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

Shared bottle at Bryne tasting. Slightly hazy golden colour. Lovely brettanomyces / farmhouse aroma. Medium sour brettanomyces flavour, spicy, lemons.

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

Shared 440 ml can at Bryne tasting. I think I also got one of these beauties in my stash. Hazy yellow colour, white head. Citric and spicy hops in the aroma. Decent citric hoppy flavour. Enjoyable.

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

Shared 473 ml can at Bryne tasting. Cloudy yellow colour, white head. Aroma and flavour of tropical fruits, citrus and pine. Decent bitterness. Very good beer.

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

330 ml can, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.7%. Brewed at Arendals Bryggeri. Slightly hazy golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Decent hoppy aroma, notes of Seville oranges and dried apricots, some pine too. Flavour of bitter oranges, grapefruit and pine needles.

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

RBESG 2016 in Barcelona. On tap at La Mes Petita Cerveseria. Amber ale. Malty aroma and flavour, still with sufficient hops. Okay. Might sample again.

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

Keg halfpint, as Vibrant Forest Black Forest Porter, at 3at3, Ely. ABV 4.9%. Black colour, tan head. Nice roasty aroma and flavour, notes of mild coffee and dark chocolate, medium dry.

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

440 ml can, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.5%. Medium hazy yellow colour, moderate white head. Distinct aroma of mango, pineapple, papaya and guava, also notes of spruce. The flavour has notes of citrus and said tropical fruits, sprucetips and pine needles in the finish, moderate bitterness. Very pleasant to drink.

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

Shared bottle at Bryne tasting. Deep golden colour, small white head. Moderate aroma of malts and a little hops, not unpleasant, a hint of juniper. Decent flavour, medium dry, a hint of juniper, nice hops.

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

Shared 750 ml bottle at Bryne tasting, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.5%. Very pale straw colour, sparkling. Aroma of pears. Flavour of pears, semi-dry. One-dimensional, needs more pear varieties (including sweet dessert pears and bitter perry pears) to obtain more complexity.

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

440 ml can, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.0%. Hazy pale yellow colour, some yeast floaties. Moderate white head. Nice aroma of citrus and tropical fruits. Light bodied as expected. The flavour has distinct notes of citrus and pine needles, hints of tropical fruits. Not too sweet, decent bitterness in the finish. A nice summer refreshment, might buy again.

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

Pint from nitro keg at Hargadon Bros. in Sligo. Black colour, creamy tan head. Nice roasty aroma. Astonishingly full and creamy mouthfeel for a beer clocking in at only 4%. Pleasant roasty flavour, notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Better than Guinness Draught.

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

Keg pint at The Railway Bar, Sligo. Slightly hazy golden colour, creamy white head. Aroma and flavour of citrus, hints of tropical fruits and pine - but just too little of everything. Thin mouthfeel, otherwise there is nothing wrong with it - but there are just too many of these insipid "session IPAs" these days.

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

Keg pint at The Railway Bar, Sligo. Golden colour, creamy white head. Grapefruity aroma and flavour, some pine, decent bitterness. Quite nice beer this one.

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

Keg pint, as Lough Gill Anderson's Irish Ale, in The Railway Bar, Sligo. Deep reddish brown colour, large and creamy head, slightly off-white. Aroma and flavour of malts and butterscotch. Too much butterscotch (diacetyl), but drinkable.

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

375 ml green bottle, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. ABV is 4.5%. Very pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of brettanomyces / farmhouse, sour plums and lemons. Fairly sour flavour, brettanomyces, plums and lemons again. Astringent finish. Quite nice.

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

330 ml can, on my flight with Norwegian from London Gatwick to Stavanger. Allegedly "specially brewed" for this airline. ABV is 4.7%. Golden colour, large white head. Typical dry-ish session IPA with American hops in aroma and flavour, tolerable bitterness - not bad, but oh so predictable. There are just too many of these "session IPAs" on the market. One-dimensional, but clearly drinkable.

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

Febr. 2013: Shared 341 ml bottle, ABV is 5%. Copper colour, moderate white head. Strong perfumed aroma, candy, toffee, caramel and flowers. Distinct malty flavour with notes of caramel, moderate hops in the finish. Quite nice to drink.

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

375 ml green bottle, batch #1303, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. ABV is 4.5%. Very pale golden colour, small white head. Aroma of brettanomyces / farmhouse, white wine vinegar, crushed green gooseberries and whitecurrants. Very sour flavour, with the same elements as the aroma, also lemony notes.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Golden colour, moderate white head. Fairly distinct aroma of mango, and mango essence. The flavour is not too sweet, but has a distinct fruitiness of mango. I thought the "mango craze" in the brewing world was nearly over now, but apparently it is not quite dead yet ...

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Hazy golden to orange colour, large white head. Moderate aroma of tropical fruits, esp. papaya, hints of mango. Well balanced flavour, good malty backbone, with fruity hops and a decent bitterness.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 5.4%. Golden to orange colour, large white head. Moderate aroma of banana and cloves, a weird hint of broth in the background. Refreshing wheaty flavour, not very sweet, notes of grain with a hint of cloves. A slight acidity (possibly not intended?). Clearly drinkable, but the Germans do this style better.

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

March 2020: 330 ml can, from the brewery. Gluten free. ABV is 4.7%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grapefruit and pine. Flavour of citric hops, hints of pine. Soft and easy drinking.

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

330 ml can, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. Brewed for Omnipollo at De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium. ABV is 4.4%. Pale golden colour, large to moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, flowers and newmown grass, hints of herbs and honey. Slightly sweet flavour with pilsener malts and herbal hops, a fairly distinct bitterness in the finish.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

440 ml can, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. ABV is 4.7%. Clear and beautiful reddish brown colour, large off-white to beige head. Moderate aroma of brown malts and brown bread, a hint of caramel and nuts. The flavour has the same elements as the aroma, with a slight roast and moderate bittering hops in the finish. Well balanced and easy to drink.

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

330 ml can, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. Pink to peach colour, small off-white head of poor retention. Aroma of raspberries, cranberries and lactic acid, hints of spices. Mouthfeel and flavour of fruity acidity, not too sweet, with the same elements as the aroma. The spices are very moderate, and the hops seem to be non-existant. Still fairly refreshing.