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

355 ml can, from bestofbeers.dk . ABV is 8.0%, Golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of fruity, piney and spicy hops. The flavour is distinctly hoppy on a sufficient malty base. Grapefruity and spicy notes, with a resinous bitterness in the finish.

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

355 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.7%. Deep golden colour, only slightly hazy. Moderate white head. Hoppy aroma of citrus and tropical fruits, hints of pine and spruce. Tropical fruits, grapefruit and resin in the flavour, fairly bitter finish.

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

Keg halfpint at Argyll Arms, Soho, London. Pale golden colour, white head. Citrus and tropical fruits in aroma and the refreshing flavour. Fairly decent session IPA.

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

355 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.4%. Orange colour, moderate head, slightly off-white. Pleasant aroma of citric (Seville oranges, marmalade, grapefruit) and spicy hops. The flavour has distinct spicy and grapefruity hops, on a decent base of malts. Bitter finish.

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

355 ml bottle, in Nevada City. Reddish brown colour. Has the typical West Coast hop aroma and flavour, with notes of citrus and pine, but also some nice nutty notes from the malts, which contributes to a lovely balance. Another good beer from Sierra Nevada!

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

355 ml bottle, shared by gunnar. Pitch black colour, moderate to low brown head. Nice aroma of chocolate / cocoa, molasses and coffee. Same elements in the flavour, add a little liquorice and decent hops, and you’re there. Good stuff.

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

June 2015: 355 ml bottle, vintage 2013, BB date 31.05.2014, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10.4%. Orange colour, slightly hazy. Large head, slightly off-white. Strong hoppy aroma, notes of orange marmalade and pine needles. Very sweet and very bitter flavour, fruity and piney hops galore, but the sweetness and bitterness are nearly too much for me.

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

355 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet; Nettbutikken. ABV is 11%. Deep golden colour, faintly hazy, moderate white head. Aroma of piney and grapefruity hops, a hint of broth. Hoppy flavour, medium sweet, notes of Seville oranges, grapefruit, pine needles and resin. Bitter aftertaste.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10.1%. Slightly hazy reddish brown colour, small beige head. Intense aroma of peated Islay whisky, malts, seaweed and iodine. Sweet flavour with the same elements as the aroma, very moderate hops. Too much peat smoke for me.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10%. Black colour, large to moderate tan head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate and roasted hazelnuts. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet flavour but not cloying, notes of moderately roasted malts and loads of caramel, also hazelnuts and hints of chocolate, very moderate hops. Nice to drink.

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

330 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet Sauda, shared with my son. ABV is 5%. Moderately hazy sharp red colour, moderate pink head. The aroma has loads of lactic acid, sour cherries and cherry kernels / marzipan. Very sour flavour, loads of lactic acid again, hints of lemons, but also distinct notes of sour cherries.

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

500 ml bottle, batch #2571, from Vinmonopolet Sauda. ABV is 5.5%, IBU 25. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, honey and newmown grass. Crisp pilsener flavour, not too sweet, well balanced herbal hops.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Pale golden colour, large to moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of malts, honey and newmown grass, hints of herbal hops too. The flavour is too sweet, notes of malt sugar, honey and herbal hops. Not bad though, but not a beer I'll buy again.

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

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Deep golden to amber colour, moderate creamy head. Distinct aroma of bourbon, oak and vanilla. The mouthfeel is fairly light for its strength. Medium dry flavour, again with distinct notes of bourbon, oak and vanilla. Good beer, but demands that you like bourbon (I do). A little more hoppy bitterness would not hurt, though.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.8%. Hazy yellow colour, huge white head that takes "forever" to settle, overcarbonated. Aroma of passionfruit, pineapple and other tropical fruits, also notes of citrus and yellow stonefruits. Flavour also of said fruits, citrus up front. Medium bitter finish.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.8%. Moderately hazy reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of "spicy" rye malts and rye bread, also piney, spicy and citric hops. Flavour with the same elements as the aroma, a resinous and grapefruity bitterness in the finish.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 4.9%. Opaque dirty yellow colour, huge white head. Aroma of various tropical fruits, also notes of citrus, pine and herbs. Full mouthfeel for its ABV. The slightly sweet flavour has again notes of said fruits and herbs, also hints of honey melon.

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

440 ml can, as Hogna Voyager 250, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10.5%. Dark reddish brown colour, small beige head. Aroma of oak, bourbon, rye whiskey, caramel, dark dried fruits and vanilla. Oaky flavour, medium sweet, with the same elements as the aroma. Low bitterness. Good stuff.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

440 ml can, as 71 Brewing Co. ND Neutron Dance Galaxy DIPA, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.5%. Hazy yellow colour, large white head. Aroma of malts, grain and stale marmalade. Medium sweet flavour, malts, grain, citrus and a hint of tropical fruits. Not much to write home about.

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

330 ml can, as ELØ Humlestorm New England IPA, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Hops are Mosaic, Simcoe and Sorachi Ace. Hazy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of citrus, lemongrass and tropical fruits. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour has notes of citrus, lemongrass and dill, fairly bitter finish. Easy drinking.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 11.4%. Moderately hazy reddish brown colour, no head. Aroma of fusel alcohols, molasses, oak and mediocre whiskey, a hint of vomit. Very moderate carbonation. Very oaky / woody and alcoholic flavour, not very sweet, with an unexpected sharp and unpleasant bitterness in the finish, totally unbalanced. Whatever they have been trying to accomplish here, it is very poorly executed. Drainpour - what a waste of money!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml bottle, batch f101p6, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.6%. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma of lactic acid, lemons, rhubarb and sea water. The flavour is ridiculously sour, lactic acid galore, nearly undrinkable, extremely sour lemons, difficult to point out the rhubarb, it is all just a sour mess. And there is way too much salt in this mess. Won't buy again, that's for sure.

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

330 ml can, from KWM Wines & Spirits. ABV is 4.2%. Deep reddish brown colour, moderate to small off-white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, nuts and slightly burnt toast. The flavour has the same elements, but is not too sweet, and is quite drinkable - just not very interesting.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Opaque yellow colour, moderate white head. Distinct aroma of citrus, also hints of tropical fruits. Citric flavour, hints of sprucetips and pine needles.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Opaque yellow colour, large white head. Lovely aroma of various tropical fruits, also hints of citrus. Juicy flavour with the same elements as the aroma. Very enjoyable.