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

330 ml bottle, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 3.5%. Pale golden colour, large white head. Fairly strong grassy and grainy aroma. Mouthfeel like carbonated water. The flavour is utterly bland and boring (nearly flavourless), but there are no offensive off-flavours, and there is a faint hint of hops in the aftertaste, so I can’t say that the beer is totally undrinkable. Not something I’d ever pay good money for again, though.

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

This beer seems to need a split in the BeerPal database - my 330 ml bottle (in France), simply named "Chang Beer", was a typical standard pale lager at 5.0% ABV, and can’t possibly be "the same beer" as a 6.4% "strong lager"??!! Anyhow, my beer pours with a golden colour and a large head. "Neutral" lager flavour, not offensive, moderate sweetness. Okay with a spicy Thai meal.

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

330 ml bottle, now available in Norway (grocery stores). The "little brother" of the ordinary Singha, which also is available here (at Vinmonopolet). Pale golden colour, large and lingering head, very moderate carbonation. Tolerable fruity and grassy aroma. Fairly "neutral" lager flavour, some malty sweetness and moderate hops - not a great beer, but fortunately without the nasty "industrial" and metallic sidenotes that so many pale lagers are cursed with. Drinkable swill for the beach in Thailand.

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

Another beer I bought just to get one more country rated! Pleasant aroma when you open the bottle, hardly any aroma in the glass. Very light colour. Flavour is not unpleasant, actually there is hardly any flavour at all. Aftertaste? What aftertaste? (Well, I had this beer with a fairly spicy pizza, but still...) With 6% alcohol and little or no taste, it's probably an OK beer if your intention is to get pissed as fast as possible in the Thailand heat. Down there I guess it will cost you something like 20 cents a bottle - buying it anywhere else is ridiculous.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 3

Shared can at local tasting. Pale golden colour. Weird industrial aroma, hints of chemical waste and band-aid. The flavour is somewhat "better", thin and grainy, but not undrinkable.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

Bottle, RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting. My first (and last?) Tonga beer! "Naturally brewed" - that’s an important piece of information, as you otherwise might think that this beer came out of a chemical factory ... Sweet aroma, kind of sickly, notes of rotting pineapples. Mouthfeel is watery like hell, hardly any flavour at all. Well, there’s another "beer country" rated!

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

275 ml clear bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.2%. Brewed and bottled in Trinidad. UK import: www.globalbrands.co.uk . Ingredients include sugar. Pale golden colour, fizzy, large white head. Sweetish industrial aroma. Fizzy mouthfeel. Sweetish and slightly lemony flavour with minimal hops. Boring beer.

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

500 ml brown bottle, Fiçi Bira, special design. ABV is 5%. Shared with my beerpal Olav who bought it in Turkey, thx! Golden colour, moderate white head. Initially a whiff of standard pilsener aroma with some hops, then a very moderate sweetish aroma with notes of malts and maize. Standard pilsener flavour, no offensive sidenotes (unlike other Efes beers), moderate hops.

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

1 litre green bottle, ABV (or was that ABW?) was 4.1%. Shared with my beerpal Olav who bought it in Turkey, thx! Pale golden colour, moderate white head. First a pleasant Heineken-like 'skunky' whiff when opening the the bottle, then a very unpleasant and bland aroma with notes of boiled vegetables and wet cardboard. Bland flavour with notes of rubber, glue and wet cardboard. Really, really dreadful.

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

330 ml bottle, brought home from Turkey by my wife. ABV is 5.5%. Murky greyish brown colour, big to moderate off-white head. Moderate aroma of lightly roasted malts, a hint of chocolate. The flavour is bland and boring, bready notes with a slight acidity. Very far from being a great beer, it is not totally undrinkable though. Probably better with food than on its own.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

330 ml clear bottle, brought home from Turkey by my wife. ABV is 6.1%. Dark reddish brown colour, big greyish beige head. Smells "thin" and metallic, also notes of cooked vegetables and wet cardboard. The flavour is first tolerably malty with notes of brown bread and some caramel, without being very sweet. Some fruity acidity in the middle. Dull finish, minimal hops. Clearly drinkable, but boring. Don’t expect to find anything much better than this in Turkey, though.

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

(330 ml bottle). Very pale yellow colour, decent head. Sweet fruity aroma. Flavour is, uh, thin... some alcoholic/fusel notes, like Norwegian "hjemmebrent" (="moonshine"). Might be drinkable ice cold at the beach of Antalya. Anywhere else: Avoid!

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

330 ml green bottle, kindly shared by abemorsten. ABV is 4.8%. Deep golden colour, decent white head. Aroma of maize and over-cooked vegetables. Bland flavour, some malts and maize, minimal hops. Not undrinkable though.

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

500 ml can, bought in Denmark. Cloudy golden colour, fizzy. Frothing initially large head that subsides quickly. Decent wheat aroma with citrus and coriander. Flavour has not much going for it, not offensive but not great either. Some citrus and coriander, but not much. Fairly bland. Mouthfeel remains fizzy throughout. Not much aftertaste either. An OKish thirstquencher, but not a beer to search out.

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

RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Roasty and alcoholic aroma with some initial hints of vomit, gets better. Flavour is roasty and sweet with an acceptable bitterness in the finish. Quite nice.

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

RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. ABV is 7.5%, malt content is 18%. Sherry colour. Oak and spices in aroma and flavour. Fairly dry. Good to know that the Ukrainians brew better stuff than the usual pale lagers.

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

330 ml slimline can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.8%, IBU 35. Deep reddish brown colour, small off-white to beige head. Aroma of malts, hay, brown bread, roasted nuts, hints of caramel and burnt breadcrumbs. Malty flavour with the same elements, distinct bittering hops in the aftertaste.

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

On tap at Cardinal. Golden colour, small white head. Weak aroma, hints of artificial mango and peach essence. The flavour is not very sour, nor very sweet, but has again artificial notes of peach and mango essence. Not great.

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

500 ml green bottle (new design), from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, also some grassy and herbal hops. Fairly refreshing flavour, some malty sweetness but also moderate herbal hops. Not too bad.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 2

August 2022: Shared 1 liter PET bottle at Bryne tasting. Dark brown colour. Aroma of caramel and dark bread. Sweet flavour, thin mouthfeel. Not good. Certainly not the best kwas / kvass I've had.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Hazy dirty yellow colour, white head. Aroma of mango and lactose. The flavour has a slight fruity acidity from the mango, fairly distinct bitterness.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Nearly clear deep golden colour, white head. Aroma of citrus and earthy hops, none of the expected "tropical" notes. Citrus and earthy hops in the flavour too, medium sweet. Still nothing "tropical" about it.

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Cloudy pink to red colour. Aroma and flavour of mango, raspberries and cherries - no surprise there. Drinkable, but more of a blended fruit nectar than a beer.

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

500 ml clear bottle, from EkoMarket, Stavanger. ABV is 3.5%. Clear and very pale straw colour, small white head. Aroma of lime and pilsener malts. Medium sweet and citric flavour, notes of lime, pilsener notes in the background, low bitterness. Not undrinkable.

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

480 ml can, from EkoMarket Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Mahogany colour, moderate to small off-white to beige head. Aroma of dark bread and dark Munich malts, hints of prunes and burnt breadcrumbs. The flavour has the same elements, and is not too sweet. Moderate to low bitterness.