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

July 2017: Cask pint at the Boot Room, Wheldale Hotel, Castleford. Deep golden to copper colour, creamy white head. Moderate malty aroma with hints of toffee. Pleasant malty flavour, good body. Fruity hints of blackcurrants. Smooth to drink. Decent hops in the finish. Some dry woody notes in the aftertaste.

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

July 20o17500 ml bottle at the Boot Room, Wheldale Hotel, Castleford. ABV is 4.6%. Pale golden colour, small white head. Aroma of malts and toffee. The flavour is more on the hoppy side, with earthy hops, on a dry grainy background

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

July 2017: Cask halfpint at the Brewery Shades, Crawley. 3.8%. Clear golden color, small white head. Moderate aroma of toffee and herbal hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Moderate hops in the médium dry flavour, but not very exciting.

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

Shared bottle, RBNAG 2011 in Oslo. Barrel aged 6 months, with currants added. Reddish brown colour. Intense farmhouse aroma, sour fruit, oak and spices. Sour flavour, good but not impressive.

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

Bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. Deep golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Very nice hoppy aroma, fruity and herbal notes. Intense hoppy flavour, but not too bitter. Fruity and spicy notes, well balanced.

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

(Cask conditioned). Sampled at the Wear Valley CAMRA beer festival. (Room temperature, low natural carbonation). Listed there as a stout (I would even say dry stout, though it's a tad sweeter than the Irish ones), but another local CAMRA website claims that a beer named Luddite has been judged as a "strong dark mild". I'll leave that to the category freaks. Anyway, this beer is pitch black with a delicious roast aroma and flavour, but the mouthfeel is a bit thin despite the relatively high ABV. Add a little nitrogen, and it would compete with draught Guinness (or rather: Beamish).

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

Keg halfpint at the River Bar, Dublin. ABV is 4.5%. Golden colour, white head. Moderate citrussy aroma. Distinctly hoppy flavour, apples(?, can’t read my own handwriting), very bitter, probably partly due to a lack of body.

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

500 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgård. ABV is 8.0%. Slightly golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of malts, grain, yellow plums, old jam, a hint of pine. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour has citrus, yellow plums and pine / resin, fairly bitter finish. Okay, but not really great.

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

Keg halfpint, as McGargles Session IPA, at Mulligan’s, Dublin. ABV 3.8%. Hazy deep golden colour, white head. Decent aroma of fruity and piney hops. Distinctly hoppy flavour, fruity and piney notes again, light bodied, but still surprisingly good for a 3.8% beer.

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

Keg halfpint, as McGargles Big Bangin’ IPA, at The Long Stone, Dublin. ABV 7.1%. Golden colour, white head. Nice hoppy aroma, fruity notes. Nice but distinct hoppy flavour, fruity, not too sweet, not too dry, good bitterness, easy drinking for its strength.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 5.2%. Gusher can. Slightly hazy yellow colour, moderate white head. Floral and herbal aroma, some fruity notes too. Fairly sweet, floral and fruity flavour, with a sharpish bitterness in the aftertaste.

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

On tap at Cardinal. Hazy golden colour, white head. Pleasant hoppy aroma and flavour, citrus, yellow stonefruits and a moderate piney bitterness. Very well balanced for its strength. Would buy again.

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

330 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 8%. Opaque pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of fruity (citrus, tropical fruits, crushed gooseberries and white grapes) and spicy NZ hops. The flavour is fairly sweet, with the same elements as the aroma, balanced by a decent bitterness. Enjoyable.

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

November 2019: 330 ml can, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.5%. Hops are 2018 harvest Columbus, Citra and Centennial. Deep golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grapefruit and spruce, a hint of tropical fruits. The flavour has some sweetness, but not too much. Distinct hops as expected, but far from extreme for a double IPA. Moderate aftertaste. Notes of citrus, spruce and pineapple, as the brewery suggests.

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

330 ml can, as Rygr Baldr Vestkyst IPA, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 7%. Slightly hazy orange to amber colour, large white head. Aroma of orange marmalade, grapefruit and pine. Distinctly resinous and grapefruity flavour, with a massive bitterness. A decent "old school" West Coast IPA.

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

330 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 5.8%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of yellow plums, birch sap and birch tips in spring. Citric mouthfeel. Pleasant flavour with a distinct bitterness in the finish (sharpish in the aftertaste), also notes of birch sap, hints of honey.

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

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Reddish golden colour, white head. Aroma and flavour of beechwood smoked malts. Low bitterness. Pleasant and easy drinking, as soon as you have accepted that this is how a Rauchbier is supposed to taste.

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

330 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Deep golden to orange-brown colour, only slightly hazy. Moderate to small white head. Aroma of malts, old jam, porridge and piney American hops. Malty flavour first, a little fruit, then a distinct bitterness of resinous and grapefruity American hops.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Dark brown colour, nearly black. Small beige head. Aroma of roast malts and burnt breadcrumbs, hints of figs and cinnamon. More distinct figs and cinnamon in the flavour, also roast malts, burnt breadcrumbs and moderate bittering hops in the background.

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

Small sample from can at Vectura-messe. Murky yellow colour. Pleasant aroma and flavour of citrus, yellow stonefruits and tropical fruits, some sweetness but not too much. Very good mouthfeel for being only 4.7%. A beer I'd buy again!

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

330 ml bottle, L009, from Rema 1000, Tau. ABV is 4.7%. Pale straw colour, only slightly hazy. Large white head. "Perfumed" aroma of coriander, orange peel and soap. Light bodied. Refreshing citric flavour, moderate coriander and orange peel, a hint of mango, minimal hops.

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

330 ml can, Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Cloudy pale yellow colour, small white head. Distinct and pleasant aroma of apricots, hints of citric hops. Citric mouthfeel and flavour too, slightly sour, again with the expected notes of apricots. A nice refreshment.

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

330 ml can, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Clear golden colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of piney and citric hops. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, also piney / resinous hops, medium bitter finish.

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

330 ml bottle, from Rema 1000, Tau. ABV is 4.7%. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Grainy aroma, a faint hint of citrus. The flavour is grainy, dusty and dull with some sourish notes, low bitterness. Won't buy again.

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

330 ml can, as Rygr Hòkunàtt Norsk Doppelbock, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 8.0%. Very dark brown to black colour, large beige head. Aroma of roast malts and brown malts, not as roasty as the 4.7% Hòkunàtt Norsk Julebock. Smooth flavour, roast malts and brown malts again (a bit more roasty now), notes of coffee, dark chocolate and caramel, but not overly sweet. Nice to drink.