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

500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.0%. The colour is not black, but dark reddish brown. Large off-white head. Nice aroma of mildly roasted malts, tobacco and toasted oak, hints of mild spices.The flavour has also mild roasty notes, mild coffee, some liquorice in the finish. Decent hops in the aftertaste.

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

Shared 500 ml unlabelled bottle. Hazy golden colour, white head. Nice grassy and spicy aroma, hints of heather honey. Strange flavour, notes of spices, heather honey and sea buckthorn berries in the finish.

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

Shared 330 bottle at local tasting. Got the dregs of the bottle, very cloudy with a brownish colour. Aroma of rosehips, sloe and stale hops. The flavour is not too sweet, notes of rosehips, sloe and heather.

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

Shared bottle at local tasting. Brown colour, moderate to low off-white head. Strong aroma of star anise (which I tend to hate) and other spices, but not godawful. Spicy flavour, star anise again. The mouthfeel is not very full. Not a great beer.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting. Reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of malts with hints of chocolate and mild coffee, also less pleasant notes of over-ripe berries and dust. Lightly roasty dry flavour, notes of brown bread, burnt breadcrumbs and mild coffee.

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

330 ml bottle, shared by my son. ABV is 5.3%. Reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. "Dusty" and grainy aroma, some caramel, hints of brown bread. Bready flavour, not very sweet, "clean" taste.

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

Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting, as Ebeltoft Saison French Farmhouse Ale. ABV is 6.0%. Clear pale golden colour, white head. Moderate but pleasant aroma of mild spices and herbs, both from the hops and the yeast. Pleasant dry flavour, again spicy and herbal notes.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting. ABV is 8.5%. Hazy yellow colour, white head. Strong hoppy aroma, notes of grapefruit and pine, a hint of catpiss. Medium sweet flavour, citrus and pine, bitter finish.

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

330 ml bottle, shared by my son. ABV is 5.2%. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Strong aroma of light malts and floral hops. Distinct herbal and floral hops in the flavour too, sufficient malts, good bitterness.

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

750 ml moderately gushing bottle, shared by my son. ABV is 6.1%. BB date Nov. 2017. Hazy yellow colour, large white head. Pleasant aroma of spicy saison yeast, hints of yellow fruits. Fizzy mouthfeel. Spicy saison yeast in the flavour too, fairly dry.

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

330 ml bottle, shared by my son. ABV is 7.7%. Dark reddish brown colour, moderate off-white to beige head. Moderate aroma, notes of malts, caramel and hints of spices. Malty and medium sweet flavour, caramel and hints of brown bread with dark syrup.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting. ABV is 6.1%. Hazy yellow colour, white head. Nice hoppy aroma, fruity notes, also some spruce. Decent flavour too, medium dry, some fruit and pine / spruce.

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

Shared bottle at local tasting. ABV is 6.0%. Golden colour, white head. Nice aroma of citrus, spruce tips and spices. Good flavour, medium dry, with a nice bitterness. Notes of spruce tips.

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

330 ml bottle, as Ebeltoft Weissbier, shared by my son. ABV is 5.3%. Hazy golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of wheat, banana and cloves. The flavour has just the right moderate sweetness, and is wheaty, fresh and refreshing. Moderate notes of citrus, banana and cloves.

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

330 ml bottle, shared by my son. ABV is 9.5%. Hazy brown colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of Belgian ale yeast, brown kandij sugar and caramel. Flavour with the same elements, also some nice spicy notes, medium sweet. Moderately warming mouthfeel.

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

330 ml bottled, shared by my son. ABV is 8.1%. Nearly black colour, moderate beige head. Moderate aroma of roast malts, hints of liquorice, chocolate and mild spices. Well balanced and moderately sweet flavour, with the same elements as the aroma. Smooth and pleasant to drink.

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

Shared 330 ml bottle, from the brewery. ABV is 9%. Black colour, small tan head. Aroma of roast malts, dark chocolate, mild coffee and liquorice. Rich and medium sweet flavour with the same elements as in the aroma, chocolate and liquorice dominate.

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

330 ml bottle, as Ebeltoft Damn Dark Stout VII, from the brewery. Unpasteurised and unfiltered. ABV is 8.5%. Black colour, small tan head. Aroma of roast malts, English liquorice and chocolate. Soft mouthfeel, moderate carbonation. Moderately sweet flavour with the same elements as the aroma, hints of coffee, moderate bittering hops.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Bryne. ABV is 10%. Pitch black colour, large to moderate tan head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and chili. Smooth mouthfeel. The flavour is moderately sweet, with the same elements as the aroma, also hints of coffee, with a slight chili burn and quite moderate hops in the finish. Well balanced.

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

750 ml green bottle, Lot 985, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Nearly clear blonde colour, large white head. Pleasant aroma of malts, spicy yeast and stewed yellow fruits. Soft mouthfeel. The flavour has distinct notes of spicy yeast, stewed fruits and herbal hops. Well balanced.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Bryne. ABV is 6.5%. Moderately gushing can. Hazy yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of spruce, pine, citrus and pineapple. Citric and fizzy mouthfeel. Flavour of citrus, pineapple and hints of pine needles. Low bitterness, short finish. Not bad, but there are oh so many similar beers - and this one does not stand out in any way.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Bryne. ABV is 5.5%. Slightly hazy pale yellow colour, small white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruits and spruce. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour has also notes of citrus and tropical fruits, hints of pine needles, with a resinous bitterness in the finish. Not "thick" or "chewy" at all.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Bryne. ABV is 5.3%. Hazy pale yellow colour, large white head. Moderate aroma of tropical fruits, citrus, grain and dust. Fizzy and citric mouthfeel. Citric flavour, also notes of pineapple and other tropical fruits, moderate piney notes, low bitterness.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8%. Hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma of mango and other tropical fruits, hints of citrus and spruce. Medium sweet flavour, full and rich mouthfeel. Notes of tropical fruits, citrus, pine needles and sprucetips.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Moderately hazy golden colour, large white head. Lovely aroma of spicy Belgian ale yeast, and spicy and herbal hops. Also hints of stewed yellow plums. The flavour has again spicy yeast and spicy and herbal hops, hints of white kandij sugar, nice.