Nynäshamns Pumpvikens Påsköl

Nynäshamns Pumpvikens Påsköl (50 cl bottle) 5,8%
This is another Easter beer released at Systembolaget on the 15th of March. I tried it with the Easter food last year and gave it a 2,1/5, with this comment:

"It had a weak smell of bread. Tastes of bread and caramel and didn’t go very well with the food. The stingy bitterness was a bad combo with the salty Easter food, specially the salmon. To bad, I usually enjoy Nynäshamns beer."
Style: Mild Ale
Cost: 29,10 SEK

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Appearance: 4/5
Slightly hazy dark amber liquid with a medium sized beige head.

Smell: 5/10
Weak smell of caramel, fruits, oranges and other citrus.

Taste: 6/10
Smoke was the most dominant, but also bread, caramel, malts and oranges.

Mouthfeel: 4/5
Smooth mouthfeel with a medium thick body and low carbonation.

Comment:
A smooth and mild British style ale with a decent amount of smoke. Easy to drink and I can imagine drinking it in a pint glass at a pub.

This beer didn't work at all with the Easter food but I did try it with some cashews and spring rolls, both worked well. However the Easter food is a bit more salty and intense, which might not work as well. I think I'll settle with this being a good combo with food but not necessarily Easter food.

As you can see I'm raising the score quite a bit compared to last year. But I think it might have been the stressful testing schedule together with the horrible combo between Easter food and beer that lowered the score that time.

Total: 3/5