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

500 ml bottle. Very dark ruby colour, large thick tan head. Malty aroma with smoked notes, elements of espresso coffee, tar and old woodwork. Flavour is initially a tad sweeter than I appreciate, roasted malts with tar, coffee and prunes. A distinct bitterness from the hops and roasted malts takes over, and lasts through the long aftertaste. The high ABV is well hidden. A solid Baltic porter, but not as good as Sinebrychoff.

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

Shared bottle, RBNAG 2011. Still mead. Golden colour. Aroma of honey, spices and fusel alcohols. Sweet flavour of honey, hints of mild spices / herbs. Nice to drink.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 3

Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting, thanks to Ole Anders. ABV is 5.2%. Dark reddish brown colour, moderate beige head. Strong aroma of honey, also notes of brown malts and sourish fruit. Medium sweet flavour of honey and brown malts, unfortunately not balanced by sufficient spices nor hops.

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

500 ml can, thanks to my beerpal Olav, as Warka Uznany Smak. ABV is 5.7%. Golden colour, big to moderate white head. Very moderate aroma of flowery hops, hints of honey. Standard pilsener flavour, moderate hops, dry finish. Decent enough, but nothing special.

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

568 ml can, shared with Holmen1 and Holmen2. ABV is 6%. Clear golden colour, large white head. Grainy and slightly herbal aroma. Refreshing pilsener flavour, tolerable hops, not too sweet.

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

250 ml bottle, from a minimarket in Funchal. ABV is 4%. Golden colour, moderately sparkling. Aroma and flavour of real dessert apples, with some sugar added. Nice enough.

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

330 ml bottle, from a minimarket in Funchal. ABV is 5.1%. Golden colour, small white head. Fairly malty aroma and flavour, nothing special here, but drinkable.

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

250 ml green bottle, from a minimarket in Funchal. ABV is 5%. Golden colour, small white head. Clean pilsener aroma and flavour, no off-flavours, fair enough.

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

500 ml on tap at The Pub, Funchal. Black colour, moderate beige head. Moderately roasty aroma and flavour, not very sweet, hints of coffee and dark chocolate, fairly smooth and nice to drink.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR store in Funchal. American amber ale. ABV is 5.6%. Brown colour, small off-white to beige head. Malty aroma, hints of caramel. Malty flavour too, slightly nutty, not very sweet, but lacks hops.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 8.5%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Moderate aroma of lightly roasted malts and chocolate. Smooth flavour, roast malts, chocolate and a hint of liquorice, not too sweet.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 5.0%. Pale golden colour, large white head. Sweetish aroma of malts and newmown grass, hints of honey and herbal hops. Fizzy mouthfeel. Flavour of malts and moderate herbal hops, the bitterness could with advantage be firmer.

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

200 ml bottle, from a minimarket in Funchal. ABV is 5.0%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Moderate roasty aroma, hints of coffee and dark chocolate. Smooth flavour, with the same elements. Nice enough to drink, but has no real «personality».

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

440 ml can, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 6.5%. Hazy yellow colour, moderate to small white head. Moderate aroma of citrus, grain and tropical fruits. Pleasant fruity flavour, citrus and various tropical fruits again. Low bitterness.

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

440 ml can, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 6.0%. Hops are Talus, Simcoe and Citra. Hazy yellow to orange colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of citrus and pine. Citrus and moderate pine in the flavour too, hints of yellow stonefruits.

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

440 ml can, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 6.0%. Kveik IPA. Hops are Eldorado, Vic Secret and Citra. Hazy yellow colour, large white head. Aroma of kveik and ripe yellow plums, a hint of pine. Piney and grapefruity flavour, hints of orange peel, medium dry, okay.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 3

330 ml green bottle, as Super Bock Green Limao, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 2%. Hazy brownish-golden colour, small white head. Aroma of lemons / lemonade. Flavour of lemonade, sugar and malts.

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

250 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 4%. Clear pink to red colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived off-white head. Aroma of artificial raspberry candy. Flavour of artificial “julebrus” (Yule pop / soda). Sugary and not good at all.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. American IPA. ABV is 6.3%. Hops are Citra, Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe. British malts. Golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of pineapple and other tropical fruits, also citrus, hints of pine. Citric and piney / resinous hops, hints of tropical fruits, good bitterness.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. Brownish-orange to reddish colour, moderate white head. Aroma of yeast, sheepshed and mild spices. Sweet flavour of kandij sugar, hints of mild spices.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 6%, IBU 58. Hazy golden to orange colour, huge and lasting white head, overcarbonated. Aroma of yeast, and citric and piney hops. The flavour has the same elements, too much yeast, otherwise good.

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

330 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. American Pale Ale. ABV is 5.5%, IBU 37. Hazy golden colour, huge white head, overcarbonated. Aroma of ale yeast and piney hops. Fizzy mouthfeel. Yeasty and piney flavour, not impressive.

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

330 ml bottle, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). ABV is 6.4%. Clear amber colour, large and lasting off-white head. Fruity and flowery hops in the aroma, some sugary notes too. The flavour is malty sweet and sugary, notes of caramel. Low bitterness. I drank the beer at cellar temperature +, it will probably taste better when cold.

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

330 ml bottle, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet, bestillingsutvalget). Pale golden colour with fluffy white head that doesn’t last very long, some lacing. Grassy sweet aroma with notes of maize/corn and molasses, hints of vomit. Bland flavour, typical industrial adjunct lager, some maize sweetness, low bitterness. I think even Sagres tasted fresher than this one. Not a beer I’ll buy again. If I go to Portugal I’ll probably stick to vinho verde.