Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

330 ml can, as Sofia Electric 30 Days Off American IPA, from Vinmonopolet Herbarium. ABV is 6.5%. Moderately hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Flavour also of citrus, pine needles and resin, some malt sweetness. Okay, but not exceptional.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

750 ml capped & corked bottle, Boerenerf Charent'euse Gueuze - Cognac vat series 2023 - XO Cognac de Charentes, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 7.68%. Slightly hazy golden to orange colour, small white head. Lovely aroma of brettanomyces / farmhouse, oak and cognac. Sour and oaky flavour, medium dry, notes of brettanomyces and lemons, hints of cognac.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml capped & corked bottle, Boerenerf Lambic'ado Gueuze - Sherry vat series, 2023, Palo Cortado de Jerez, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 7.05%. Slightly hazy golden colour, large white head. Aroma of brettanomyces, old attic, dust and oak, only a hint of sherry. Medium sour flavour, notes of brettanomyces, lemons, oak, sherry vinegar.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

330 ml can in cardboard cylinder, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 18%. Pitch black colour, small brown head. Boozy aroma of malts, molasses, fusel, treacle, dark dried fruits, sherry and oak. Warming mouthfeel as expected. Boozy flavour too, with the same elements as the aroma.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

750 ml clear bottle, as Feiring Sävstaholm PetNat - 2023, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Sävstaholm is an old Swedish apple variety, which also has been cultivated in the other Nordic countries. Golden colour, just the slightest haziness, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Nice aroma of apples, a hint of sulphites. Light bodied. Very dry flavour, notes of apples and sulphites. Cannot compete with the best Norwegian ciders from Hardanger and Ryfylke.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

473 ml can, as Noctem Catnip IPA, from the Norwegian importer. ABV is 7.5%. Hazy yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of yellow stonefruits, catnip (cat mint) and hints of pine. Citric flavour, also notes of yellow stonefruits and catnip, with a resinous bitterness in the finish.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

473 ml can, as Emporium del Tropico NEIPA, from the Norwegian importer. ABV is 6.9%. Hops are HBC 1019, HBC 1019 Cryo and Citra. Murky yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of tropical fruits and coconut, some citrus too. The flavour has the same elements, low bitterness.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

September 2017: 500 ml bottle, from Ales By Mail (despite not being an ale!). ABV is 5.5%. Dark reddish brown colour, large to moderate off-white head. Distinct malty aroma, notes of brown bread and caramel. The flavour is also distinctly malty, but slightly less sweet than expected. Again notes of brown bread and caramel. Very moderate hops.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Herbarium. ABV is 10%. Black colour, small and shortlived brown head. Aroma of roast malts and peanut butter. Sweet flavour, also of roast malts and roasted peanuts / peanuts butter, hints of chocolate. Not a beer I'll buy again.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml capped & corked bottle, Oogst 2023, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 6.95%. Signal red colour, pours vigorously sparkling with a large pink head that does not last very long. Intense aroma of raspberries, with crushed red grapes and lactic acid in the background. Medium sour flavour of raspberries, red grapes and lactic acid.