Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Herbarium. ABV is 4.9%. Brown colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of malts, caramel and brown bread. The flavour has the same elements, but also a nice presence of citric American hops. Moderate bitterness.

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

November 2019: Shared bottle, DDH IPA 6.7%. Very cloudy / milky straw colour, white head. Aroma of pine and spruce. Very bitter and sharp flavour, grapefruity and resinous.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Herbarium. ABV is 6.6%. Opaque pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of citrus, honeydew melon and tropical fruits. Pleasant citric flavour and mouthfeel, also notes of melon and tropical fruits. Moderate bitterness.

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

375 ml corked & caged bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. This is now a blend of Guinness Special Export and Timmermans Oude Kriek only, Guinness West Indies Porter is no longer part of the blend. Mahogany colour, huge and creamy beige head. Distinct aroma of sour cherries, cherry kernels and marzipan, discrete notes of chocolate and roast malts. The fairly sweet and slightly sour flavour has the same elements, the roast malts are astonishingly subdued. A fun experiment, but I prefer the Guinness Special Export on its own.

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

330 ml can, from Coop Mega Madla Handelslag. ABV is 4.7%, IBU 22. Moderately hazy pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of of tropical fruits, particularly passionfruit and pineapple, some citrus too, also some floral notes. Light bodied. Citric flavour, not too sweet, moderate notes of tropical fruits, a slightly medicinal bitterness in the finish.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

March 2020: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 13.5%. Pitch black colour, moderate to small tan head. Aroma of roast malts and coffee, also some sourish notes. Sweet and rich flavour, distinct notes of roast malts and coffee, also some chocolate and bittering hops. Warming mouthfeel.

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

June 2018: 330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 9%. Pitch black colour, large to moderate tan head. Aroma of roast malts, liquorice and chocolate, some vinous notes, a hint of oak. Smooth flavour, notes of roast malts, coffee and dark chocolate, again some vinous notes, a hint of liquorice. Moderate hops.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

330 ml can, from Coop Mega Madla Handelslag. ABV is 4.7%. Mahogany colour, large beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, dust and brown bread. The flavour is malty but not too sweet, discrete notes of caramel and brown bread, hints of mild spices, low bitterness. An easy drinking Dunkel.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Herbarium. ABV is 8.2%. Moderately hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma of malts, yeast and over-ripe honeydew melons. The flavour has the same elements, some citrus too, unfresh character.

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

355 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 11%. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of caramel, toffee, English orange marmalade and piney and grapefruity hops. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, a distinct resinous and grapefruity bitterness. The alcohol is noticeable.