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

330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Deep reddish brown colour, large off-white head. Pleasant aroma of malts, brown kandij sugar, dark dried fruits and mild spices, hints of leather. Malty flavour with notes of brown kandij sugar, but not very sweet. Hints of mild spices, dark dried fruits and oak. Very nice.

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

440 ml can, as To Øl Jule Sovs Hazy IPA, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.1%. Murky brownish-orange colour, large to moderate off-white head. Distinct aroma of tangerine, also hints of sprucetips and tropical fruits. The flavour has tangerine, grapefruit, sprucetips and pine needles. Quite good.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

February 2002: I got this in a 4,7% version in Norway some years ago. According to other reviewers, the slightly increased alcohol hasn't helped much. Are the Swedes as unsuccessful with beer as they are in the Winter Olympics?

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

February 2010: 500 ml brown bottle, as Pripps Jul, from Systembolaget post-Christmas 2009. ABV is 5.0%. Mahogany coloured beer, big off-white beige head. Sweetish fruity aroma, also notes of caramel malts, hints of Christmas spices. The flavour has notes of münchener and caramel malts, baked goods, sweet and slightly spicy, also with a certain fruitiness. Very moderate hops in the finish. Overall surprisingly decent for a beer from Pripps / Carlsberg Sweden.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken, n/a dept. ABV is 0.3%. Opaque yellow colour, moderate white head. Distinct aroma of over-ripe pineapple, also notes of lactic acid. The flavour is more sweet than sour, with distinct notes of fresh, ripe and over-ripe pineapple, hints of oranges. Kind of refreshing to drink, impossible to say if a "fruit smoothie" like this one has 0% or 6% alcohol.

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

September 2017: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 3.5%. Extremely pale straw colour, moderate white head. Aroma of lemons, lactic acid, pineapple and sea water. Light bodied. Fairly sour flavour, notes of lemons and lactic acid, barely a hint of pineapple, also a hint of salt.

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

September 2017: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5%. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of tropical fruits and citrus. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, some tropical fruits, sharp bitter finish, nearly medicinal. Can't detect the honey.

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

September 2018: 330 ml bottle at Cirkus, Stavanger, shared with Cunningham. ABV is 11%. Black colour. Strong aroma of sweetish and roast malts, vanilla and granola, less distinct coffee. Sweet flavour with pastry notes, vanilla and granola again, some coffee.

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

September 2015: On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Hazy very pale golden colour, moderate white head. Strong aroma of oranges and citrussy hops, also hints of pine. Fairly light bodied. Medium dry flavour with notes of oranges and grapefruity and piney hops, but it still tastes mostly like a beer with a little orange juice added, not as orange juice with beer added. Refreshing and thirstquenching.

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

May 2013: 330 ml bottle, kindly shared by our beerpal Ole Anders. ABV is 10%. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head. Sourish and dryish aroma, coffee, woody and ashy notes. Medium dry flavour, roasty and woody notes, coffee, dark chocolate.

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

September 2018: Paper-wrapped bottle at Cirkus, Stavanger, shared with Cunningham. ABV is 11%. Black colour, no head. Roasty aroma with notes of doughnuts, peanuts, chocolate and vanilla. Sweet and roasty flavour with the same elements, pastry stout.

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

October 2017: On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Hazy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Zesty / citrussy hoppy aroma. Light bodied for its strength. The medium dry flavour is also dominated by zesty / citrussy hops, with a fairly sharp bitter finish.

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

August 2017: 330 ml bottle, thanks to omhper. ABV is 10.0%. Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate, liquorice, molasses and coffee, a hint of fusel. Very sweet (too sweet) and roasty flavour, loads of molasses, liquorice, chocolate and vanilla. Bitter finish. Unbalanced.

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

November 2018: On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Hazy golden colour, large white head. Strong aroma of flowers and tropical fruits. Floral, herbal and fruity flavour, with a fairly sharp bitter finish.

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

July 2020: 330 ml can, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 12%. Pitch black colour, large brown head. Intense and nearly sickly sweetish aroma of roast malts, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and pecan nuts. Sweet (but not cloying) flavour with the same elements as the aroma, also notes of mild coffee, oak, whisky and moderate bittering hops.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Verksgt., Stavanger. ABV is 8%. Very cloudy yellow colour, moderate white head. Hoppy aroma, notes of pine and spruce, also citrus, hints of tropical fruits. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet flavour, notes of citrus and tropical fruits, with a resinous bitterness in the finish.

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

December 2017: On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, no head. Sweetish aroma of pecan nuts, hazelnuts, chocolate and roast malts. Sweet flavour with the same element as the aroma, a good dessert beer, but hard to drink more than a small glass.

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

October 2018: 500 ml can, as Omnipollo / Tired Hands Raspberry Milkshake IPA, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger.. ABV is 7.2%. Hazy deep red colour, large pink head. Aroma of raspberries. Distinct flavour of raspberries, citrussy hops in the background. Very tasty, but I refuse to believe that this is an alias of the Mexican Vanilla Pina Colada. Hardly any vanilla, nor any sign of pina colada here.

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

330 ml bottle, as Omnipollo Noa Pecan Mud (cake is not mentioned on the bottle), brewed by Omnipollo at Brouwerij de Molen. Available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger, which previously stocked the Bourbon BA version. ABV is 11,0%. Pitch black colour, moderate brown head. Aroma of roast malts, caramel, molasses, syrup, chocolate, vanilla, pecan nuts. Sweet and smooth flavour, with the same elements as the aroma, also notes of coffee and moderate bittering hops.

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

September 2017: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 11%. Pitch black colour, small tan head. Strong aroma of pecan nuts, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, coconut and roast malts. The flavour is sweet and malty, with the same elements as in the aroma, also hints of bourbon and oak. Liquid dessert.

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

July 2016: RBESG 2016 in Barcelona. On tap at BierCab. Hazy brownish / amber colour. Malty and alcoholic aroma and flavour, some bitterness, but this was far from a well balanced and good beer.

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

October 2016: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8%. Cloudy yellow colour, low white head. Strong aroma of mango and fruity hops, also notes of pine needles. The flavour is first sweet and full of mango, then aggressive hops take over with a grapefruity and resinous bitterness.

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

July 2016: RBESG 2016 in Barcelona. On tap at Le Sec. Black colour. Sweet imperial stout, aroma and flavour have notes of molasses, caramel, chocolate and roasted coconut.

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

July 2016: RBESG 2016 in Barcelona. On tap at NaparBCN. Pale golden colour. Aroma and flavour are fruity (apples) and slightly spicy (basil, apparently). Slightly sour, refreshing.

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

330 ml slimline can, from Vinmonopolet Verksgt. ABV is 10%. Black colour, small tan head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate and toasted coconut. Also some weird undefined notes. Sweet and roasty flavour, notes of chocolate, distinct notes of coconut, hints of oak and mild coffee.