Author Archives: Mads Barnkob

Munkebo mikrobryg – Jólner belgisk julehvede

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Munkebo mikrobryg is a micro brewery with a capacity of 13.5 hectolitre. Located in Munkebo, Denmark and was founded in 2013.

I bought this christmas wheat beer at the supermarket Brugsen in Odense, Denmark at the price of 6 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,1%.

Hazy yellow beer with large pieces of sediment at the bottom, so take care when pouring it into a glass.

Medium white head, very fine bubbles and it lasts for the duration of the beer.

Sweet fruit and a light bitter flowery aroma.

Low CO2 with a distinct taste of wheat, very little darkness minded sweetness that ends up in the after taste with a hint of flowers.

Overall rating 83 / 100

Indslev Bryggeri – Frederiks Jul

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Indslev brewery was established in 1897 by Frederik Christian Rasmussen. At some point the brewery was closed down, but in 2005 restored to former glory with brand new production equipment. The re-opening was made possible by Anders Busse Rasmussen, grand grand nephew of Frederik Christian Rasmussen.

I bought this beer in a the super market Brugsen in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 6,5%.

Red with brown tones in this unfiltered beer with a good look to it.

Large and rough head with a lid of fine bubbles.

Weak fruit and a dominating bitter flowery scent from the hops.

Okay CO2, bitter fruit, some darkness, a hard flowery taste with even more bitterness in the end. A little too bitter for me with a sweet taste to play in. The label promised darkness and notes of tropical fruits, I do not think they made it all the way to the goal.

Overall rating 69 /100

Indslev bryggeri – Julehvede

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Indslev brewery was established in 1897 by Frederik Christian Rasmussen. At some point the brewery was closed down, but in 2005 restored to former glory with brand new production equipment. The re-opening was made possible by Anders Busse Rasmussen, grand grand nephew of Frederik Christian Rasmussen.

I bought this beer in a the super market Kvickly in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 6,5%.

Deep orange colours with brown tones and a lovely glow in this unfiltered beer.

The head disappears fast into a thin layer.

Sweet and light fruit aroma but with a more forthcoming darkness and caramel.

Medium CO2, fruits and darkness with a good wheat taste. Ends up in the hops and sweet after taste.

Overall rating 81 /100

Croft Vintage Port 1966

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The two bottles as they looked straight from the cellar.
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Cleaned from dust.
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First bottle in the decanter.
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A rather large amount of residue at the bottom of the bottle.
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A beauty as the wine sits there in the decanter.
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Swirling the wine around before the first taste.
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Decanting

The cork was moist almost all the way through, fell completely apart when opened.

Colour is light red with brown notes to it.

Spiced dried fruits in the aroma with a slightly dominant alcohol.

Soft taste, low tannin, warmth spreads, long after taste of dried fruit.

I let it decant for  2 hours before it was returned to the bottle for serving later at a family dinner.

8 hours after decanting

Alcohol is less dominant in the aroma and the taste have come more together. There is a good and delicious play between tannin, warmth and the sweet fruit.

2 days after decanting

Velvet soft drinking experience as tannin goes smooth hand in hand with a spiced flavour of dried fruits and in the after taste I feel the taste of eating red grapes or the faint smell of a old oak cask.

This 48 year old wine really develops through the 48 hours I had it opened. A few good evenings with a few glasses at day one and two after decanting was really a pleasure.

Overall rating 93 / 100

 

Munkebo mikrobryg – Årvågen sommersolhverv

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Munkebo mikrobryg is a micro brewery with a capacity of 13.5 hectolitre. Located in Munkebo, Denmark and was founded in 2013.

I bought this witbier in Vinens Verden in Odense, Denmark at the price of 5 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 5,2%.

Beautiful yellow to orange colour to this unfiltered beer, compact and with large particles from the sediment.

The head is small with fine bubbles and disperses into a thin layer.

A welcoming mix of fruits in the aroma with a slightly dominating citrus.

Balanced CO2 from a beer that flows thick. Bitter fruits that ends off with a light sweetness in the after taste. Price is a bit high compared to bottle volume.

Overall rating 80 / 100

Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier non-alcoholic

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This wheat beer comes from the Paulaner brewery located at Munich in the southern Bayern.

Paulaner have been making beer here since 1634, the brewery was established by the Minim friars of the Neudeck ob der Au cloister. The order and brewery are named after the founder of the order, Francis of Paola. The brewery have since the start changed hands four times and today is owned by a holding company where a venture company along with Heineken owns it.

Beautiful yellow and orange beer with a heavy unfiltered feel to its flow, there is also a lot of sediment.

Big head with a fine top that disperses into a thin layer.

Good fruit aroma and some wheat comes in over it, a little too subtle.

Medium CO2 that gives a good life to the wheat and fruit notes, a little to the sweet side in the overall taste and a tad too thin with the risk of being a little watery, overall a soft taste that lacks a little bite to overcome the lack of alcohol to play into the picture. However it is still a good non-alcoholic weissbier.

Overall rating is 76 / 100

Gutmann Hefeweizen Non-alcoholic

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The brewery was founded in 1707 when Fürstbischof Marquard II build a brewery in his castle in Titting, Bayern, Germany.

The brewery closed down in 1759 and was reopened in 1786 by Fürstbischof Johann Anton III. The brewery became part of Bayern in 1808 and in 1821 it was sold and was now privately owned. The brewery have been in the hands of the Gutmann family since 1855.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 0%.

A very hazy and compact beer with colour going from yellow to almost brown and with a heavy sediment.

A large head with fine bubbles on top, about 5 mm stays for the duration of the drink.

Light fruit aroma but aroma is dominated by the wheat.

Low CO2, some fruit taste but caramel and sweetness dominates. Not bad for a non-alcoholic beer.

Overall rating 75 / 100

Ørbæk – Fynsk forår

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Ørbæk brewery was founded in 1906 by the Madsen family in Ørbæk, Denmark. The brewery remained on family hands for 3 generations. At the end of the 1970’s the brewery was sold and had many different owners up until the start of the 1990’s where it closed for good. The brewery had a capacity of 20 HL.

Niels and Nicolai Rømer bought the old brewery with all original equipment in 1996, restoration was needed on both buildings and machines. In 2005 they built a new brew house with a capacity of 6o HL.

Ørbæk brewery produces a wide range of biodynamic products, it is delightful to see people dedicated to make a good natural product.

I was given this biodynamic wheat beer, it can be bought in supermarkets in Denmark. It comes in a 500ml bottle at 4,8%.

Yellow and unfiltered and light yellow in the bottom.

Low head that disappears very fast.

Good sweet fruit and bitter hoppy aroma with a hint of flowers to it.

Good CO2, fresh flowers, sweet fruit and a long after taste with the flowers in it. A good combination and biodynamic beers deserves that extra credit.

Over all rating 85 / 100

 

Ørbæk Weissbier

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Ørbæk brewery was founded in 1906 by the Madsen family in Ørbæk. The brewery remained on family hands for 3 generations. At the end of the 1970’s the brewery was sold and had many different owners up until the start of the 1990’s where it closed for good. The brewery had a capacity of 20 HL.

Niels and Nicolai Rømer bought the old brewery with all original equipment in 1996, restoration was needed on both buildings and machines. In 2005 they built a new brew house with a capacity of 6o HL.

Ørbæk brewery produces a wide range of biodynamic products, it is delightful to see people dedicated to make a good natural product.

I bought this beer in a super market in Denmark for the price of 2,5 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 5%.

A dark and appealing yellow colour in this unfiltered beer.

The head is very fine, yellowish tiny bubbles, just a thin layer that stays.

A lovely aroma with a sweet fruit to it.

Medium CO2, taste is composed of the wheat, the fruit and a after taste that evens out in freshness with a long after taste.

Overall rating 82 / 100

Krenkerup – Weissbier

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Krenkerup Gods in Sakskøbing, Denmark is a manor house with agriculture, foresting and hunting. The house have been in the same family since 1397. In 2007 it was decided to open a brewery that follows the German purity laws known from Bayern.

I bought this beer in Kvickly, a supermarket found all over Denmark. At the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 5%.

Dark orange colours bordering to brown.

The head have some brown notes from the beer, disappears fast and leaves a thin layer.

A weak but very sweet fruit aroma.

Bubbly but still somewhat low CO2, sweet fruit, lightly bitter, some darkness in the after taste. Brewed on British fuggle hops.

Overall rating 74 / 100