2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/2033 cl bottle from Fontana Nesbru. Pours dark brown with a large head. Aroma of sweet malt. Boring flavor with no bitterness. Watery.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Appearance: Amber color with a creamy tan head. Nice lacing.
Aroma: Mild roasted caramel malt.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet with some bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Mild roasted caramel malt. And light hoppy.
Overall impression: The ususal boring Norwegian grocery store Christmas beer. I use it in preparing of food.
Personal stats: Bottle from Varnaveien Mineralvann in Moss, Norway
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
33cl bottle from Meny Løren. Pours clear copper with an off-white head. Aroma of malt and caramel with hints of raisins and hops with some roasty notes. Quite sweet and not so much flavour, but some bitterness in the finish. Drinkable, but quite boring.
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bought at ICA Stakkevollan, Tromsø. Deep dark red body. Off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with notes of caramel. Not overly impressed.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Red/brown, big fluffy head.
Aroma of malt, lightly burned, sweet malt taste, not much else
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Medium brown body with a short-lived off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel, the caramel is very present in the flavours as well, along with some dark fruits. Taste is medium sweet and hardly any bitterness. Not too bad.
[33 cl bottle, from Meny Telemarksporten, Porsgrunn]
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle at home
Dark copper clear, tanned head. Smells of caramel, yeast and some malts. Taste is malty, much sweetness, maybe too much. Some soap on the palate. Not very bitter finish, but bitterness from malt is present
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear red and brown color with off-white head. Boring aroma. Fine clean flavor but a little watery.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
0.33l bottle from Rema1000. Pours a bronze-brown and visually lively carbonated body with a nice thin head. Nose is fresh and sweet with some fruits and malt. Taste is not bad, some caramel, hops and a thin acidic feeling in the end. I’ve had better, but won’t complain to anyone.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 4/20
2010 edition, bottle from local store. Pours a nice reddish-brown. Good head which diminishes rather quickly. Nose is very malty, vaguely fruitish. Aroma is.. eh.. Malty. Hints of raisins/tobacco. Not much else I can say. Good body/mouthfeel. Somewhat sweet taste, bitter aftertaste. High carbonation. Overall not very pleasant. It’s tempting to pour it down the drain. Maybe I should have chilled it more before tasting.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle from Lerøy Mat, Bergen. Pours a clear bronze body with a medium, creamy off-white top. Nose is wort and grassy hops, with a hint of caramel. Taste is pretty smooth and well balanced, with some hop appearing first, only to be quickly replaced with a light caramel and wort flavor that lasts throughout the palate. Not the most exiting Christmas beer among the Norwegian grocery beers, but certainly not bad either.
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