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

375 ml corked & caged green bottle, batch #247, from the brewery. BB date Dec. 2020. ABV is 13.2%. Cloudy dark brown colour, low beige head dies out instantly. Strong sweetish aroma of oak, malts, molasses and fusel alcohols, also notes of raisins and other dark dried fruits. Very moderate carbonation in the mouth, warming mouthfeel. The fairly sweet flavour has notes of oak, malts, fortified wine and dark dried fruits, also herbs and spices. No acidity, not much sign of brett here.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgård. Batch #150. ABV is 10.01%. Pitch black colour, impressive brown head. Lovely aroma of hops, heavily roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate, hints of vanilla. The flavour has an intense bitterness from start to finish, both from the hops and the roasted malts - too much hoppy bitterness for mye taste, as it overshades the finer tones of 8 different malts. Also burnt notes, and notes of too strong coffee. Not enough sweetness to balance the bitterness. Ashy aftertaste.

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

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Deep amber to brown colour, slightly hazy. Creamy off-white head. Lovely hoppy aroma, fruity notes (citrus, tropical fruits), also notes of spruce and pine. The flavour is a veritable hoppy explosion throughout, with a massive bitterness in the long aftertaste. Sufficient malty backbone. Another good one for the hopheads!

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

500 ml bottle, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Will later also be available there on tap. Batch #595, ABV is 6.0%. Hazy golden colour, large white head. Attractive aroma of fruity American hops, also notes of spruce. The medium dry flavour is dominated by American hops throughout, fruity first, then resinous, and with a sharp bitterness in the finish and aftertaste.

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

330 ml can, batch #2873, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. ABV is 4.5%. Hazy golden colour, moderate to small white head. Interesting aroma of spicy and fruity hops, notes of yellow stonefruits, pine, juniper and spruce. Light bodied as expected, citric and fizzy mouthfeel. Citric flavour, also the same elements as the aroma. The finish seems more bitter than 22 IBU. Good beer.

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

Jan. 2016: 500 ml bottle, batch #1101, will soon be available (also on tap) at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Lovely aroma of lychee, passion fruit and citrus, also a hint of pine. Medium body. The flavour has a slight sweetness, and distinct hops throughout. Notes of tropical fruits, citrus, lemongrass and dill, pine / resin in the finish and aftertaste. Good beer. Certainly no "cream ale", but a more than decent APA.

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

Bottle, kindly shared by my beerpal Christian. ABV is 10.5%, IBU 90+. Hazy dark brown colour, moderate beige head. Intense aroma of bourbon barrel (vanilla and oak). Very oaky flavour, the alcohol is noticeable. Bitter finish and aftertaste.

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

At Copenhagen Beer Festival. Black colour. Moderate roasty (coffee) notes in both aroma and flavour, hints of rye bread. Drinkable, absolutely nothing wrong with it, but as this is Amager, I expected something even better. BTW, we brewed a homebrew porter last year with exactly the same ratio of rye malts in it, and thought it was better than this. Did not taste them side by side, though - and we might have been slightly biased, or slightly drunk ...

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

July 2012. 500 ml bottle, batch # 449, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 3.5%. 35 IBU. Golden colour, slightly hazy. Large white head. Pleasant aroma of citrus, tropical fruits and spruce. Light bodied, refreshing. Dry flavour, some mild roasty notes, hints of coffee (unexpected in a beer this pale), well hopped throughout, notes of citrus and spruce again. An excellent summer thirstquencher!

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

November 2012: 500 ml bottle, batch # 506, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.2%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Moderate aroma of roasted malts, some fruity hints, also hints of woodwork and ashes. Fizzy mouthfeel. Dry and roasty flavour., notes of coffee and woodwork. A bit too dry for me to give a "top mark". Roasty and bitter aftertaste.

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

May 2014: 500 ml bottle, batch #571, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 10.0%. Hazy dark reddish brown colour, moderate to low off-white head. Strong aroma of port wine, oak, raisins and dried figs, hints of fruity hops. Sweet flavour, distinct notes of port wine, oak, raisins and other dark dried fruits, moderate hops. One to savour slowly.

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

July 2012: Rerate, 500 ml bottle, batch #437, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.4%. Deep golden to orange colour, large white head. The aroma is more piney and resinous, tropical fruits are more subdued, notes of orange marmalade. The flavour is medium sweet, notes of orange marmalade again, and of course a solid hoppy bitterness throughout. Hops are Hercules, Citra, Simcoe, Centennial, Amarillo and Sorachi Ace. Original rating: Sample at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Hazy orange colour. Lovely aroma of fruity (tropical fruits) hops, piney / spruce / resin too. The flavour has the same elements as the aroma, with a solid bitterness in the finish. Good beer.

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

500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.6%. Pale golden colour, large white head. Typical German pilsener aroma, German hops with herbal, grassy and floral notes. Some sweetish malty notes too. Fairly crisp and fresh flavour, distinct German hops, but with more malty sweetness than you’ll find in most German pilseners. Clearly better than industrial pilseners, but probably overpriced - this is all about greed, remember ...

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

July 2012: Rerate, 500 ml bottle, batch #428, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.2%. Copper to deep brown colour, clear first, hazy when the the yeast is poured in the end. Large head, slightly off-white. Pleasant malty aroma with notes of caramel and brown sugar, hints of mild spices. Very sweet flavour, plenty of caramel, brown kandij sugar and molasses, hints of chocolate and mild spices. Spicy and moderately hoppy (Northern Brewer and Saaz) finish. Original rating: Sample at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Hazy brown colour. Sweetish malty and mildly spicy aroma. Sweet flavour, loads of kandij sugar, mild spicy notes. Too sweet perhaps?

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

February 2013: Rerate, 500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Batch No. 511. ABV is 10.0%. Pitch black colour, large brown head. Nice roasty aroma, notes of exotic woodwork, coffee, liquorice and dark chocolate. The flavour is roasty, malty and quite sweet, notes of sweetened strong coffee, chocolate and liquorice, some spicy notes. Bitter hops in the finish. First impression: Powerful - spicy - roasty - impressive - very tasty!

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

July 2012: 500 ml bottle, batch #435, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.0%. Pale golden colour, large and lasting white head. Intense aroma of Simcoe hops, notes of citrus, peaches and tropical fruits, hints of resin and catpiss. Light bodied. The flavour is dominated by Simcoe hops from start to finish, with resinous and citrussy notes. Very bitter finish and aftertaste, nearly medicinal. It would probably be a better idea to use pale ale malts instead of pilsner malts in this beer. Very tasty as it is, though.

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

330 ml can, batch #3174, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 12%. Pitch black colour, large to moderate brown head. Strong sweetish aroma of overwhelming caramel, molasses, treacle, roasted malts, chocolate, cookies and various Christmas spices. The flavour is also sweet, but not as extremely sweet as the aroma made me fear. Otherwise the same elements, with fairly distinct Christmas spices. Warming mouthfeel.

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

330 ml bottle, from Super Cor, La Manga. ABV is 5.2%. Gluten free version of the ordinary Ambar Especial, suitable for people with coeliac disease. Label very similar to the ordinary version, you really have to look out for the words "Apta para celiacos", if this is the version you need. Deep golden colour, low white head. Fairly nice aroma of malts, herbs and cloves. Soft mouthfeel, moderate carbonation. Malty flavour, a hint of caramel, not very sweet. Tolerable hops in the finish. Astonishingly good (well, my expectations were low), possibly the best coeliac-friendly beer I’ve had.

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

Sample from 500 ml can, as Amber Classic, Westerheim stand at Smak 09. ABV is 5.2%. Golden colour, moderate head. Moderate malty aroma. The flavour is clean and fairly malty for a pilsener, with moderate hops in the finish.

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

Sample from 500 ml bottle, as Grand Imperial Porter, Westerheim stand at Smak 09. ABV is 8.0%. Extract / stammwürz is 18.1%. Very dark brown colour, moderate tan head. Moderate malty and roasty aroma, notes of bakery. Rich mouthfeel. The flavour is malty and sweet with roasted notes, plenty of caramel.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

500 ml brown silk print bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Also available in Norway at Vinmonopolet. Beautiful copper colour, large tan head. Malty sweetish aroma, notes of caramel and bakery. Malty sweet flavour, loads of caramel, sweeter than I appreciate. Very moderate hops in the finish.

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

500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet (bestillingsutvalget). ABV is 5.6%, extract 12.2%. Golden colour, big head. Moderate aroma of pilsener malts and grassy and herbal hops. The flavour is fairly sweet and malty with hints of honey, moderate herbal hops.

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

Sample from 500 ml unpasteurised bottle, as Piwo Zywe, Westerheim stand at Smak 09. ABV is 6.2%. Deep golden colour, big head. Malty aroma, also notes of red berries. Fruity sweetish flavour, also notes of butterscotch.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

330 ml can, as Amstel Cerveza Radler (Limon), from Aldi Estepona, Spain. ABV is 2%. Cloudy / murky straw colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of lemons and lemon zest. Flavour of lemonade, a little malts in the background.

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

330 ml bottle, bought in Rhodos. ABV is 6%. Mahogany colour, small beige head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel and brown bread. Malty flavour too, slightly sweet, with notes of caramel and brown bread again. Minimal hops. Drinkable, but far from exceptional.