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: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Shared can at regional tasting. Slightly hazy yellow colour, white head. Decent fruity aroma. Decent fruity flavour too, solid bitterness. Might well sample again.

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

500 ml bottle, bought in Riga. ABV is 4.5%. Pale golden colour, large and lasting white head. Pleasant fruity and flowery aroma. Relatively sweet pale lager flavour, light bodied and thin, hints of fruit and honey, low bitterness. Far from exciting, but not offensive either.

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

On tap in Riga. Cloudy golden colour, moderate head for a hefeweizen. Not served in appropriate glass. Basically a typical hefeweizen aroma and flavour, with strong notes of cloves - but the flavour is somewhat less fruity than many other h.w.s. Nice enough, but the finish is rather bland.

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

500 ml bottle, in the café at Stockmann, Riga. ABV is 5.2%. Pale golden colour, moderate head. Sweetish and fruity aroma. Moderately malty flavour, moderate sweetness, low bitterness.

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

(500 ml bottle). Dark ruby colour. Good light tan head. Interesting vinous aroma of raisins, blackberries, ensilage, seaweed and some coffee. Full, rich and smooth flavour - but unfortunately too sweet. Like a good cup of coffee with too much sugar. Syrup battles with a nice roastiness in the aftertaste. Still, an interesting Latvian aquaintance - well worth sampling.

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

On tap in Riga. Golden colour, moderate head. Moderate pilsener aroma. Typical pilsener flavour, maybe slightly more malty than the bulk of them, with a certain hoppy bitterness.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

375 ml slim bottle, from the cidery. ABV is 10%. Clear deep golden to orange colour, no carbonation. Intense and lovely aroma of ripe dessert apples and concentrated apple juice. Even more intense and sweet flavour - again obvious notes of ripe dessert apples and concentrated apple juice, but also with qualities that can compete with the finest dessert wines like Sauternes or Tokajer.

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

Dec. 2021: 750 ml corked & caged clear bottle, batch #01/2019, from the cidery. ABV is 5.5%. Clear and very pale straw colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of Norwegian apple varieties, a hint of sulphites. Medium dry and fresh flavour of apples, some tannins and sulphites.

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

May 2017: 750 ml corked & caged clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Made in 2016. Pale golden colour, pours fizzy with a large but shortlived head. Aroma of sweet dessert apples and sulphites. Moderate carbonation in the mouth. Flavour of sweet apples and appleskins, drier finish with hints of sulphites. The ordinary Alde Sider is better.

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

750 ml clear bottle, vintage 2023, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.8%. Shared with my son. Rosé colour, pours moderately sparkling. Aroma of raspberries, apples in the background. The flavour is mid between dry and sweet, the raspberries dominate.

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

April 2017: 750 ml corked & caged green bottle, vintage 2016, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Apple varieties are Discovery, Aroma and Gravenstein. Very pale yellow colour, pours sparkling with a white shortlived head. Strong and beguiling aroma of said dessert apple varieties. Hints of oak and sulphites. Semi-sweet flavour of dessert apples, a hint of sulphites. Expensive, but worth it.

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

750 ml corked & caged dark green bottle, vintage 2021, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 9%. Supposed to be a still cider, but there is a slight initial carbonation. Golden colour. Aroma of apples and sulphites, a hint of oak. Pleasant and medium concentrated flavour of dessert apples.

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

330 ml bottle, as Alechemy Bad Day at the Office Session IPA, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%, IBU 60. Gusher bottle, overcarbonated. Hazy deep golden colour, huge white head. Very nice aroma of tropical fruits and yellow stonefruits. Light bodied. Flavour of citrus and gooseberries, not too sweet. Distinct bittering hops.

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

330 ml red-waxed bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.5%. Malts are Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Black, Oats & Roast Barley. Hops are Simcoe and Cascade. Black colour, huge beige head, takes a long time to settle. Aroma of roast malts, mild coffee, dark chocolate and oatmeal. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, moderate but fairly distinct bittering hops in the finish.

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

November 2019: 330 ml bottle, as Alechemy Ritual Pale Ale, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.1%, IBU 45. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of sunwarm yellow fruits. Flavour of citrus, yellow stonefruits and pine needles.

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

August 2014: Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. Black colour, moderate tan head. The aroma is not impressive for an imperial stout, some unwanted "green apples" and "chemical" notes mask the expected roasty notes. Some liquorice in the background. The flavour is somewhat better than the aroma, lightly sweet with distinct roasty notes, some coffee and liquorice, but still not the best IS I’ve had.

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

November 2019: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.4%. Slightly hazy deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts, fruity hops and smoke. The flavour has dominant smoked malts, a slight sweetness and moderate fruity hops.

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

November 2019: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.8%, 20 IBU. Slightly hazy deep golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of earthy hops, biscuity malts and over-ripe red berries. The flavour is moderately fruity and malty with a hint of smoke, moderate earthy hops in the finish.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat. ABV is 6.0%. Hazy yellow colour, large white head. Distinct aroma of peaches, pineapple and various tropical fruits. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, hints of yellow stonefruits and tropical fruits, dry piney hops in the finish.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat. ABV is 8.0%. Hops are Idaho 7, Amarillo and Chinook BBC. Opaque yellow to orange colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of peaches and papaya, a hint of meat stock and sweat. Medium sweet flavour, peaches and papaya again, a moderate piney bitterness in the finish.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Clear deep golden colour, white head. Aroma of malts and herbal hops. Refreshing and medium dry flavour, malts and herbal hops again, maybe not so very "special", but nice enough to drink. A decent helles, no more, no less.

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

Bottle conditioned, RBESG 2005 Grand Tasting. ABV was 5.5%, apparently the b.c. version is quite a bit stronger than the cask version? Clear cognac-like colour. Fine complex hoppy aroma, some fruitiness too. Distinctly hoppy flavour with a hint of oak in the aftertaste.

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

12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.7%. Golden colour, big white head. Lovely aroma of Belgian yeast, fruity esters, spices and floral and fruity hops. The flavour is spicy and yeasty with a sweet and fruity body, and a distinct hoppy bitterness in the finish. Only drawback is that the alcohol is not particularly well hidden, so if you get drunk on this beer, you understand why. Still a beer I’ll be happy to drink again!

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

Shared bottle at local tasting, as AleSmith Decadence Anniversary Ale, English Style Old Ale (2010), thanks to gunnar. Dark brown colour, low beige head. Intense malty aroma, notes of molasses, hints of oak and dark dried fruits. Rich and warming mouthfeel. Rich and intense malty flavour, notes of molasses and dark dried fruits. Decent hops in the finish.