Ceres Bering Bryg Havskum

Ceres Bering Bryg Havskum
Royal Unibrew
0,33l 5,5%
Sweet Stout


One of 2 bottles I got from my boss as a birthday present. She admits that she picks beer by the sheer criteria of how the label looks but that is more than fine. I must admit I have never heard of the brewery, the beer nor the idea that Denmark makes drinkable beer but I am open to almost anything so yeah.. My Danish skills are close to non existing which is why I tried some intarwebz research. Ratebeer seems not too convinced of it but then again I never could be arsed to actually try to understand how their ranking system works... Royal Unibrew owns Hartwall which is one of the major players on the drink section in Finland ... bonus points from me .. hey I have a soft spot for FI.

So well yeah... the label is small and holds nautic elements on it. I'm expecting something sweetish and sticky from the description... But hey it says Luxus on it so it must be like using Palmolive instead of generic cleaner or.. well äh something.
Glasswise this called for a Tumbler so I picked my sturdy old Corsendonk and off we went.

It pours nice and easy with a fine stout foam that sadly dissipates faster than I hoped it would.
It's nicely brown and shimmers with a ruby hue when held in front of a light source.
It smells really fruity and peppery... frak this makes my mouth water. It reminds me of straw and spring and vacation at a farm and lemon zest. And yes I'm rambling but hey if they would make a perfume outta that smell I might buy it. That's what Beeradvocate says about Milk Stout by the way.
Though it could use a bit more carbonation it tastes coppery sweet (Don't ask why I have to think of blood..) with elements of tree sap and somehow reminds me of one of the Scotland Series I sampled last year.
All in all this makes me wish I had a whole pint of it and not just a small bottle but I am truly amazed at having been introduced to something new. Om nom nom! Thanks Boss!

Prost!

DMW