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

Bottle, kindly shared by abemorsten. ABV is 4.6%. Beautiful chestnut colour, decent beige head. Nice aroma of malts, toast and a hint of toffee, also a hint of tobacco. The flavour has notes of smoked malts, ashes and tobacco. Quite dry.

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

Bottle, kindly shared by abemorsten. ABV is 6%. Black colour, moderate to low beige head. Pleasant and harmonious aroma of coffee, chocolate and dark dried fruits, hints of oak. Flavour of coffee without being too "heavy", pleasant to drink (but demands that you like coffee). A very enjoyable beer.

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

Sampled RBESG 2006, bottle. Amber colour. Dusty leather aroma. Dry dusty flavour, nothing spectacular. Average quality, but you expect more from Nils Oscar. Did not blow my socks off this one.

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

330 ml brown bottle, ABV is 5.3%. A trade with Ole_R, thanks! Deep golden colour, moderate head. Fruity hops in the aroma. Malty flavour, fairly sweet, a hint of honey, moderate hops.

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

Sampled RBESG 2006, bottle. Dark reddish brown colour, nearly black. Very nice roasty aroma, notes of bakery, coffee, liquorice and dark chocolate. Nice roasty flavour with rye bread and coffee notes, hints of chocolate. A very good stout.

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

Sampled RBESG 2006, bottle. Deep golden to amber colour. Lovely hoppy aroma. The flavour is less outstanding, but still good. Not a bad try from Nils Oscar.

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

RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Colour like sherry oloroso, minimal head. Sherry aroma too. Sweetish flavour with pastry notes, quite nice. The Nils Oscar Julöl (Yule/Christmas beers) seem to have a different recipe for each vintage.

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

RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Lovely aroma of sherry and Christmas spices. Flavour is also spicy and vinous, fairly sweet. A beer to go with Christmas cookies rather than the main meal. Another fine effort from Nils Oscar.

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

500 ml bottle from Systembolaget, thanks to Ole R. ABV is 5.9%. Black colour, big to moderate tan head. Intense aroma of smoked and roasted malts, notes of bonfires and tar. The flavour is also roasty and smoky, initially fairly dry, with just a slight sweetness and acceptable hops in the finish. Hints of liquorice. Ashy aftertaste.

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

Bottle, RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Nice aroma of saison yeast and oranges. The flavour has some coriander and orange, sourish finish.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

250 ml bottle (2006), ABV is now 6%. Previous vintages seem to have been up to 7.5% ABV. Now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). Deep chestnut hazy colour, huge and creamy tan head. Pleasant aroma of dried fruits, candy sugar and oak, vinous notes. Flavour is slightly less complex, moderately spicy and herbal with some oaky and vinous notes, definitely acceptable but not quite as good as top notch Belgians. Mouthfeel could have been fuller.

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

330 ml bottle Christmas 2009, bought in Norway at Vinmonopolet. ABV is 9%. Beautiful chestnut colour, clear first, gets murky when the yeast is poured in. Big beige head. Strong aroma of Christmas spices, malts and caramel, some vinous notes too. The mouthfeel is fuller and richer than the 6% version. The flavour is very malty and sweet, notes of Christmas spices, figs and candi sugar.

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

330 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgård, Denmark. ABV is 8.5%. Dark amber to copper colour, cloudy in the end, big off-white head. Malty aroma with notes of brown bread and caramel, hints of brown kandi sugar and oak. The flavour is malty and medium sweet with notes of caramel, brown sugar and brown bread, some spicy notes too, moderate hops in the finish. Warming mouthfeel. Quite nice.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Sampled RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Pinkish orange colour, low head. Artificial red colour (E120) has been added to the beer as a gimmick, hence the "red" (USSR / Lenin) style of the label. Grassy aroma with hints of wild cranberries. Boring pale lager flavour with some hops in the finish.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

500 ml bottle, kindly provided by yngwie for a hotel room tasting. ABV was 4.9%. Golden colour, low head. Weak aroma, some sweet fruit. Weak industrial pale lager flavour, moderate hops. As expected from Darguner/Harboe.

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

One of the better Norwegian pilseners. Easily drinkable, but could with advantage be more heavily hopped, to balance the flowery and fruity sweetness.

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

This beer was originally brewed by Nordmørsbrygg in Kristiansund (Norway's "bacalao capital"), but they had problems keeping a consistent quality, and the beer is now contract brewed by Trio Bryggeri in Skien. Colour is deep golden, good head. Sweet fruity (pear-like) aroma. Flavour is quite malty for a pale lager, unfortunately with some of the "boiledness" which seems to be a trademark of Trio Bryggeri. Drinkable, but not much more.

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

500 ml can, from Coop Obs!, Mariero. Clear golden colour, large white head. Sweetish aroma of malts with some caramel. Malty flavour, a little caramel but not too sweet, moderate hops. Average, but clearly drinkable.

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

Sample from cask (with cask breather and sparkler) at Cardinal, Stavanger. Deep reddish brown colour, slightly off-white head. Aroma and flavour of malts and earthy and herbal English hops, not too sweet. Good bitterness.

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

From cask / hand pump at Cardinal, Stavanger. Golden colour, moderate to small white head. Moderately malty aroma and flavour, not very sweet, with moderate earthy hops.

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

Cask with sparkler and cask breather, Cardinal, Stavanger. Reddish brown colour (not golden), white head. Aroma of toffee and earthy hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavour of grapefruity and earthy hops, distinctly bitter finish. Sufficient malts. Good beer.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 8.0%. Hazy yellow colour, huge white head. Aroma and flavour of citric and spicy hops, fairly dry. Good beer, enjoyable.

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

440 ml can, as North Brewing Co Kármán Line DDH NEIPA, from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat. ABV is 6.5%. Opaque dirty yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of pineapple, peaches and various tropical fruits, a hint of sprucetips. Fruity flavour with the same elements, also citrus and hints of pine needles, moderate bitterness. Good beer.

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

440 ml can, from Gulating ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.6%. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Moderate aroma of yellow stonefruits and citrus, hints of tropical fruits and spruce. Refreshing flavour, not too sweet, with the same elements as the aroma, also a decent hop bitterness in the finish. Might well buy again, would be great on a warm summer's day.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat. ABV is 6.0%. Moderately hazy and very pale yellow colour, large white head. Aroma of citrus, hints of pineapple and other tropical fruits. Citric mouthfeel and flavour. Also notes of yellow stonefruits and tropical fruits, hints of sprucetips and pine needles.