AZ Ale No. 16
Bryggeriet Refsvindinge
- From:
- Bryggeriet Refsvindinge
- Denmark
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #193 - ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,674 - Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 18.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 27, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Ale No. 16 is a dark, top-fermented golden beer, brewed with water, malt, hops and original English yeast. The beer has a malty taste with a hint of nuts, a slightly toasted aroma and a moderate sweetness.
Ale No. 16 has been brewed by Refsvindinge Bryggeri since 1995 and has won several awards. Among other things, Ale No. 16 was voted Denmark's best beer in both 1997 and 2000. In 2000, it even took a great 3rd place among the world's best beers.
Ale No. 16 can be enjoyed with freshly baked kerneboller, gouda cheese with walnuts or aged salami.
Ale No. 16 has been brewed by Refsvindinge Bryggeri since 1995 and has won several awards. Among other things, Ale No. 16 was voted Denmark's best beer in both 1997 and 2000. In 2000, it even took a great 3rd place among the world's best beers.
Ale No. 16 can be enjoyed with freshly baked kerneboller, gouda cheese with walnuts or aged salami.
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Reviewed by willelw from Sweden
3.63/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark amber brown colour with a creamy head.
Aroma: malt, some caramel, toffee, some spices, clove, hint of yeast.
Taste: malt, toffee, caramel, bitter burnt sugar, sweet rye bread.
Aug 02, 2025Aroma: malt, some caramel, toffee, some spices, clove, hint of yeast.
Taste: malt, toffee, caramel, bitter burnt sugar, sweet rye bread.
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.5/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Copenhagen 23/7 2025. 33 cl bottle from a One Pint gift box from my in-laws. The label looks a bit homemade with a strong blue color which makes the label quite hard to read.
Pours clear mahogany with a mid-sized off-white head. Stable. Settles as a thin but frothy layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Crawling up the sides of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is medium intense with a sweet and a bit sugared sweet odor mingling with a light sourish scent. Caramel, toffee and sweet biscuits. Hint of brown sugar. Grains.
Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, smooth, lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a rather strong sweetness followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is semi-dry.
Sweetish but with a delicate bitter bite.
Jul 23, 2025Pours clear mahogany with a mid-sized off-white head. Stable. Settles as a thin but frothy layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Crawling up the sides of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is medium intense with a sweet and a bit sugared sweet odor mingling with a light sourish scent. Caramel, toffee and sweet biscuits. Hint of brown sugar. Grains.
Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, smooth, lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a rather strong sweetness followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is semi-dry.
Sweetish but with a delicate bitter bite.
Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +17%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4/5 rDev +17%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Reviews are all over the lot. I found this a well-balanced ale and would have it again if I am in Copenhagen more than once.
Jul 10, 2016Reviewed by KennethBlomqvist from Sweden
2.08/5 rDev -39.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.08/5 rDev -39.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
AZ Ale Nr 16 in a can is one those beers that you look at once and get a bad feeling- Didn't like at all and had to flush away the taste with another brand just to forget this asap.
Look: Brownish with a green hint
Smell: Sligthly spice fruity
Taste: The firts was OK but then it had a strange lingering taste that spoiled everything
Feel: The whole concept of this ale was quick and easy mass production ale with no specific direction
Jan 30, 2016Look: Brownish with a green hint
Smell: Sligthly spice fruity
Taste: The firts was OK but then it had a strange lingering taste that spoiled everything
Feel: The whole concept of this ale was quick and easy mass production ale with no specific direction
Reviewed by GONZALOYANNA from Spain
2.26/5 rDev -33.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.26/5 rDev -33.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
330ml bottle. IPA Punk Pokal glass. Enjoyed on jun´12. Greenish brown –artificial tint?- headed by white, close, fairly lasting froth. Smells as an Industrial Dunkel lager with slightly metallic hues. Toasted malt, low bitter, flavor with caramel & cask wood hues is ruined by metal & harsh grain. Medium body, heavy carbonation. Bland mouthfeel & fat drinkability.
Jun 13, 2012
Reviewed by GrahamBJ from California
4.08/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.08/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
While walking through Copenhagen on on our way to Christiania, we were getting very parched and decided to stop at a bar (Sofie Kaelderen) that had tables along a lovely canal.
We saw the man next to us drinking this beer and asked the barmaid to bring us one too. Maybe it was the long walk or the heat but this beer went down very nicely.
The beer is a dark mahogany brown and created a rich 3 finger head on my glass.
The smell was a bit nutty/fruity and hoppy.
The taste was pleasant and clean that started off dry and finished with a bit of the nutty/fruity flavor present in the smell.
The mouthfeel was crisper than expected from the color. Not too thick but not watery either.
Drinkability - Very drinkable! Again, maybe it was the walking or the heat or the lovely canal-front seats but I could have stayed and drunk a few more. I finished mine and then another and wanted more but time was pressing so we moved on. I will be looking for this beer but I doubt I will find it here in California. If you have the chance, give this beer a try. I do not think you will be disappointed.
Jul 25, 2007We saw the man next to us drinking this beer and asked the barmaid to bring us one too. Maybe it was the long walk or the heat but this beer went down very nicely.
The beer is a dark mahogany brown and created a rich 3 finger head on my glass.
The smell was a bit nutty/fruity and hoppy.
The taste was pleasant and clean that started off dry and finished with a bit of the nutty/fruity flavor present in the smell.
The mouthfeel was crisper than expected from the color. Not too thick but not watery either.
Drinkability - Very drinkable! Again, maybe it was the walking or the heat or the lovely canal-front seats but I could have stayed and drunk a few more. I finished mine and then another and wanted more but time was pressing so we moved on. I will be looking for this beer but I doubt I will find it here in California. If you have the chance, give this beer a try. I do not think you will be disappointed.
Reviewed by smcreator from Texas
3.95/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: Golden red/brown with one finger sustained head and moderate lacing.
S: Medium smell of a hop blend.
T: Blanched flavor starts with hops and ends with a mild malt aftertaste.
M: Medium body with medium carbonation and a slight film on tongue.
D: Very flavorful and balanced overall.
Jun 24, 2007S: Medium smell of a hop blend.
T: Blanched flavor starts with hops and ends with a mild malt aftertaste.
M: Medium body with medium carbonation and a slight film on tongue.
D: Very flavorful and balanced overall.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.15/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
3.15/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Ingredients: Malt and hops, top fermenting yeast. Additives: Colouring matter (caramel), carbon dioxide and antioxidant (ascorbic acid). It doesnt really sound too well, does it?
The colour is dark amber/copper; the high airy foam is quite firm and it slowly sinks down leaving some lacing.
The smell is strong. Fruity malts, some bitter-dry notes and a slight spicy (black pepper?) flavour.
The taste is a little roasted with an interesting woody flavour (like it had been matured in wooden casks). A quickly passing earthy flavour is replaced by some nutty malt. The aftertaste is shorter than expected, there are however some malty flavours with a hint of apricots. The bitterness is present, but not much more.
The carbonation is strong, more like a Vienna lager than an English ale: Medium bubbles.
An odd beer, more like "a major lager brewery trying to produce an ale" than "an ale from a micro brewery".
Aug 16, 2006The colour is dark amber/copper; the high airy foam is quite firm and it slowly sinks down leaving some lacing.
The smell is strong. Fruity malts, some bitter-dry notes and a slight spicy (black pepper?) flavour.
The taste is a little roasted with an interesting woody flavour (like it had been matured in wooden casks). A quickly passing earthy flavour is replaced by some nutty malt. The aftertaste is shorter than expected, there are however some malty flavours with a hint of apricots. The bitterness is present, but not much more.
The carbonation is strong, more like a Vienna lager than an English ale: Medium bubbles.
An odd beer, more like "a major lager brewery trying to produce an ale" than "an ale from a micro brewery".
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.4/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle, bought in Vinens Verden, Odense, Denmark. An ale based on pilsener malts, with artificial colouring, hmmm? Filtered and pasteurised. Pours with a beautiful chestnut colour, with a good creamy tan head. Nice malty aroma with notes of caramel, oak and dried fruits, hints of roastiness and tobacco. Flavour is malty sweet with caramel, one-dimensional, minimal bitterness. Smooth and mellow, I expected something better than this.
Sep 11, 2005
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