Refsvindinge – Den Grå Enke

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Refsvindinge Bryggeri was established in 1885, by the Rasmussen family. It is located near Ørbæk in Denmark. The brewery is still in the Rasmussens family possession, currently at 4th generation. It was mostly a malt beer brewery and the first pilsner was brewed in 1986. The current company construction was established in 1981 and 2004 as an anpartsselskab.

This 330 ml glass bottled beer at 5.7% alcohol level was gifted to me from family, as a birthday present, price unknown.

Brown color beer with orange notes to it, slightly hazy. No head or foam.

The aroma comes off with a smoked fruit. Which makes sense from the smoked barley.

Good CO2 level. Smoked wheated fruit in the taste with a slight bitterness. Alcohol does take over the after taste too much. Has some dark ale notes in the after taste as well.

Overall rating 75 / 100

St. Paul – White

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The brewery “Brouwerij Sterkens” is located in Meer, Belgium. The brewery was founded in 1651 and is a family business through 14 generations.

I bought this beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 4 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 4,8%

Beautiful yellow and white in the colour.

Gigantic sized head with a fine foam on the top.

Powerful and balanced fruit aroma with peaks of fruited, flowery and sweet hops.

CO2 is too weak, somewhat flat in the taste and mostly a mix of hops and flowers in the taste.

Overall rating 77 / 100

Danevang – Julewit

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Skanderborg Bryghus is located in Skanderborg, Denmark. This brewery was established in 2015.

I bought this beer at a local supermarket in Odense, Denmark. Price is guessed to be around 4 Euro. This biodynamic beer comes in a 500 ml glass bottle at 4.8% alcohol.

It flows thick as porridge, it very hazy and yellow in the color. Head and foam disappears fast.

Aroma is pretty anonymous. A hint of wheat, that is all.

Good CO2 level. Delicious wheaten fruit notes and full bodied taste. Thins out in the after taste, but good balance. It should have been branded as a weissbier, as it resembles that more, than a witbier.

Overall rating 77 / 100.

Svendborgsund Bryghus – Sol over sundet

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I bought this 500 ml bottled wheat beer with added elderflower cordial, at 4.9% alcohol, in a wine shop in Rudkøbing, Langeland, Denmark at the price of 6 Euro.

The presentation of the beer is great. Thick hazy yellow with orange notes.

A medium sized head with a fine foam.

Fruity and elderflower in the medium strength aroma.

Powerful CO2, a sweet fruit dominates the taste. Aftertaste is a bit more mysterious with notes of dark ale.

Overall rating 80 / 100

Quinta Do Noval Silval Vintage Port 1998

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Taste notes right after decanting

Clear thin red in the color, brown notes, but not going into the violet spectrum. Thin curtains on the walls of the glass.

Ripe fruit in the aroma with a dominating alcohol. Some spicy notes and darkness to it.

Good balance between tannin and fruit, warm and bossy from the alcohol. Leaves a good after taste of dried fruits. Hopefully it will become more full bodied the more air it gets.

Intermediate rating 87 / 100

Taste notes 3 hours after decanting

The color is a bit darker, it has become a more deep red.

Aroma has picked up a bit on the spices, but is still dominated by alcohol.

A bit more notes of the grapes in the taste, tannins relaxing a bit more but still a tad to the thin side.

Intermediate rating 88 / 100

Taste notes 7 hours after decanting

No significant change in color or aroma, since last taste note.

More dried fruits in the taste and a longer after taste. Alcohol has diminished a bit.

Overall rating 89 / 100

Dow Vintage Port 2004 Quinta do Bomfim #2 (2021)

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This vintage port comes at a alcohol percentage of 20% in a 375 ml glass bottle.

Taste notes right after opening and decanting

Clear and deep red in the color. Heavy curtains on the sides of the glass.

Powerful dark aroma with spices and dried fruits. Complex composition.

Soft tannins with a good dried fruits taste. Medium strength and with more dried fruits in the after taste.

Drink now.

Intermediate rating 89 / 100

Taste notes 3 hours after decanting

Much more balanced tasting experience.

Overall rating 91 / 100

Quinta do Infantado Vintage Port 2007

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Estimated cost of this Quinta do Infantado Vintage Port 2007 bottle of 375 ml is ? Euro.

Quinta do Infantado has been a estate-bottled port producer since 1979. Until that time, all exported Ports had to be shipped in bulk to Vila Nova de Gaia.

Taste notes right after decanting

Clear and deep red in the color, with purple notes. Light curtains on the glass.

Light aroma with a fruited darkness.

Light in the taste, very fresh. However also with a thin feeling to it. Very dry.

Intermediate rating 84 / 100

Taste notes 2 hours after decanting

Much more balance in the taste, the different taste notes come together and is more powerful.

Overall rating 88 / 100

Quinta do Grifo Vintage Port 2011 (2020)

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Tasted on 23-12-2020.

Taste notes 1 hour after decanting.

Clear, but thin red in the color with hints of purple.

Powerful and spicy aroma, with a good fruit to it. Some alcohol, but not dominating.

Medium tannins, somewhere between fresh grapes and dried fruits. Young, but not that potent.

Overall rating 81 / 100

Duvel – Belgian Strong Blond

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I bought this small, but powerful, Belgian Blond at the price of ? Euro, at a local wine shop in Denmark. It comes in a 330ml glass bottle at 8.5% alcohol. That certainly illustrates the STRONG!

This beer is bottle fermented.

Beautiful hazy yellow and very consistent. Great big head of foam.

Sweet fruit in the aroma and it comes off with a good strenght.

Powerful CO2, good balance in the taste between the full bodiedness, huge sweetness and slight bitterness in the after taste.

Overall rating 85 / 100

Ærø Bryggeri – Økologisk Pilsner

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Ærø Bryggeri got its name in 2020, but has a long history behind it. In the small village of Rise, on the island of Ærø, the brewery have made beer from 1926 up to 1961. It was first reopened in 2004, as a new stock based cooperation.

I bought this beer from tap, on the Island Ærø, Denmark. Local beer bought where it is produced. The price was properly around 8€ for a 500ml glass at 3.9% alcohol.

Good looking yellow to orange in the color. Slightly hazy and no foam.

Fresh and light hops in the aroma.

Okay CO2 level, lots of hops and slight bitterness. The bitterness gains more power in the after taste.

Brewed like a German pils and is non pasteurized.

Overall rating 82 / 100