Borg Sommerpilsner

Brewed by Hansa Borg Bryggerier
Style: Pale Lager
Bergen, Norway

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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(330 ml clear bottle). Being the most active Norwegian rater at this website, I have taken upon my shoulders the heavy burden of tasting every new Norwegian beer that comes my way. Unfortunately most macro (by Norwegian standards of size and quality) breweries seem intent on producing at least one "summer beer" and one "ice beer" (or even an "summer ice beer") - in each and every case we’re speaking of very pale lagers with as little flavour as possible, to satisfy the large(?) group of consumers who really don’t like the taste of beer, but want a refreshment and a nice buzz. Could as well drink sparkling water? Yeah, I know, I know - you don’t get a buzz from water. Borg Sommer"pilsner" is a tasteless joke - as if the ordinary Borg Pilsner wasn’t bland enough! Avoid.

UPDATED: FEB 8, 2012 Bottle. Yellow colour with a white head. Moderate malt aroma. A light version of their pilsner, and normal Borg grassy flavour

500 ml can at home, labelled as Borg Sommerøl. Pours pale golden with a big frothy white head. Grainy malty aroma. Taste is moderate bitter, grassy hops, with a long duration. Not bad for a summer beer.

Can 500ml @ home
Pours clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain and light hops. Taste is light sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.

0,5 l can. Golden orange color with a small head. Malty aroma. OK mouthfeel, quite soft carbonation. The flavor is water with a hint of grains. Slightly bitter. Weird astringent/harsh metallic WTF?-flavors in the aftertaste. Quite unpleasant. Perfect if you want to ruin a beautiful summer night.

Hjemme 7 Sep 10. Boks 0,5l. Gyldengul på farge. Høyt kremaktig skum. Svak på aroma & smak. Søtlig gress.

And just when I thought it was over...another "summer beer" sticks its head out for rating. Hopefully I’m through most of them by now. :-S Pours a very ordinary-looking body. Nose is sweet malts with metallic hints. Taste is corn starch with hints of grainy veggies. Far too sweet, and not very well put together.

500ml can picked up at Centra Colosseum Park in Oslo. Clear golden-yellow body. Airy white head, quickly diminishing. Oil-fruity smell and taste with notes of vapid vegetables. Harsh acid ending. Foamy in the mouth. Didn’t like it and half of it went down the drain (hotell room, Oslo 10.06.2010).

01.07.2009, 0,5l Can. Pale yellow colour. The beer is light and does not taste that much. At its best this is refreshing.

Bottle 33cl @ [ Tasting by Maria ].
Clear light yellow color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lancing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, grain, cabbage water, buttery notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (060608)

Courtesy of Yngwie. It’s light golden with a white head. The aroma has notes of boiled cabbage-water and sewer. The flavour has a light sweetness and light notes of malt, hops and light hints of citrus. It’s beyond boring.