3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 RuneStumo (1707) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - MAY 27, 2012
28.05.2012. 0,5l Bottle. Vinmonopolet Haugesund. Brown colour with white head. Malty aroma with rich body and strong alcohol. This is a very good beer with rather strong bodt. Good malty flavours combined with a alcohol. Lively carbonated. Aftertaste is dominated by alcohol and malid malty flavours that lasts. Very good beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 berlinoise2go (478) - NORWAY - MAY 25, 2012
Bottle (50cl) from Vinmonopolet (Vika), Oslo. Murky, reddish brown colour. Huge light beige head, reduces fairly rapidly to a stable film and a moderately sticky ring. Aroma needs some temperature to open up, and contains by ripe fruit (plums, banana, strawberry, orange peel), malt, hops, cake, alcohol, hint of licorice. Medium body, lively carbonation. Taste is quite sweet and alcoholic, nicely balanced by fruity acidity and a growing bitterness. Pleasant bittersweet aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Arve_Christian (2087) - Oslo, NORWAY - MAY 23, 2012
Om bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika
Ammer color, good foam
Medium body & complexity
Nice yeast and good carbonation makes it interesting
Some sweet notes
Very enjoyable
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Cunningham (2972) - Halden, NORWAY - MAY 21, 2012
Hazy brown colour with an off white head. Fruity, spicy and moderate sweet caramell aroma. Very balanced fruity sweetness. Mild spicy and a fine caramell background. Just a little bit too much alcohol in the flavour. [Bottle from Rygge Vinmonopol in Moss, Norway]
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Finn (3090) - Tromsø, NORWAY - MAY 20, 2012
Flaske 0,5l fra Vinmonopolet, Tromsø Langnes. Drukket hjemme 19 Mai 12. Brun. Veldig høyt, litt farget skum som varer veldig lenge og fester seg til glasset. God krydderaroma. Avrundet smak. Plommer & nøtter. Alkoholen kommer sigende i form av en behagelig sødme i ettersmaken. Avslutter tørt. Litt sedimenter i flaska. KI=6
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 GunnarJensen (2) - Krokelvdalen, NORWAY - MAY 19, 2012 does not count
Bottle. Dark brown, almost coca cola colour. Nice foam. Light bitter. Nice hops.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Skinnyviking (5956) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 18, 2012
Courtesy of Rune. Bottle. High creamy and long lasting off-white head. Hazy brown body. Sweet dried fruit aroma. Highly carbonated bittersweet flavor of dried fruit with a peppery note and a touch of caramel. Long dry and bitter roasted malt aftertaste.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 larsga (5325) - Oslo, NORWAY - MAY 9, 2012
Huge beige head. Hazy opaque amber body with strong carbonation.
Syrupy spicy licorice aroma with herbal strawberry candy notes.
Sweet-dryish herbal licorice taste with spicy notes. Fullish
body. Sharpish, soft mouthfeel with slight heat. Dry herbal
licorice aftertaste with roasty earthy spicy alcohol notes. Very nice
and highly drinkable. Perhaps a bit sweet, and bit less harmonic
than it could be. (0.5l bottle, wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Sigmund (4187) - Tau, NORWAY - MAY 8, 2012
500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet Vika, Oslo. ABV is 7.0%. Cloudy brown colour, huge off-white head. Pleasant typical dubbel aroma, notes of brown malts and brown kandij sugar, caramel and mild spices. Well rounded mouthfeel. Medium sweet flavour, with the same elements as in the aroma. Moderate hops, as normal for the style. Very enjoyable, clearly a beer I’ll buy again.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - MAY 8, 2012
500ml bottle from Vinmonopolet Langnes. Big off-white head to a cloudy, dark orange coloured body. Aromatic with dried fruits and brown malts. Ripe oranges, plums in flavour thinned with dark spices and mild yeasty fruitiness. Dry bitter ending. Medium bodied. A well-crafted beer and good drinking on a Saturday eve (Tromsø, 05.05.2012).
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