3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Scandinavian Beer Night. Thanks to Akevitt. Dark brown color with no head. Roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Smoky taste, fading a bit into roasted malt and a dark chocolate. Lovely.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 bottle from Centra,Majorstuen,Oslo
Tasty everyday porter with a low alcohol at 4,5 %.
Surprisingly easy drinking beer, but at the same time rich.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Very dark clear brown, small beige head. Aroma of intense dark chocolate and over roasted coffee beans. Taste is burnt coffee grounds, toasy, biscuit, caramel. Very nice.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at home. Pours a very hazy black colour with a small cappuccino-like head. A fantastic aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, and feels a bit sweet. A proper english-style porter this one. I find the the coffee and dark bitter chocolate in the flavour too, and with some berries. Light and slick mouth feel with a light to medium bitterness. This is a surprisingly easy-drinking beer but at the same time rich, powerful and tasty.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle. Its good to see other styles than pilsner in the grocery stores. So I had to try this one out! It pours deep brown-black with a little head. Aromas of roasted malts, barley and some faint hops. Flavors of roastiness, some toffee, dark chocolate and barley. It’s a decent porter for being 4,5%. A nice everyday porter.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50cl bottle. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, some burned/smoked aroma, chocolate, coffee, caramel and dried fruits. Surprisingly much aroma. Lot of flavour, and very tasty. Dry and slightly bitter finish. I wasn’t quite convinced the last time I tried it, but this time it was very nice. Definitely one of the best Norwegian beers below 4,75% in my opinion.
[#437 - brewed 2012-01-23]
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
50ml bottle. Tiny and creamy flat off-white head. Aroma of chocolate and raisins. Flavour of malty chocolate.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
2.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle from a friend
Dark /black beer with some foam
Smoky aromas
Medium body, light complexity
Ok beer
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle, batch 371. Pours pitch black, with an almost extreme, dark head. Aroma is chocolate, sweet tobacco, raisins and some dark fruits. Body is somewhat thin, with lots of carbonation. Some sour notes in the flavour due to the burned malts, but also dark chocolate, nuts and some coffee. A dry finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: FEB 29, 2012 Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Coffe and roasted malt nose. Well blended and complex flavour, dark malt, roasted malt, chocolate, coffe, licorice.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
0,5 Bottle @ home Batch 412. Pours very dark brown with a three fingers brown head that lasts and leave a good amount of lacing. Chocolate and coffe to the nose. Medium body with a soft carbonation and a very long nice finish. This is one of the best beers you can buy in a supermarket in Norway (max 4,7% abv) and Haandbryggeriet have made a very good low alcohol porter.
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