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Faxe Extra Strong
Royal Unibrew A/S
- From:
- Royal Unibrew A/S
- Denmark
- Style:
- European Strong Lager
Ranked #57 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 59
Ranked #28,526 - Avg:
- 2.35 | pDev: 31.91%
- Reviews:
- 61
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 04, 2002
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 19
Faxe 10% is a strong beer with 10% alcohol.
The slight sweetness combined with the high alcohol percentage results in a balanced product with a vinous taste. It is easily drinkable and an excellent alternative to drinks and cocktails
The slight sweetness combined with the high alcohol percentage results in a balanced product with a vinous taste. It is easily drinkable and an excellent alternative to drinks and cocktails
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Rated by Casu
3.88/5 rDev +65.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.88/5 rDev +65.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A perfectly good strong beer. Barely distinguishable from the standard lager of the same name. AND it comes in litre tins! What a wonder.
Nov 18, 2023Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.11/5 rDev +32.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.11/5 rDev +32.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
500 mL can from the LCBO; dated May 23 2022 and best before Aug 21 2023; served well chilled. This is review #3000, so I had no choice but to go with the biggest doozie I could find.
Pours a clear honey gold colour, crowned with nearly two fingers of frothy, foamy white head that dissipates within three minutes or so. A snaking band of delicate lace is left behind, in addition to a soapy collar surrounding some filmy wisps on the surface - looks safe enough. It smells of alcohol, corn syrup, green apple skin and barley malts, with faint hints of acetone, banana chips and pears. Not great, but not entirely objectionable.
I gotta say, I am a little impressed at how tolerable this is. Corn husk, honey sweetness and lots of grainy barley malt, as well as a relatively low-key booziness that is ever-present throughout the sip. Fruity hints of apple and white grape crop up briefly, but don't last; the finish is corny-sweet and boozy, with grassy, dirty hops echoing into a malty, boozy aftertaste. Mostly lacking the fusel nastiness you get with really bad examples of this style, but it does numb the tongue a little. Medium-light in body, with low carbonation and a light, airy texture juxtapositioned with a slick, clingy mouthfeel. I'm not 20 anymore, but if I were this'd make a good pre-drink before hitting the bar or club or whatever.
Final Grade: 3.11, a passable C+. Every thousandth review, I pick out a 'dud' - i.e. an arguably crummy beer that I have avoided reviewing previously. I'm not going to pretend that finishing this can of Faxe Extra Strong wasn't a chore, but truthfully, this is not even close to the worst strong Euro lager I've stumbled across. I think it's one of the better ones - I'd easily take this over any of those Bavaria 8.6 beers, and it blows all of the other 10% Euro lagers I've tried out of the water. Realistically, I have no excuse to ever drink this again, and their Fest Bock is a much better beer... but Extra Strong still earns my tacit, grudging approval, plus a recommendation as a respectable example of its style.
Dec 03, 2022Pours a clear honey gold colour, crowned with nearly two fingers of frothy, foamy white head that dissipates within three minutes or so. A snaking band of delicate lace is left behind, in addition to a soapy collar surrounding some filmy wisps on the surface - looks safe enough. It smells of alcohol, corn syrup, green apple skin and barley malts, with faint hints of acetone, banana chips and pears. Not great, but not entirely objectionable.
I gotta say, I am a little impressed at how tolerable this is. Corn husk, honey sweetness and lots of grainy barley malt, as well as a relatively low-key booziness that is ever-present throughout the sip. Fruity hints of apple and white grape crop up briefly, but don't last; the finish is corny-sweet and boozy, with grassy, dirty hops echoing into a malty, boozy aftertaste. Mostly lacking the fusel nastiness you get with really bad examples of this style, but it does numb the tongue a little. Medium-light in body, with low carbonation and a light, airy texture juxtapositioned with a slick, clingy mouthfeel. I'm not 20 anymore, but if I were this'd make a good pre-drink before hitting the bar or club or whatever.
Final Grade: 3.11, a passable C+. Every thousandth review, I pick out a 'dud' - i.e. an arguably crummy beer that I have avoided reviewing previously. I'm not going to pretend that finishing this can of Faxe Extra Strong wasn't a chore, but truthfully, this is not even close to the worst strong Euro lager I've stumbled across. I think it's one of the better ones - I'd easily take this over any of those Bavaria 8.6 beers, and it blows all of the other 10% Euro lagers I've tried out of the water. Realistically, I have no excuse to ever drink this again, and their Fest Bock is a much better beer... but Extra Strong still earns my tacit, grudging approval, plus a recommendation as a respectable example of its style.
Reviewed by scott451 from Canada (ON)
3/5 rDev +27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured a 500ml can into a pint glass. A one finger bubbly white head on a clear pale amber. Good head retention and lacing.
Light malt smells.
Corn. Very mild hop finish.
Moderate body and carbonation.
Better than I expected
Oct 06, 2021Light malt smells.
Corn. Very mild hop finish.
Moderate body and carbonation.
Better than I expected
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
3.87/5 rDev +64.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +64.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
(1 liter can, 07APR20; purchased cold single 2 days ago from Beer World, Liberty, NY, sipped on soon after over the course of 2 mobile hours, pouring little by little into my new Genesee 9 oz tasting glass... review cobbled from recollections of that journey)
10% 'quality lager beer'; black can, red/gold/white branding (different label than what's pictured here)... slightly hazy (decomposing), amber liquid; ample foam build with each pour, and it actually collared and laced a bit... on the nose: fusel-kissed medicinal spice, barmy yeast, artificial fruit aroma undertones... on the palate: Wells Banana Bread beer, nuttiness enhanced, dried out and fortified/tainted with cheap, rotgut ethanol... textures: brief, round swell up front, dropping clean in the finish aside from a mild oily warmth, but no burn; delicate tickle from the aforementioned spice/nut elements; mild effervescence
summary: almost 12 years to the day, I finally found another beer with a nearly identical flavor profile to that of the Carlsberg Special Brew I had at the Prince of Wales pub in Aberdeen, Scotland; blown away: memories, reminiscence, flashbacks flooded my mind... that said, this isn't a spectacular swill (but I'd love to try a fresh can), though it's remarkably drinkable because, dang, I did end up finishing the whole can somehow (pacing?), and experienced no recoil from beginning to end... I guess it was worth the detour (1800)
Aug 16, 202110% 'quality lager beer'; black can, red/gold/white branding (different label than what's pictured here)... slightly hazy (decomposing), amber liquid; ample foam build with each pour, and it actually collared and laced a bit... on the nose: fusel-kissed medicinal spice, barmy yeast, artificial fruit aroma undertones... on the palate: Wells Banana Bread beer, nuttiness enhanced, dried out and fortified/tainted with cheap, rotgut ethanol... textures: brief, round swell up front, dropping clean in the finish aside from a mild oily warmth, but no burn; delicate tickle from the aforementioned spice/nut elements; mild effervescence
summary: almost 12 years to the day, I finally found another beer with a nearly identical flavor profile to that of the Carlsberg Special Brew I had at the Prince of Wales pub in Aberdeen, Scotland; blown away: memories, reminiscence, flashbacks flooded my mind... that said, this isn't a spectacular swill (but I'd love to try a fresh can), though it's remarkably drinkable because, dang, I did end up finishing the whole can somehow (pacing?), and experienced no recoil from beginning to end... I guess it was worth the detour (1800)
Reviewed by AaronShmig
4.2/5 rDev +78.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.2/5 rDev +78.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Faux 10% ultra strong beer or as me and my compatriate have affectionately renamed it: Beans. The stylish can reimagines the can as a can of beans and leans more to the experience as the physical attributes of the beer itself. Beans can turn your bad evening into a great one very quick, although the taste leaves some to be desired, this can be fixed by drinking beans out of the can which adds to the feeling that beans can give you which is rarely a tactic I have seen from my fellow beans drinkers. I urge everyone to forget about the taste of beans and to focus on how your day brightens after consumption. Beans can change your life, give beans the respect it deserves.
yours truly,
The Beans Brothers.
Jul 06, 2021yours truly,
The Beans Brothers.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
2.06/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.06/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Cloudy golden with a huge white head with decent lacing. This was the highlight of the beer. Aromas of nail polish remover, super sweet fruits especially pear and lemon, and boozy grains. Taste is so so so sweet, like wow, with booze to clash and amplify, esters are too nuanced to describe the sweet fruit, with some metal on the backend, a complete mess. Feel is boozy, resinous, sickly sweet, and sticky almost gummy. Not worth your time
Jun 11, 2021Reviewed by RockyM72 from Florida
2.02/5 rDev -14%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.02/5 rDev -14%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I just hope Denmark has anything better to offer. This is just 10% alcohol, good for getting drunk quick and easy. But if you want to taste a good lager, look somewhere else.
Feb 28, 2021Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.85/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Also known as Faxe 10%. Shared 1 liter can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate sweetish aroma, slightly fruity, a hint of hops - better than feared. Very sweet flavour, warming mouthfeel, some hops in the finish. Could have been worse.
Jan 02, 2021Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3/5 rDev +27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Canned in a behemoth of a full litre can and served as per Steve from Beer Nouveau’s instructions for Spesh
Pours a crystal clear golden body with decent enough white head
Aroma is pear drops
Some of that pear drop flavour is there
Not as bad as I thought it would be
Jul 06, 2020Pours a crystal clear golden body with decent enough white head
Aroma is pear drops
Some of that pear drop flavour is there
Not as bad as I thought it would be
Rated by warriorman96
2.61/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2.75
2.61/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2.75
Tastes like ass, but gets the job done.
Feb 12, 2020Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida
2.73/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
2.73/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Look: Crystal clear gold. One finger of fizzy white head with poor retention.
Smell: Sweet adjunct malt with a slight skunk and yeast note.
Taste: Sweet malt with an acidic, slightly bitter metallic taste.
Mouthfeel: Full, creamy body with high carbonation.
Overall: Pretty bad guys.
Feb 02, 2020Smell: Sweet adjunct malt with a slight skunk and yeast note.
Taste: Sweet malt with an acidic, slightly bitter metallic taste.
Mouthfeel: Full, creamy body with high carbonation.
Overall: Pretty bad guys.
Faxe Extra Strong from Royal Unibrew A/S
Beer rating:
59 out of
100 with
137 ratings
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