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

750 ml bottle, shared with my son, from Vinmonopolet Stavanger Verksgata. ABV is 8%. Golden colour, large white head. Lovely aroma of farmhouse / brettanomyces, aged white wine, oak and lemons. Moderate carbonation in the glass. Medium sour flavour of brettanomyces and oak.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Nearly clear golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of spicy Belgian ale yeast, some fruit and hay. Spicy flavour with a distinct bitterness in the finish.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10%. Black colour, large tan head. Aroma of roast malts, brown sugar, almond oil, lactose, vanilla, a hint of oranges. Very sweet flavour, with the same elements as the aroma, also a hint of pine needles. Warming alcohol throatfeel.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10%. Nearly clear golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of piney hops, hints of orange marmalade. Medium sweet flavour, distinct notes of piney hops throughout, also hints of orange marmalade, a solid bitterness in the finish, still fairly well balanced. Might well buy again.

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

750 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.1%. Shared with my son. Slightly hazy orange colour. Pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma and flavour of cider apples, distinct tannins, fairly dry.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8.8%. Shared with my son. Hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruits and yellow stonefruits, hints of sprucetips. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements as the aroma, moderate to low bitterness. Good beer.

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

750 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Imported to Norway by Holst Wines. ABV is 7%. Slightly hazy golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma and flavour of cider apples, some tannins.

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

July 2017: On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Cloudy deep yellow to orange colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of tangerine, hints of spruce. The flavour is mid between dry and sweet, with fruity notes of tangerine, but also solid piney hops. Bitter finish. Good beer.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8%. Very cloudy / opaque orange colour, large to moderate off-white head with an orangey hue. Intense aroma of tangerine, and nothing else. Sweet flavour of tangerine juice, and tangerine zest. Nothing here to remind you that this is a beer.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.0%. Hazy dirty yellow colour, large white head. Aroma of yellow stonefruits, some citrus and hints of sweet red peppers (paprika). The flavour has the same elements as the aroma, low bitterness.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%, IBU 28. Hazy yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma and flavour of citrus, yellow stonefruits, tropical fruits, sprucetips and pine needles. Decent bitterness. Very good beer.

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

500 ml test bottle from the brewery. Batch #9, ABV is 4.7%. Slightly hazy and pale golden colour, huge white head. Nice aroma with distinct notes of cloves, hints of cinnamon and banana. Refreshing flavour with cloves and citrus, hints of banana. Light bodied. Okay.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

500 ml bottle, ABV 4.5%, from Rema 1000, Mandal. Beautiful amber colour, large off-white head. Nice aroma of citrussy and piney hops. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour has some notes of "raw" homebrew, also piney and grapefruity hops.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle. Golden colour, low white head. Piney hops in the aroma. Smooth flavour and mouthfeel for an IPA, tolerably well hopped but far from extreme.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle. Very dark brown colour, nearly black. Large beige head. Sweetish aroma with moderately roasted malts, hints of liquorice. Medium sweet flavour too, again with some liquorice, nice enough to drink, but lacks the heavy roastiness and bittering hops you expect from something called an "imperial stout".

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

Rerate, 500 ml bottle, as Nua Svart Jul Porter, vintage 2019, batch #137, from Vinmonopolet Lyngdal. ABV is 6.5%. Black colour, large beige head. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate and coffee, hints of aquavit spices. Slightly sweet flavour with the same elements as the aroma. Very moderate hops. I'm upping the score quite a bit. Original rating: Shared 500 ml gusher bottle, from 2017. Brown colour, off-white head. Malty aroma and flavour, some caramel, fairly distinct hops for a bock, but probably not as fresh as it should be.

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

750 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Spontaneous fermentation. Some sediment in the bottle. Hazy and very pale greenish-yellow colour, pours sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Interesting aroma of apple varieties that are not found in Northern Europe. Dry flavour of apples, some fruity acidity.

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

440 ml can, batch #373, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Slightly hazy golden colour, large white head. Nice aroma of floral, fruity (citrus and yellow stonefruits) and herbal hops. Light bodied. Decent hoppy flavour, fruity first, with a decent herbal, spicy and piney finish, acceptable bitterness.

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

500 ml clear bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of bittersweet cider apples, a hint of sulphites. Moderately sweet flavour of apples, some tannins in the finish, again a hint of sulphites.

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

330 ml can, as Sandford Orchards Saint Louis Dry Hopped Devon Cider, infused with U.S. hops. ABV is 5.5%. From Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Clear and very pale yellow colour, pours sparkling with a moderate to small white head. Distinct aroma of cider apples and floral and herbal hops, hints of oak. The crisp flavour has notes of fresh apples and citric and herbal hops. Some residual sweetness, the bitterness is low.

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

440 ml can, batch #1171, as Slakteren Syklon Sabro #79 Session IPA. ABV is 4.7%. Purchased at Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. Hazy pale yellow colour, large but coarse white head. Pleasant aroma of mixed tropical fruits, hints of citrus and spruce too. Light bodied, fizzy and citric mouthfeel. Flavour of citrus and tropical fruits, not too sweet, with some spicy and piney hints in the finish, but the bitterness is low.

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

500 ml clear bottle, as Sandford Orchards Devon Mist Hazy Cider, despite not being hazy at all. Purchased at Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Pale and clear golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma of cider apples, a hint of sulphites. The flavour is mid between dry and sweet, notes of apples, a hint of sulphites.

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

330 ml clear bottle, from Gulating ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Clear and extremely pale yellow colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma of apples, apple peel and kernels, a hint of sulphites. Medium sweet flavour of yellow apples, again a hint of sulphites. Nice enough.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

500 ml can, from Rema 1000, Tau. ABV is 4.7%. Hazy brownish-orange colour, moderate white head. The aroma should carry notes of sea buckthorn, cloudberries and raspberries, but feels messy and artificial. The flavour is fortunately not too sweet, the fruity notes still feels kind of artificial, but not as extreme as the aroma. A slight hop bitterness in the finish. Not a beer I'll buy again though.

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

330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.9%. Pitch black colour, large tan head. Nice aroma of aquavit spices and Fernet spices, also roast malts, liquorice and oak. The flavour is fairly sweet, with distinct notes of liquorice and said spices. Moderate hops.