3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap @ Patricks. Dark reddish body with a decent beige head. Relatively mild in aroma, slightly toasted malt, caramel and fruit. Flavor is sweet fruity, caramel malt, quite low but balanced bitterness. Medium body, aftertaste feels a bit dryer. Quaffable, smooth and nice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Patricks. Red golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is apple, malt, fruit, caramel. Flavour is apple, malt, fruit, caramel. Medium body. OK beer.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap@Patricks. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity with some malt, slight berry note and caramel. Flavor is sweet and fruity with some malt and yeast. Medium to thin body, average carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Patricks. A creamy, off-white to light beige head forms over a more or less clear, amber body. Some lacings too. Lightly perfumed caramel dominated aroma with a touch of nuts. Some hoppy scents lurking in the back. Caramel, fruityness and a faint bitterness in the end. Full body, nice carbonation. Caramel and bitterness in the end. A nice one, tasteful and easy drinkable. 120509
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask. Medium dark, light hazy orange colour with no head. Aroma is nuts, bread and butterscotch. Flavour is smooth but thin. Notes of bread, yeast. Some dusty notes. Short aftertaste.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap (33cl) at Håndverkerstuene, Oslo. Clear rusty maroon colour. Long-lasting offwhite head. Earthy/cellar, rustic, malt aroma with some fruitiness. Somewhat reminiscent of scotch ale. Medium body, refreshing, soft carbonation. Spicy malt finish, low bitterness. Well balanced and highly drinkable. Nice autumn beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Small beige head. Deep dark red brown body. Roasty caramelly aroma with fruity smoky notes. Dry-sweet dusty roasty caramelly taste with nutty earthy smoky notes. Mid-bodied. Mild mouthfeel, slightly fizzy. Dry wild berry and roasty caramel aftertaste with nougat notes. Wonderfully vivid and clear. Very harmonic. Beautifully drinkable. (0.33l draft at Håndverkerstuene, Oslo. Need to rerate.)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From tap@Grünerløkka Brygghus fest. Firm offwhite head. Shiny, deep amber body. Cream-caramel, light peppery malts on and straw-like hops on nose. Good malt body, refined caramel. Starts fairly sweet, ends up with a fine dryness. Notes of currants. Balancing hop bitterness. Medium body strenght. Slick in the mouth. Clean and quenching with a fine malt profile. Yum.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Grünerløkka Brygghus festival 2010.
Amber ale, very true to type. Fruity, red berries, balanced by a firm dryness in the finish. Lovely.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Nabokjelleren, Bergen. ABV was 5.5%. Beautiful reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. Lovely strong aroma of butterscotch, toffee and caramel. The flavour is fairly malty but not too sweet, some caramel, decent German(?) hops throughout.
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