3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 ml bottle, brew #830, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Deep golden to brown colour, slightly hazy, with a big head. The aroma has malts, some caramel, fruit and hops, also wood, juniper and resin, a hint of spices, maybe a faint hint of smoke too. The flavour is woody and resiny with decent hops, again with a hint of smoke. Has a flair of "traditional homebrew" this one. I like it!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy orange colour with a nice white head. Rich hoppy and a bit fruity aroma. Moderate sweet flavour. Nice hoppy touch. A bit grassy with a fine malt background.
[Bottle from Varnaveien Mineralvann in Moss, Norway]
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle enjoyed at home
Copper hazy, super duper massive head. Takes a while to pour a descent glass of beer here. Fruity floral aroma with some grassy side tones. Also some yeast esters. Nice malty body with decent amounts of sweetness for an ESB. Nice grassy hoppy bitter finish. Good beer from Inderøy
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy bronze / yellow, soft grainy aroma. Dry astringent finish. Old notes.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
0.5l bottle from Fenaknoken, Oslo. This is a cloudy pale-orange body with a massive everlasting fluffy off-white head. Aroma is light maitish with notes of some grass and some caramel. Quite lively and stingy carbonation, light-bodied and has a mild oily to watery texture. Tastes malty, almost like chocolate-malts. Also quite grassy and it ends bitter and hopy with some yeast flavors in the aftertaste. A bit to thin mouthfeeling that I can really enjoy it, but not bad in any way.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Vaaland Spesialbutikken, Bryne. Honey-hued slightly hazy orange with a big, creamy white head. Aroma is floral hops, hints of honey and pale malts, with tiny hints of DMS. Taste is grassy hops, bitter dandelion, chamomile-like tones and mildly spicy, herbal hints. Decent malt backbone. I’m really surprised they didn’t use any herbs in this - or maybe they just didn’t list it? A classic Norwegian "farm brew" with an original touch - quite good, but not great.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. An unclear dark golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of coriander and hops as well as a lighter note of other spices I can’t name. The flavor is sweet with notes fo malt and spices, leading to a dry, spicy, and hoppy finish. Thanks joergen for sharing.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 ml bottle. Golden body with a huge off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty with some yeast and hint of flowers. Flavor is mild malty, a bit fruity and some bitterness with a hint of yeast. Quite ordinary flavors, nice and smooth with a decent bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
50 cl bottle at home. Bought at Vaaland, Bryne. Clear amber color, nice off-white head. Aroma is fruity and grassy hops. Flavor has some fruit and medium sweetness. Ok bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle, 50cl, from Fenaknoken, Oslo. Batch 922 (BB Aug 2010). Huge off-white head, cracking up into large bubbles, leaving a persistent, uneven lacing. Golden amber, hazy colour. Nose of honey, pine, grass, paper. Lively carbonation, thin mouthfeel. Taste has some fruitiness and sourness but is soon dominated by a dry, papery bitterness, which leaves an unbalanced impression.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
04.03.2010, 0,5l Bottle. Thanks to Sven L! Golden brown colour with white head. Very clody. Aroma is malty with a typical hoppy flavour. Very nice smooth hops. Aftertaste is long and bitter.
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