Amager Bryghus Archives

Fire gange humle – Amager Bryghus Collabs 2017

Amager Bryghus har igen i 2017 begået en stribe samarbejdsbryg med nogle af de bedste amerikanske bryggerier. Igen i år blev de frigivet på bryggeriets sommerfest i forbindelse med Independence Day, den 4. juli. Jeg var ikke på Amager denne dag, og derfor har anmeldelserne måtte vente til jeg fik fat i øllet. Der var i år hele otte bryg, og derfor har jeg delt dem tilfældigt op i to runder.

I første runde er der fire meget forskellige lyse og humlede øl. Jeg har fornemmet en lidt blandet modtagelse på sociale medier, men jeg var yderst tilfreds. De er allesammen smagt fra flaske, så eventuelle problemer med fadøl kan jeg ikke tale med om. Har de været kaldt kedelige? Klart, de minder om andre øl i Amagers portefølje, men jeg vil hellere have nye nuancer af lyst humlet øl fra Amager, frem for spændende, eksperimenterende fejltrin…

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Amager Bryghus La Santa Muerte – Øljulekalenderen

Skal der drikkes sort øl i juletiden, så er Amager Bryghus La Santa Muerte ikke det værste man kan få. En kulsort og 10% stærk imperial stout brygget med honning. Det var månedens fadøl i december 2015, og er efter folkekrav blevet brygget igen og er kommet på flaske.

Det er en kompleks opskrift med en blanding af adskillige mørke malte for at øge kompleksiteten, tilsat honning og demerarasukker som både øger alkoholprocenten og giver yderligere smagsnuancer. Den er solidt bitterhumlet, og har også fået et ordentligt skud simcoe og columbus til smagen og aromaen.

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Amager Reindeer Fuel 2016 – Øljulekalenderen

Amager Reindeer Fuel 2016 er en imponerende stærk og kraftig barleywine brygget af Amager Bryghus til den søde juletid. Mens vi sidder og hygger i familiens skød, så har julemandens rensdyr helt ufatteligt travlt, og derfor er det kun rimeligt at de skal have en potent væske til at holde energiniveauet oppe.

Amager Bryghus har før brygget barleywine ved særlige lejligheder, og i fadlagrede udgaver har det nærmet sig det sublime. At der kommer årstal på Reindeer Fuel må jo betyde at vi kan se frem til en fast årlig produktion, og at øllet er tiltængt at kunne gemmes. Man kan også læse af etiketten at det er en øl der vil blive forskellig fra år til år, i jagten på den mest perfekte barleywine en gang i fremtiden. Det ser jeg frem til!

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Amager Bryghus / Stillwater Darkest of Suns

Darkest of Suns is a dark brown, spicy saison with peppercorn and juniper. It was brewed at Amager Bryghus in collaboration with Stillwater Artisanal. Stillwater and brewer Brian Strumke are best known for brewing saison, and so it was natural for Amager to invite him in to brew a variation of saison.

The beer is a dark chestnut brown, with a fluffy, and long lasting tan head. The aroma is intense. It has a unique spicy character. The peppercorn are obvious, and the juniper comes off in a spicy wooden way, much like cedar wood. There is some herbal hop character along with the spice, and malty notes of biscuit and toffee. All in all, I think it works very well, in its own unique way.

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Amager Bryghus Linda the Axe Grinder

Linda the Axe Grinder is a huge, hoppy imperial red ale brewed at Amager Bryghus in collaboration with Linda Haug. A couple of years ago Todd The Axe Man, brewed in collaboration with Todd Haug of Surly Brewing was a huge hit. Linda doesn’t work at Surly (anymore), but still deserved a beer in her own name, and here it is.

Linda the Axe Grinder is a 9% beer, but it feels bigger than that. It’s sweet and boozy, but it has that dessert wine feel that makes it acceptable anyway. It’s a copper red beer with a thick and creamy, long lasting off-white head. Læs mere Amager Bryghus Linda the Axe Grinder

Amager Bryghus / Fonta Flora The Lady of Cofitachequi

The Lady of Cofitachequi is an IPA brewed at Amager Bryghus in collaboration with the North Carolina brewery Fonta Flora. I can’t say that I know the brewery very well. They visited Amager when they were in Copenhagen for Copenhagen Beer Celebration. I had a couple of their beers at the festival, but I wasn’t too impressed.

The Lady of Cofitachequi is a very classic IPA. It uses Amarillo, Simcoe and Citra hops, giving the beer a very nice and inviting aroma. It’s classic stuff like citrus peel and ripe peach that dominates the aroma.

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Amager Bryghus / Cigar City Brewing Game of Arms

Game of Arms is an 8.2% ABV licorice porter, brewed by Amager Bryghus in collaboration with Cigar City Brewing. It is part of Amager’s 2016 series of American collaboration beers, and like yesterday’s Swole Mole, it has also been brewed in America. It was first brewed at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa as Top Roll.

Game of Arms is a beautiful jet black beer and it has a firm and long lasting tan head. The aroma is definitely roasted and full of licorice, but it also has toffee and cocoa powder, and a hint of smoke. Læs mere Amager Bryghus / Cigar City Brewing Game of Arms

Amager Bryghus / Three Floyds Swole Mole

Amager Bryghus / Three Floyds Swole Mole is an imperial pilsner. It was brewed as a part of the annual American collaboration beers at Amager Bryghus. Every spring for Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Amager Bryghus invites some of the visiting American breweries to come and brew together. In the next week or so, I’ll go through the five 2016 beers.

Three Floyds have visited Amager Bryghus before. In 2013 they brewed the pale ale Arctic Sunstone. That pretty much took Danish hoppy beer to a new level on its own. Swole Mole isn’t that revolutionary, but it’s a great beer. Another version was brewed at Three Floyds in Indiana as Swole Patrol. Læs mere Amager Bryghus / Three Floyds Swole Mole

Copenhagen Beer & Whisky Festival

Om et øjeblik begynder den nye Copenhagen Beer & Whisky Festival. Jeg havde ikke lige fantasi til et skrive et indlæg om sagen, men festivalens presseafdeling hjalp mig heldigvis på vej og sendte mig nedenstående otte gode grunde til at besøge festivalen.

1. Nordic Beer Challenge viser vej til øllets mestre

En rigtig god vejviser til Copenhagen Beer & Whisky Festival bliver Nordic Beer Challenge, der på festivalens første dag uddeler medaljer til de allerbedste øl. Så hvis du er i tvivl om, hvor du starter og slutter dit besøg, skal du dukke op ved scenen torsdag kl. 16, hvor medaljer hænges om halsen på de bedste af de bedste. Mange af medaljemodtagerne vil være til stede på Copenhagen Beer & Whisky Festival, så efter prisuddelingen vil du være godt rustet til at få det bedste ud af dit besøg.

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Running list – Christian Firtal Pale Ale Festival

As I write this, the biggest annual beer event here in Odense is just opening. To pace myself, I wait a few hours to join. The beer list was only published yesterday after I had written a blog about the event, so here is a supplement with the running list along with a few recommendations.

The beers will all be changed every morning and every evening at 6pm. The cask ales will be a little more stable, simply because Thornbridge Jaipur and the golden ales from Crouch Vale are ridiculously popular. In a seperate tent, put up to double capacity, the programme is also more stable, with seven taps being the same all weekend, and five more used for leftovers from the main bar. Læs mere Running list – Christian Firtal Pale Ale Festival

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1. Nordic Beer Challenge viser vej til øllets mestre

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