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

330 ml bottle, from Oddbins Aberdeen City. ABV is 6.5%. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head of poor retention. Aroma of roast malts, coffee, chocolate and peanuts. Moderate carbonation, soft mouthfeel. The flavour is slightly dry, with the same elements as in the aroma. Well balanced. Very moderate hops.

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

330 ml can, from the brewery webshop. ABV is 4.2%. Golden colour, large white head. Aroma of sweetish malts, floral hops and honey. Malty flavour, some sweetness, moderate herbal hops in the finish.

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

330 ml can, from the brewery webshop. ABV is 4.6%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Distinct aroma of rhubarb, hints of mild spices. Light bodied, refreshing flavour, not too sweet, moderate notes of rhubarb, hints of citrus, low bitterness.

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

Keg 1/3 pint (flight of beers) at Craftsman Company / Excite the Enthusiast Coffee & Ale House, Aberdeen. Hazy golden colour. Lemony / fruity aroma. Distinctly sour and lemony tart flavour.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 12.0%. Pitch black colour, moderate brown head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate, caramel and vanilla. The flavour is sweet, but not cloying, with the same elements as the aroma. Low bitterness.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 12%. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head. Aroma of roast malts, cocoa and vanilla. Very sweet flavour with plenty of cocoa and vanilla, also roast malts and sweetened coffee. Moderate hops.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8.5%. Hazy orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma of oranges and other citrus fruits, a hint of vanilla. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour has loads of oranges and vanilla, some lactose sweetness, low bitterness.

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

440 ml can, from the brewery webshop. ABV is 8.5%. Cloudy / opaque golden colour, moderate white head. Lovely aroma of citrus and various tropical fruits, hints of spruce. Full but soft mouthfeel. Equally pleasant flavour of tropical fruits, citrus and sprucetips, moderately sweet. Moderate bitterness. Very enjoyable.

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

Shared 650 ml bottle, in Nevada City, October 2015. The bottle looked exactly the same as the picture, so I assume this must be the correct beer (12% ABV, brewed with honey, no mention of being brewed with coffee nor vanilla). Dark brown colour, fairly sweet and alcoholic, notes of honey, chocolate, bourbon, molasses and coffee in aroma and flavour. A fairly impressive beer, but still not as great as I hoped.

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

The lightest of the ales of my flight of beers at the brewery tap. Pale golden colour, white head, nice lacing. Moderately citrussy in aroma and flavour, light bodied and refreshing as expected, not very exciting, but still with enough hops to make you want to finish the glass.

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

Beer No. 2 in my flight of beers at the brewery tap. Deep golden to orange colour, slightly hazy. Well hopped throughout in aroma and flavour, predominantly citrussy notes, also moderate pine, but not too bitter. A well made APA, the way I like them.

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

Shared 650 ml bottle, in Nevada City. ABV was either 11.0% or 11.9%, my picture was not sharp enough to decide. Black colour, tan head. Aroma and flavour of roast malts, molasses, whiskey, oak, alcohol and smoke. All in all a fairly good beer, but a bit heavy handed to me.

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

Beer No. 4 of my flight of beers at the brewery tap. Hazy orange colour, white head, nice lacing. Aggressively hopped aroma and flavour, also some sweetness, resinous and grapefruity, some alcohol sting.

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

Beer No. 3 of my flight of beers at the brewery tap. Deep golden colour, quite clear, white head. Typical West Coast IPA, fairly aggressively hopped in both aroma and flavour, with piney / resinous and grapefruity notes.

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

Beer No. 5 of my flight of beers at the brewery tap. Pitch black colour, tan head. Heavily roasty aroma and flavour, notes of strong coffee and dark bitter chocolate. Pretty good stuff.

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

Rerate, filtered and pasteurised, can: The size is not printed on the can (ommitting this is illegal in Norway), I suspect the size is 440 ml, not the usual 500 ml. ABV is 4.7%. Deep golden colour, decent head. Pleasant aroma of butterscotch and aromatic hops. Moderate carbonation. Flavour has toffee and butterscotch but also tolerable hops in the finish. Not bad. Original rating: Draught, at Cardinal, Stavanger. Unpasteurised, and allegedly unfiltered - but the beer was crystal clear. The pasteurised and filtered bottled version will be available from May 1. 2006. The unpasteurised keg was 1 week old upon sampling. Deep golden colour, like a Danish "Classic". Moderate head. Aroma and flavour of butterscotch (diacetyl), mellow and well rounded. Served by accident with a 100% CO2 carbonation, would normally be served with a 20% nitrogen and 80% oxygen mix. Will rerate if the bottled version is significantly different.

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

500 ml can, at LIDL in Norway, as Fink Bräu Pilsner. ABV here is 4.7%, to comply with our 4.75% upper limit for beers sold in grocery stores. Not to be confused with the low ABV (2.1% and 2.8%) Fink Bräu "Pils" versions made for LIDL by Karlsberg Brauerei. Made of water, malts and hop extract. Clear very pale straw coloured, large head. Moderate aromatic hops. Flavour has some herbal spiciness, not much malts, thin mouthfeel, but a fairly liberal use of hop extract leads to a bitter finish. As far as discount pilseners / pale lagers go: I’ve had worse.

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

Bottle, RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting. ABV was 8.1%. Hazy brown colour, no carbonation. Interesting aroma of bread yeast, brown sugar, rye bread, fermenting fruits and pigshed(!). Flavour is sweet and fruity and rather alcoholic. Hints of juniper berries.

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

330 ml slimline can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.3%. Hazy brownish-orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma of guava, mango and pineapple. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, notes of said tropical fruits, hints of melon, moderate piney notes in the dry aftertaste. Very refreshing.

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

330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. No GTIN code on the label, but the "Finnfest" commander general confirms that it is brewed by Van Steenberge. ABV is 4.5%. Ingredients include sugar. Clear pale golden colour, huge white head, no traces of sediment in the bottle. Sweetish "pale lager" aroma, notes of grass, some fruit and yeast. The flavour is moderately sweet with a somewhat sharp hoppy "bite" in the finish. Not a remarkably good beer, but drinkable.

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

375 ml corked bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Deep golden to amber colour, huge white head. Aroma of brettanomyces / farmhouse kitchen, thyme, fruity hops and fruity yeast - and honey, of course. Moderately sweet & sour flavour, notes of brettanomyces and sour berries, moderate notes of thyme and honey. Low bitterness.

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

650 ml bottle, from CITTI-Markt Flensburg, Germany. ABV is 9.5%. Golden colour, moderate white head, Strong aroma of piney and resinous American hops, some fruity notes too. Sweet and distinctly hoppy flavour throughout, with floral, fruity and piney notes. Aggressive bitter finish.

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

355 ml bottle, as Firestone Walker Easy Jack IPA, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Nearly clear pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Lovely hoppy aroma of tropical fruits and citrus. The flavour is medium dry with citrussy / grapefruity hops, also hints of tropical fruits, and a fairly bitter finish. Light bodied and refreshing.

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

355 ml can, from Vinoble Frederikshavn. ABV is 5.5%. Nearly black colour, not much of a nitrogen pour, small beige head. Aroma of moderately roasted malts, lactose, chocolate and mild coffee. Soft mouthfeel. Roasty flavour, notes of coffee and dark chocolate, a slight lactose sweetness, medium bitter finish.

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

Shared 355 ml can. Cloudy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Nice aroma of pine, spruce and citrus zest (incl. grapefruit), hints of tropical fruits. Fruity and zesty flavour, nicely balanced hops. Good stuff!