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

Shared 250 ml bottle at local tasting. Pale golden colour, low white head. Sweetish aroma of maize and candy. Sweetish and utterly boring flavour, hints of maize, just a hint of hops in the finish.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Shared can at local tasting. ABV is 4.7%. Pale golden colour, white head. Dusty and "chemical" aroma. "Dusty", dry and bland flavour. No good.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

500 ml green bottle, many thanks to the ever attentive yngwie, who this way gave me a new "beer country" on my list. ABV is 4.8%. Appears to be imported to Sweden via France. Golden colour, large and lasting white head. "Skunky" Heineken-like aroma (which I do not necessarily find horrible) , also some less pleasant vegetable notes. The flavour is first slightly citrussy and refrehing, then overtaken by unpleasant notes of cardboard, over-boiled vegetables, dust and metallic hop extract. Disgusting aftertaste. Sure, you could probably survive on Kilikia in the Armenian summer heat, but there is hardly any reason to export this stuff.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Shared 500 ml can at local tasting, thanks to Holmen1. ABV is 4%. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Industrial boring aroma, grain and dust. Bland flavour, grainy with a little fruit.

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

500 ml bottle, from Seven Cellars. ABV is 5.2%. The crowncap had leaked a little during shipping, but most of the content and carbonation was intact. Crystal clear and very pale yellow colour, large white head. Nice sweetish aroma of malts and floral hops. Floral and herbal hops in the flavour, on a background of medium sweet malts. Low bitterness.

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

500 ml bottle, from Seven Cellars. ABV is 5.6%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of grass, hay, herbs and flowers. Slightly citric mouthfeel. The flavour is moderately sweet, with moderate herbal hops.

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

500 ml bottle, as Harvey's Porter, from Seven Cellars. ABV is 4.8%. Black colour, large tan head. Aroma of moderately roasted malts, chocolate and mild coffee. Smooth flavour, medium dry, with the same elements as the aroma, a hint of prunes. Noticeable bittering hops.

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

Cask half pint at The White Hart, Crawley. 4.3% ABV. Golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma. Smooth and fruity flavour with a spicy hint, very nice beer.

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

Cask halfpint at The White Hart (a Harvey’s pub), Crawley. ABV 3.5%. Deep golden color, no head. Minimal aroma. Fairly dry flavour, some tingling fruity and herbal English hops make the beer quite drinkable, but this is not an IPA (neither historical nor modern) by any stretch of the mind. 2nd rating: 500 ml bottle, from Seven Cellars. ABV is 3.5%. Clear copper colour, moderate white head. Moderate but nice aroma of malts, toffee and a faint hint of dark berries. Light bodied as expected, but not too bad for its low ABV. The flavour is mid between dry and sweet, and has the same elements as the aroma, also some nutty hints, with moderate but noticeable earthy hops in the finish. A decent ordinary bitter, but certainly no IPA.

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

Cask halfpint at The White Hart, Crawley. 4.8%. Moderate aroma, some toffee and fruit. Tingling hops in the fairly fruity flavour, also decent malts. Very pleasant to drink.

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

Shared 473 ml bottle, as a nightcap at Bryne tasting. ABV is 18.4%. Pitch black colour, short-lived brown head. Intense aroma of roast malts, molasses, fusel alcohols, bourbon, caramel. Warming mouthfeel. Intense and sweet flavour with the same elements as the aroma, but less fusel. Rich and soothing. Jolly good.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

At last - the legendary PBR is mine! 355 ml Export version, 4.5% ABV, from Superbrugsen, Ans, Denmark. Pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Sweetish candy aroma, some grassy notes. Fizzy mouthfeel. The flavour? What flavour? Tastes mainly like carbonated water, just a hint of sweetness reveals that it is not. Papery and "empty" finish. Gets one point for not having any offensive "side flavours".

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

330 ml green bottle, from Helgø Meny Maxi, Sandnes. Crystal clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. The aroma has first some fresh and typical Heineken notes of lightstruck hops, before the more usual n/a beer features of cooked vegetables and baby porridge take over, but not as extreme as in some other n/a beers. Thin mouthfeel as expected. The flavour is fairly dry with some hops, and the beer is not undrinkable, okay with a meal.

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

355 ml can as New Belgium Fat Tire Belgian Style Ale, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.2%. Orange to amber colour, large head, slightly off-white. Moderate malty aroma, a hint of caramel. Malty and relatively bland flavour, some caramel again, a slight fruitiness, minimal hops. Not bad, but far from exciting - and there is nothing "Belgian" about it.

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!

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

330 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.1%. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of fruity hops, notes of mango and other tropical fruits. Fruity hops in the flavour too, citrus and pineapple, moderate bitterness. Good body for its low ABV.

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

Shared bottle at local tasting. Cloudy golden colour, white head. Intense and lovely aroma of brettanomyces / farmhouse and apricots. Sour flavour, notes of lemons, apricot and brettanomyces.

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

330 ml bottle, from a grocery store in Northern Finland. ABV is 5.3%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and grassy and floral hops. The flavour is slightly sweet and malty, followed by moderate herbal hops. Not too bad.

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

500 ml clear bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.4%. Bittering hop is First Gold, aroma hops are Goldings and Cascade. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of lightstruck and grassy hops, some dusty notes too, a hint of toffee. The flavour is fairly refreshing and tolerably well hopped, on a buttery background with a hint of toffee again. Medium bitter aftertaste.

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

500 ml bottle, from The British Corner Shop. ABV is 5.0%. Beautiful clear reddish brown colour, moderate head, slightly off-white. Malty and nutty aroma, hints of toffee and caramel. The flavour is also malty and nutty, again with hints of toffee and caramel, but not very sweet. Moderate earthy hops in the finish. Nice beer.

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

Halfpint (cask) at JDW, The Flying Horse, London Gatwick Airport. Also had a pint in Guernsey. Copper colour, low off-white head. Malty aroma and flavour, medium dry. Nutty notes, a hint of tingling fruit and toffee. Very moderate hops. Smooth to drink. Shared 500 ml clear bottle at local tasting, from a Tesco store in Gloucester. ABV is 4.3%. Copper colour, low hite head. Weak aroma, a little caramel and nuts. Nutty flavour, medium dry, tolerable hops, not exciting but easy drinking.

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

500 ml bottle, from British Corner Shop. ABV is 4.5%. Clear deep golden colour, large white head. Sweetish malty aroma, hints of toffee and honey. The flavour is also malty but not sweet, some moderate fruity notes, earthy hops in the finish. Decent beer.

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

Cask pint at The Dirty Duck Ale House, Holywood, Northern Ireland. ABV 4.2%. Orange to copper colour, white (or slightly off-white) head. Minimal aroma. The flavour has some notes of fruits and mild spices, tolerable hops.

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

500 ml bottle, from British Corner Shop. ABV is 4.7%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Fairly nice aroma of earthy and herbal hops. The medium dry flavour has some fruity and tingling hops, followed by more earthy notes. Decent beer.

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

500 ml bottle, from The British Corner Shop. ABV is 5%. Copper to amber colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of citrussy, herbal and earthy hops. The flavour is first malty and medium dry, with hints of biscuits and toffee, followed by fruity notes, with earthy hops in the finish. A very enjoyable beer.