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

500 ml bottle, from Bunnpris Sauda. ABV is 4.7%, IBU 33. Golden colour, large to moderate white head. Strong aroma of banana purée. Flavour of citrus and banana, not too sweet, moderate bitterness. Not too bad overall.

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

500 ml bottle, from Bunnpris Sauda. Brownish golden colour, loads of yeast floaties in the glass. Small and coarse white head. Aroma of yeast and over-ripe mango. Medium sweet flavour with dominant over-ripe mango throughout, a moderate bitterness in the finish. Won't buy again.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.0%. Opaque yellow colour, moderate white head. Distinct aroma of various tropical fruits and citrus. Slightly sweet but refreshing flavour, again with tropical fruits and citrus, hints of resin, but the bittering hops are very moderate.

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

750 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet Bryne. ABV is 5.5%. Deep golden to orange colour, slightly hazy. Moderate white head. Aroma of citrus, particularly oranges, also notes of tropical fruits. Fizzy mouthfeel. The flavour has citric and spicy hops, hints of tropical fruits, decent malts, and pine needles and resin in the finish.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Bryne. ABV is 5.5%. Golden colour, nearly clear, small white head. Aroma of yeast, malts and stale jam, hints of cloves and banana. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour is surprisingly bitter and medicinal throughout, some citrus / grapefruit and banana. Drinkable, but overall very disappointing, I expect more from HaandBryggeriet.

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

500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Dark brown colour, moderate beige head. Moderate but fairly nice aroma of caramel malts and some vegetal notes (the pumpkin, I assume). Soft mouthfeel. Flavour of caramel malts and slightly roasted malts, moderate notes of pumpkin with some acidity. Slightly burnt aftertaste. Not difficult to drink and like.

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

330 ml bottle, from Bris Ølutsalg, Jørpeland. 15 IBU. Very pale yellow colour, large white head. Aroma of DMS and lime. Very thin mouthfeel, but refreshing, mainly due to the notes of lime. Some less pleasant DMS and grainy notes in the background.

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

April 2013: 250 ml bottle, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7%. Golden colour, large white head. Pleasant and strong aroma of sea buckthorn, apple cider and brettanomyces, hints of oak. The flavour is fairly sour but not extreme, quite dry, notes of brett and sea buckthorn again, bitter aftertaste.

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

330 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Hazy yellow colour, small and shortlived white head. Aroma of lactic acid and lemons, a hint of smoke. Extremely sour flavour, nearly undrinkable, lactic acid and lemons galore, also some misplaced notes of smoke. Won't buy again.

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

440 ml can, from Bunnpris Sauda. ABV is 4.7%. Orange colour, pours sparkling with a white head that actually lasts a while. Aroma of apples, blood oranges, hibiscus and artificial candy. Flavour with the same elements, not very good. Won't buy again. Fjordfolk has better ciders than this one.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Hazy orange colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of lactic acid and strawberry jam. Medium sour flavour of lactic acid and strawberries. Refreshing.

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

440 ml can, from Bunnpris Sauda. ABV is 4.7%. Clear and very pale straw colour, pours moderately sparkling, no head. Aroma of apples and citric and spicy hops (Mosaic). Semi-dry (or semi-sweet, if you like) flavour of eating apples (Summerred and Aroma), moderate hops contribute with an interesting twist. Pleasant to drink.

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

330 ml bottle, as Homborsund Svartskjær Belgisk Quadrupel. ABV is 10%, IBU 40. Hops are Polaris and Saaz. Very dark brown colour, nearly black. Moderate beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, brown kandij sugar syrup and dark dried fruits. Rich mouthfeel, warming throatfeel. The flavour has the same elements as the aroma, with more roast malts than most quads, but is not as sweet as the aroma made me fear. Quite enjoyable to drink.

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

330 ml bottle, batch L84, from Vinmonopolet Sauda. ABV is 7.4%. Nearly black colour, moderate to small beige head. Aroma of malts, sourish black rye bread, a hint of liquorice. The flavour is also malty and moderately sweet, notes of chocolate, mild coffee, black bread and a hint of liquorice, moderate hops. Not bad.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

330 ml can, Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 2.2%. Milky and very pale yellow colour, small white head. Nice aroma of citric and piney hops, hints of tropical fruits, some grainy notes in the background. Thin and citric mouthfeel. The flavour is piney and citric, hints of tropical fruits.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.