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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 5.2%. Gusher can. Slightly hazy yellow colour, moderate white head. Floral and herbal aroma, some fruity notes too. Fairly sweet, floral and fruity flavour, with a sharpish bitterness in the aftertaste.

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

330 ml bottle, brewed for Brooklyn Brewery at E.C. Dahls, Trondheim, consumed at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 4.6%. Crystal clear and very pale golden colour, large white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and grassy and floral hops. Crisp and clean pilsener flavour, moderate herbal hops.

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

330 ml bottle, from Systembolaget, shared in Oslo by my son Steinar. ABV is 4.5%. Very pale straw colour. Watered down aroma and flavour of dry apple cider, half-decent.

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

500 ml can, from Kiwi Tau. ABV is 4.7%. Pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts. The flavour is maybe a tad too sweet, but this is otherwise a "clean" pilsener with decent malts, and moderate herbal hops in the finish. Not bad, okay with a meal.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5%, IBU 15. Slightly hazy pale straw colour, small white head. Aroma of citrus, with a hint of coriander. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, again with a hint of coriander. Minimal hops. Simple, but refreshing.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Slightly hazy reddish brown colour, small off-white head. Distinct aroma of malts, brown bread, dark syrup and caramel. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, low bitterness.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 4.8%. Moderately hazy golden colour, small and shortlived white head. Aroma of tea and orange peel, also notes of spices. Citric flavour, medium sour, notes of lemons, orange peel and tea. Kind of refreshing, but hardly a beer I'll buy again.

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

April 2015: Cask half pint at the New Inn, Gloucester. Served a tad too warm. Copper to brown colour, minimal head, slightly off-white. Nice lacing. Malty aroma with hints of toffee, some fruit. Malty flavour, nutty notes, a hint of caramel but not really sweet. Definitely drinkable, but not great.

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

July 2015: Small sample from 355 ml bottle, at a 4th of July tasting. Promising and nice farmhouse kitchen / brett aroma, but the flavour was too thin, bland and not very interesting. The Motueka hops did not come through as much as I’d like. Might sample again, but not if I have to pay for the bottle myself.

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

500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken (n/a dpt.). ABV is 0.5%. Clear and very pale straw colour, sparkling, no head. Aroma of cider apples and eating apples, a hint of sulphites. Citric mouthfeel. Flavour of fresh apples, not too sweet. Some sulphites again. Fairly nice for a nearly n/a cider.

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

440 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 5.2%. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grassy and herbal German hops. Crisp and refreshing pilsener flavour, herbal German hops again, with a distinct and rather sharp bitterness in the aftertaste.

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

Feb. 2014: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.4%. Slightly hazy deep golden colour, large white head. Aroma of brettanomyces, barnyard, dust and some spice. Moderate carbonation in the mouth. The flavour is not too sweet, but not dry either. Not sour (which I expected, as they have used brettanomyces lambicus). Yeasty notes, and a sharp hoppy bite in the finish and aftertaste. Not really great in my book, To Øl have better beers than this.

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

330 ml bottle, vintage 2019, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.0%. Hazy pale straw colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of pears and pear cores, a hint of sulphites. Dry flavour, with a distinct and lemony acidity which I have not encountered in any variety of pears.

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

440 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 6.0%. Infused with blood orange, white peach and apricot. Opaque apricot colour, small white head. Distinct aroma of said fruits, also lactic acid. Sour flavour of lactic acid and said fruits. WYSIWYG.

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

330 ml clear bottle, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. ABV is 5.8%. Clear deep golden / amber to orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma of sweetish malts, sea buckthorn berries and sweet gale / bog myrtle. The flavour is not as sweet as the aroma made me fear, fruity notes of sea buckthorn berries, fairly distinct notes of bog myrtle, minimal bitterness (hops are not on the ingredients list).

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

March 2014: Shared bottle, as Ilkley Dinner Ale, at hotel room tasting. ABV is 3.3%. Deep golden colour. Aroma of malts, toffee and dust. Surprisingly hoppy flavour for a beer of this low ABV, quite nice, also noticeable malts. Might sample again.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.5%. Hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Modest aroma of malts and a hint of citrus. Citric flavour, a hint of yellow plums. Low bitterness. A decent refreshment, no more, no less.

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: 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: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

750 ml corked bottle, from Vinmonopolet, nettbutikken. ABV is 10%. Deep golden colour, no carbonation. Aroma of apple pie (apples, cinnamon and other spices). Very sweet flavour, too sweet for me, with the same elements as the aroma. A little fruity acidity would have helped. Probably intended to be drunk as a mulled cider.

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

May 2017: 750 ml corked & caged clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Made in 2016. Pale golden colour, pours fizzy with a large but shortlived head. Aroma of sweet dessert apples and sulphites. Moderate carbonation in the mouth. Flavour of sweet apples and appleskins, drier finish with hints of sulphites. The ordinary Alde Sider is better.

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

330 ml bottle, from Joker Vatlandsvåg. ABV is 4.7%. Slightly hazy golden colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of grass and herbs. Herbal hops in the flavour too, bitter aftertaste, nearly medicinal.

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

330 ml bottle, as Cusqueña Dark Lager, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.6%. Very dark brown colour, moderate off-white to beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel and brown bread. Sweet and malty flavour - pretty far out on the sweet side, actually. Lots of caramel and syrup notes, hints of dark rye bread. Minimal bittering hops. Worth sampling, but hardly a beer I'll buy again.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Slightly hazy brown colour, large to moderate off-white head. Herbal aroma (of the flowers of meadowsweet and rosebay willowherb, which both are part of the recipe here), also notes of brown malts, Bitter herbal flavour, sharpish finish, interesting more than really good.

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

Nov. 2020: 500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%, IBU 30. Very cloudy straw colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of citrus, hints of tropical fruits. Sweet flavour (too sweet), notes of said fruits and pine, seems strangely unbalanced, fairly bitter finish. I am not convinced that this "raw" idea is the way to go for Nøgne Ø. Won't buy again.