3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Fenakroken. Batch no 822. Pours cloudy copper with a fierce, medium tan head. Smells fruit, peas, herbs and a bit of earth. Sweet caramel flavours balanced by appropriate bitterness. Some peppery spices. A bit fizzy and body could be fuller. Still enjoyable.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
0,5 l bottle - shared with Asgeir and Sølve. Thank you, yngwie. Batch # 813. Clear light amber color, fine white head. Aroma is fruity with hints of hops. Flavor is sweet malty, hops and fruit. Sweet and malty aftertaste. Interesting, but thy have a way too go before they are in the Nøgne Ø-league.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle, courtesy of Vea. Pours clear amber with good white head. good fruity hop aroma. Target? The taste is a bit thin though, with metallic malt. Long finish with unpleasant earthy notes.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy brownish red. Nice near-white head. Pleasant aroma of fresh green peas, citrus and herbs. Slightly roasted malt flavor with some fruity acidulous notes. Fine hopbitterness. Light- to medium-bodied. Very refreshing and moreish. (500 ml bottle kindly provided by KnutAlbert)
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500 ml bottle. Cloudy brown colour. Tall off-white head that clings to the glass. Aroma of peas, sesame seeds and notes of bread. Citrusy hop aroma. Bready flavours. Quite a bit of yeast character. Low carbonation level. Nicely balanced, with quite a bit of hops. More flavour than bitterness though. (Bottle from KnutAlbert.)
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Biggish offwhite head. Hazy brown body. Fruity pea aroma with grassy earthy herbal notes. Dryish grassy pea and roasty malts taste. Sharpish. Bitter thin grassy aftertaste. Some soapy peppery acidity. Decent, but needs work. Light infection? (0.5l bottle from KnutAlbert.)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy brown, aroma dominated by hoppy flowers.
A light, but not watery, body, and a mouthful of bitterness. This is a seriously good beer!
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