Rune Amok
Valkyrie Brewing
- From:
- Valkyrie Brewing
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 22, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2023
- Wants:
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- Gots:
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Rune Amok
Runes or what can be thought of as "Viking ”graffiti” are carvings that the Vikings left to signify a place, a person, or an event. One well-known example can be seen in the mosque of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Apparently, two Vikings visited and carved their names, Halvdan and Are, in runes inside the building. At the time, Istanbul, which was then known as Constantinople, was the capital of Byzantium Empire and one of the great powers of the 10th century. There are accounts of Viking expeditions traveling to Constantinople, not only to trade and plunder, but to also to find employment as bodyguards to the Byzantine Emperor Basil II.
The term "Run Amok" comes from Captain James Cook, a British explorer who first used it in his book about his observations of Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage. Amok comes from the Malaysian word mengamok. Which means to behave in a wild, or uncontrolled manner.
Valkyrie's Rune Amok is an English Style Extra Special Bitter (ESB).
Runes or what can be thought of as "Viking ”graffiti” are carvings that the Vikings left to signify a place, a person, or an event. One well-known example can be seen in the mosque of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Apparently, two Vikings visited and carved their names, Halvdan and Are, in runes inside the building. At the time, Istanbul, which was then known as Constantinople, was the capital of Byzantium Empire and one of the great powers of the 10th century. There are accounts of Viking expeditions traveling to Constantinople, not only to trade and plunder, but to also to find employment as bodyguards to the Byzantine Emperor Basil II.
The term "Run Amok" comes from Captain James Cook, a British explorer who first used it in his book about his observations of Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage. Amok comes from the Malaysian word mengamok. Which means to behave in a wild, or uncontrolled manner.
Valkyrie's Rune Amok is an English Style Extra Special Bitter (ESB).
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From a 12oz bottle purchased at the brewery.
There's a nice bit of smoke upon opening the bottle. Beautiful darker amber in color. When held to light, it's pretty clear looking. I do see a few carbonation bubbles rising in the glass. The head that forms is 1 finger and has what I'd call a dirty white color. The frothy head dissipates slowly, and produces some lacing on the glass.
The nose is, well, really not much there. I am getting an extremely faint malt aroma. It's just so light. It's hard to get anything off it at all.
Taste - The flavor is somewhat light also. I do get malts here, and some earthiness. There's a good bitterness on the back, that is quite different from a hop bitterness. This bitterness does build after the sip for a while, then dissipates.
The bitterness is a nice feeling. Soft body.
I don't have a lot of experience in this style, though I do have some. I do think this is tasty, though, at the same time, very light in flavor. I do like the bitterness, which is quite different than hop bitterness. I should do some research as to how it's created in this style, so I can judge it better.
Oct 22, 2023There's a nice bit of smoke upon opening the bottle. Beautiful darker amber in color. When held to light, it's pretty clear looking. I do see a few carbonation bubbles rising in the glass. The head that forms is 1 finger and has what I'd call a dirty white color. The frothy head dissipates slowly, and produces some lacing on the glass.
The nose is, well, really not much there. I am getting an extremely faint malt aroma. It's just so light. It's hard to get anything off it at all.
Taste - The flavor is somewhat light also. I do get malts here, and some earthiness. There's a good bitterness on the back, that is quite different from a hop bitterness. This bitterness does build after the sip for a while, then dissipates.
The bitterness is a nice feeling. Soft body.
I don't have a lot of experience in this style, though I do have some. I do think this is tasty, though, at the same time, very light in flavor. I do like the bitterness, which is quite different than hop bitterness. I should do some research as to how it's created in this style, so I can judge it better.
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