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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
5351 Mackeson Stout United Kingdom Stout 3.1

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

(275 ml bottle.) Very dark/black, good tan head. Aroma is malts and coffee, flavour is sweet and malty with coffee and chocolate notes, hardly any bitterness. This beer proves that a low ABV beer can be flavourful, but it's just too sweet to be a favourite of mine.

Jan 23, 2005
11:16:23 AM
5352 Faxe Classic 1901 Denmark Vienna / Amber Lager 3.1

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

(500 ml can, bought in Denmark). Beautiful amber colour, good head. Some corn sweetness, fairly neutral flavour, moderate to low bitterness. No foul taste, but far from being a great beer.

Feb 10, 2005
10:24:10 AM
5353 Aass Genuine Pilsner Norway Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.1

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

In Norway it's only 4.5% ABV. Regarded as an average pils here, but it's actually quite clean tasting and decent as far as Norwegian pilseners go. Crisp, refreshing. The somewhat stronger export version is of course more powerful and probably slightly better.

Feb 16, 2005
05:26:16 PM
5354 Tuborg Gold Premium Lager Denmark Lager 3.1

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

Known as Tuborg Guld in Denmark. Has a duplicate entry at BeerPal as "Tuborg International Gold Label". This is a quite acceptable medium-strong lager, but nothing extraordinary.

Mar 14, 2005
06:27:14 PM
5355 Asia Pacific Tiger Beer Singapore Pale Lager 3.1

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

For an Asian pale lager, this is not too bad. Far more flavour than e.g. Thailand's Singha. I've never been to Singapore, but can imagine Tiger Beer would be great in the the tropical heat there. So leave the Singapore Gin Sling for the chicks - be a Tiger!

Mar 20, 2005
05:18:20 PM
5356 Tinkoff Temnoe (Porter) Russia Dunkel / Dark Lager 3.1

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

(330 ml bottle, bought in Denmark.) Forget that they call this a porter - this is a dunkel, and as such middle of the road, if I’m being kind. Copper colour, moderate head, weak malty aroma, flavour is smooth and easily drinkable, malty sweet with next to none bitterness. There are better German (and Norwegian!) dunkels around - no need to export this from Russia.

Apr 7, 2005
05:48:07 PM
5357 Mythos Greece Pale Lager 3.1

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

Yes, like many others I had this while on holiday in Greece... and found it quite acceptable. Probably the best(??) Greek pale lager. However, I don't feel any need to have it imported to Norway.....

Apr 11, 2005
06:56:11 PM
5358 Ceres Royal Classic Denmark Vienna / Amber Lager 3.1

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

380 ml green plastic bottle, in Denmark. ABV was 4.8%. Amber colour. Vienna style (more or less). Flavour has some malts and hints of caramel. Decent but not very interesting.

Apr 14, 2005
03:49:14 PM
5359 Thisted Thy Økologisk Humle Denmark Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.1

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

Rerate, 500 ml bottle, new label, from NETTO, Denmark. ABV is still 5.8%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Half-decent hoppy aroma, grassy and herbal notes. I don’t find the flavour too bitter any more, the bitterness is balanced by a more pronounced sweetness than I remembered. Still, this is just another pilsener (only with organic ingredients), not bad, but not really remarkable either. Original rating, on tap and 330 ml bottle, in Denmark: Too bitter for my taste (= too light bodied for the hops). Try Thy Økologisk Pilsner in stead. They are both organic beers, a niche that seems to have been successful for Thisted Bryghus.

Apr 15, 2005
12:36:15 PM
5360 San Miguel Especial Spain Pale Lager 3.1

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

This one (5.4% ABV) is far better than their 4.5% version Premium Lager, The 5.4% version is quite malty, with a barely sufficient hoppiness. An acceptable premium lager, not great but well worth having with (or without) a meal in Spain. This rating is based on a bottle bought in Norway, had travelled well.

Apr 29, 2005
06:37:29 PM
5361 Tuborg International Gold Label Denmark Lager 3.1

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

A quite acceptable medium-strong golden lager (Danish "guldøl" style), nothing extraordinary. Called Tuborg Guld in Denmark. Duplicate at BeerPal needs to be amalgated: Also listed here as Tuborg Gold Premium Lager. Same beer.

May 3, 2005
05:14:03 PM
5362 Karjala III Finland Pale Lager 3.1

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

(On tap at Helsinki Airport). An ordinary golden pilsener with a low head, good hoppy (Saaz?) aroma. Light bodied, easily drinkable. You could down a few of these on a midsummer’s day/night. Not unpleasant in any way (= not too much character either). Moderate bitterness in the aftertaste.

May 21, 2005
06:25:21 PM
5363 Reissdorf Kolsch Ale Germany Kölsch 3.1

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

500 ml bottle, at the foreign beer bar of the 32nd Cambridge Beer Festival. (Was also available on draught there, but not when I decided to sample it.) This was my first Kölsch ever, as far as I can remember. Moderate head, yellow colour. Looks like a pilsener or a helles, smells like a decent pilsener: grass, hints of tropical fruits. Flavour nearly like a decent helles or one of the better pale lagers, but a slight yeastiness betrays its origin. Decent, but did not impress me.

Jun 2, 2005
05:29:02 PM
5364 Zubr Classic Czech Republic Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.1

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

500 ml can, bought in Denmark. ABV was 4.1%. Golden colour, moderate head. Pleasant aroma with notes of flowers, honey and rhubarb. Flavour is clean tasting with moderate hops, not remarkable but drinkable.

Aug 3, 2005
03:10:03 PM
5365 Fuller's Discovery Blonde United Kingdom Blonde Ale 3.1

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

Cask conditioned at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Fullers have finally "discovered" that golden ales have been in demand for a number of years. This is their attempt at this style. Golden colour, low head. Moderate hops in aroma and flavour, but nothing special here. Disappointing. Rerate, 330 ml brown bottle, from Maxi Stormarked, Sandnes. ABV is 4.2%. Golden colour, moderate head. Moderate fruity hops in the aroma, some notes of toffee and buttered toast too. The flavour has moderate malts and fruity hops (hints of oranges), with just a very moderate bitterness in the finish. Nothing wrong with it, but doesn’t blow your socks off.

Aug 21, 2005
04:48:21 PM
5366 Pigeonnelle La Salamandre France Belgian Ale 3.1

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

June 2015: 750 ml bottle from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. BB date 05.03.2015. ABV is 6.5%. Pale straw colour, huge white head. Nice spicy and yeasty aroma, some fruity notes too. The flavour has some fruity acidity and mild spicy notes. Very moderate hops. Kind of refreshing, but not very exciting.

Jun 6, 2024
06:53:16 PM
5367 Moor Dark Alliance United Kingdom Coffee Stout 3.1

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

October 2014: Shared 660 ml bottle, at local tasting. ABV is 4.7%. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of piney hops, mild roasty notes. Dry flavour with some bitter coffee notes and piney American hops.

Jun 6, 2024
11:50:12 PM
5368 Fjordfolk Mørkeredd Black IPA Norway American Black Ale 3.1

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

330 ml can, as Fjordfolk Mørkeredd Black IPA (Cascadian Dark Ale), from Vinmonopolet Madla. ABV is 6.5%, IBU 65. Moderately gushing can. Nearly black colour, large beige head. Aroma of sourish mash, moderate roast malts. Fairly dry flavour of roast malts, bitter coffee, dark bitter chocolate, distinct bittering hops. A pretty rough beer.

Jun 9, 2024
07:52:58 PM
5369 Lervig Hype Dream Raspberry & Blackberry Pastry Sour Norway Fruit Beer 3.1

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Madla. ABV is 6.5%. "Ancient pink" to purple colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of lactic acid, raspberries and blackberries. Medium sour flavour, distinct notes of raspberries, the blackberries are more subdued. Also lactic acid, a hint of vanilla, low bitterness.

Jun 10, 2024
09:35:57 PM
5370 Mica Pale Ale Sin Gluten Spain American Pale Ale 3.1

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

330 ml bottle, as Mica Pale Ale Sin Gluten, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5%, IBU 40. Slightly hazy golden colour, large white head. Aroma of yellow stonefruits, yeast, pine and spruce. Citric flavour, yeast and pine / resin, bitter finish.

Jun 12, 2024
11:07:27 PM
5371 Lindesnes LB Bølgetoppen Pale Ale Norway American Pale Ale 3.1

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

August 2020: 330 ml bottle, batch L33, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Deep golden to orange colour, enormous white head, apparently overcarbonated, takes "forever" to settle. Aroma of dust, grain and some fruity and piney hops. Good malt body for a beer of this ABV. Hoppy flavour with a resinous and grapefruity bitterness, notes of yeast too.

Jun 17, 2024
02:58:18 PM
5372 ELØ - En Liten Øl Grønnstein IPA Norway IPA 3.1

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

Original rating, May 2018: 330 ml bottle, batch #015, from the brewery, as En Liten Øl Fruktig IPA Grønnstein. ABV is 4.7%. Hazy deep golden colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of fruity and piney American hops. Citric mouthfeel, light bodied. Dry and resinous flavour, quite bitter finish. (Sampled again today from can, "Fruktig" is no longer part of the beer's name, but otherwise the same.)

Jun 21, 2024
10:38:34 AM
5373 Kvestad Kaizer Sider Norway Cider 3.1

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

Sample at Gladmatfestivalen, Stavanger. Pale golden colour. Aroma of eating apples. Dry flavour of apples, does not taste as strong as it is, nice enough to drink, but there are many contenders in this field.

Jun 26, 2024
04:34:02 PM
5374 Whiplash Fruit Salad Days Blackberry & Raspberry Ireland Berliner Weisse 3.1

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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Hazy "ancient pink" colour, moderate off-white to pink head. Aroma of lactic acid, raspberries and blackberries. Medium sour flavour (not as sour as a real Berliner Weisse - TG) with the same elements as the aroma, fairly refreshing.

Jul 3, 2024
03:42:36 PM
5375 Swannay Pale Ale United Kingdom American Pale Ale 3.1

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

October 2020: 500 ml bottle, from Gulating ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Malty aroma, crystal malts and hints of caramel. Malty and grainy flavour, fairly dry, hints of citric hops, medium bitter finish. Not really great.

Jul 6, 2024
05:01:59 PM