Harboe Stout (#68) and Carlsberg Sort Guld (#69)

The last two Danish beers from Copenhagen trip turn out to be quite interesting. With just three more episodes to go I am starting to wonder how to bring this show to the next level. Any ideas? Meanwhile enjoy this episode.
PS. Sorry about the light setting.

The video is also available on YouTube.

Harboe Stout

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Harboe brewery, Denmark
  
• type of beer: stout
  
• bought in: a supermarket in Copenhagen
  
• container grade (can): standard small size, like soda 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (dark and quick to disappear), body (coca-cola, Guinness, Irish coffee like)
  
• the taste: starts sweet, later a coffee+tobacco combo, with nice malty finish
  
• the smell: strong coffee with acid minerality, dark chocolate
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]





Carlsberg Sort Guld

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Carlsberg brewery, Denmark
  
• type of beer: lager
  
• bought in: supermarket in Copenhagen
  
• container grade (can): standard small size, like soda
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (thick and a bit creamy), body (golden)
  
• the taste: extremely bitter
  
• the smell: hops with wetness
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Carl's Special (#66) and Tuborg Classic (#67)

This year starts with some 2009 at the back of my head. I still have some Danish beers to finish off. I am also already starting to think what I should cover in the next season. This one is slowly coming to an end. 4 more episodes to go. The theme for today is anniversary beers.


The video is also available on YouTube.

Carl's Special

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Carlsberg brewery, Denmark
  
• type of beer: Vienna lager
• bought in: a supermarket in Copenhagen
  
• container grade (can): standard small size, like soda 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (dark), body (caramel, not over fried)
  
• the taste: caramel with strong malt foundation, quite full-bodied although flat
  
• the smell: caramel on malt
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]





Tuborg Classic

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Tuborg brewery, Denmark
  
• type of beer: pale lager
  
• bought in: supermarket in Copenhagen
  
• container grade (can): standard small size, like soda
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (dark and quite thick), body (nice orange)
  
• the taste: hops sprinkled with sugar, with bitter kick at the end
  
• the smell: strong hops with wet seeds

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Harboe Classic Jubileum 110 (#61)

For my last beer in Copenhagen I've chosen an anniversary beer from Harboe brewery. They make a bunch of different beers with different labels which are changed quite often to tell you the truth.
One latest brand is particularly interesting. I didn't see in stores so I cannot tell you how it tastes but the idea behind the beer is very up-to-date, at least environment wise.

Coming back to Harboe Classic 110. Let's see the review, shall we.

The review is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Harboe Bryggeri, Denmark
  
• type of beer: lager
• bought in: a store in Copenhagen
  
• container grade (bottle): standard with sort of fancy label
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (fat white), body (light yellow)
  
• the taste: slightly hoppy and airy (might be to bitter for some)
  
• the smell: smell less
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]





And this concludes Copenhagen episodes.

Black Magic Woman (#59)

As announced last week I went to Copenhagen. A lovely city where more people ride bikes than drive cars. It's amazing. However, it's not the bikes that I am interested in. I wanted to try some Danish beers. So before taking the trip I asked Jan Johansen to give me some tips on where to find good Danish beer. He prepared a very long list of Danish beers that I might like.

I ended up going to a very cool beer store called Barley Wine. I talked with the owner - Jan Filipe - and he agreed to shoot an episode of Girl Likes Beer podcast in his store. We tried a very nice Danish stout - Black Magic Woman.


The video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Hornbeer, Danmark
  
• type of beer: stout
• bought in: not bought, offered by Jan Filipe
  
• container grade (bottle): awesome label, made by the beer maker's wife
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (very dark), body (black as a night)
  
• the taste: strong coffee bitterness
  
• the smell: heavy
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]