Skal !
Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
3.06/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Monday, November 22, 2021 1:08 PM 330 mL can poured to wine glass
Sight: bright amber, golden copper liquid, appears clear, medium foam, some lacing
Smell: Fragrant- malty
Taste: low bitterness, some sweetness
Mouthfeel: low carbonation, good follow through, some drop then long medium bitter aftertaste
Overall: good beer, ok to repeat not look for
Nov 22, 2021Sight: bright amber, golden copper liquid, appears clear, medium foam, some lacing
Smell: Fragrant- malty
Taste: low bitterness, some sweetness
Mouthfeel: low carbonation, good follow through, some drop then long medium bitter aftertaste
Overall: good beer, ok to repeat not look for
Reviewed by evianIPA from Australia
1/5 rDev -61.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -61.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
330ml bottle from Vinbudin, Reykjavik December 2014
This beer is definitely not retired, but it should be.
This is just a crap lager, the same as all the other terrible Icelandic pale lagers. Head to Ölvisholt Brugghús, Borg Brugghús or Gæðingur Brugghús if you want proper Icelandic beer.
Dec 31, 2014This beer is definitely not retired, but it should be.
This is just a crap lager, the same as all the other terrible Icelandic pale lagers. Head to Ölvisholt Brugghús, Borg Brugghús or Gæðingur Brugghús if you want proper Icelandic beer.
Reviewed by aracauna from Georgia
3.07/5 rDev +19%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
3.07/5 rDev +19%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Pours a medium gold, dark compared to a macro, but not so much for a pils or at least not compared to the dark gold of the Julebryg - Blålys I had right before this. Head is soapy but wimpy. Aroma is the typical pils aroma, maybe a little cheese from the hops. Beer is dry, malt very low in the profile. Really easy drinking and no flaws. Not bad, but not exciting.
Jan 06, 2004
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