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

Another "klasse D" Christmas beer, brewed by Aass under the name of long gone Lundetangen Bryggeri. Reddish brown colour, artificial raspberry candy aroma, weak and watery flavour - not nearly as spicy as this style requires. Weak aftertaste. And of course, too low ABV to be a "real" Juleøl.

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

500 ml can, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. A new beer from Ringnes - I thought this was supposed to be a Münchener dunkel, but it is more of a Münchener helles. Deep golden colour, decent head. Very moderate aroma, some fruity hops and boiled vegetables. Flavour has some dusty hops and a hint of caramel - and is otherwise utterly boring.

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

Norwegian discount Christmas brew for the grocery store market. Just slightly darker (brownish) and less hoppy than Grans Juleøl. Watery mouthfeel. Too low ABV to be a "real" Christmas brew.

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

Norwegian discount grocery store Christmas beer. Fairly clean tasting low ABV Christmas beer, at least it's slightly better than you'd expect from this miserable brewery. Drinkable, but of course: watery and thin like most other "klasse D" Juleøl. I don't think Grans even make a "klasse F" beer any more.

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

330 ml can, in France. ABV was 4.2%. This seems to be the "kiosk version" of the ordinary 4.7% Kronenbourg. An average pale lager, if I’m being kind - but some tolerable hops makes it drinkable. Far from a great beer, though.

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

330 ml green bottle, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet, bestillingsutvalget). Pale golden colour, decent head. Fruity sweet aroma, notes of grass too. Flavour is unremarkable, but there’s a distinct bitterness of not-too-good hops in the finish and aftertaste.

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

Bottle, RBESG 2006. Hazy brownish amber colour. Made with 5% grape juice (and fermented with wine yeast?) Vinegary aroma with strange notes of horsepiss and rotting garbage. Woody and funky flavour where the grape juice barely shines through, without the necessary freshness. If I want a sour beer, I’d rather have a gueuze, thank you.

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

RBESG 2006, can. Pale golden colour. Grassy and flowery sweet aroma. Bland flavour, sweetish and boring (drank it a bit too warm, though), some moderate hops.

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

Copper coloured Christmas beer, brewed for the Norwegian grocery store market when the traditional "klasse F" Christmas beers could be sold only through the government owned Vinmonopolet stores. This beer is an example of the fact that the Juleøl style NEEDS an ABV of 6,2% - 7% to be decent. The beer looks good, but that's all. Bland metallic flavour, just a hint of caramel. It's stunning how little taste they have managed to put into this beer. Low score in all Xmas beer ratings in Norwegian newspapers - well deserved. BTW, like (nearly) all Norwegians, I believed that Norwegian Juleøl was a style in its own right - I actually learned from RateBeer that they could be classified as Vienna. (I don't know if people living in Vienna would agree.) Fortunately, the best "klasse F" beers are a lot better than this.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Jørpeland. ABV is 5.6%. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate to small white head. "Artificial" aroma of apricot, some citrus too. Citric flavour, also notes of dried apricots. Lactic acid, low bitterness.

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

March 2013: 500 ml bottle, probably from Voldby Købmandsgård, Denmark. ABV is 4.4%. Dark brown colour, moderate off-white to beige head. Sweetish aroma of malt sugar and unfermented wort, also notes of bread and dust. Very sweet, sugary and malty flavour, reminiscent of a Danish dark "hvidtøl", but despite the sweetness, the mouthfeel is fairly thin. No hops detected. Not awful, though - just not something I’ll buy again.

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

330 ml can, as Amstel Cerveza Radler (Limon), from Aldi Estepona, Spain. ABV is 2%. Cloudy / murky straw colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of lemons and lemon zest. Flavour of lemonade, a little malts in the background.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 3

440 ml can, from Joker Vatlandsvåg. ABV is 4.7%. Hazy straw colour, large to moderate white head. Sickly bad smell of stale jam and vomit. The flavour is better, citric and wheaty notes with a hint of cloves, but the smell ruins it all.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

440 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 13%. Pitch black colour, moderate and creamy tan head. Intense aroma of maple syrup, vanilla, caramel and doughnuts. Extremely sweet and cloying flavour, with the same elements as the aroma. Drinkable only in small portions - the can should be shared between minimum 4 persons, none of them should have diabetes. Oh Holy Mother of God!

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

January 2017: 750 ml corked & caged bottle, from Super Cor Expres, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. ABV is 5.5%. Deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Malty aroma, notes of wort and grain. The flavour is slightly more dry than sweet, again malty and grainy, just a little hops in the finish. No masterpiece this one.

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

500 ml can, from Kiwi Tau. ABV is 4.3%. Crystal clear and very pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and newmown grass. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, moderate herbal hops. Quite refreshing, better than I feared.

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

440 ml can, from SPAR Jørpeland. ABV is 4.7%. Clear golden colour, large white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, hints of sweat and honey. The flavour is a bit on the sweet side, more malty than hoppy. Not bad, but hardly something I'll buy again.

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

330 ml bottle, at Ryfylke Fjordthotell, Sand. ABV is 4.7%. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of yeast, flowers and honey. The flavour has the same elements, a bit too yeasty, moderate bitterness in the finish.

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

November 2012: 500 ml bottle, shared by my beerpal Egil. Copper colour, moderate white head. Sweetish and slightly sickly malty aroma, some caramel. Fairly sweet flavour, malty with caramel, but nice enough to drink. Low bitterness.

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

330 ml clear bottle, as Desperados Lemon 0.0%. N/a beer flavoured with citrus & lemon zest. Purchased at EKO Market, Stavanger. Clear golden colour, moderate to small white head. Distinct and fairly nice aroma of lemon zest. Medium sweet flavour of citrus fruits and lemon zest. Thin mouthfeel, but fairly refreshing.

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

500 ml bottle, from EkoMarket, Bryne. ABV is 0.0%. Cola colour, nearly black. Moderate off-white head. Aroma of malts and coffee. Flavour of malts, citrus and coffee, moderate hops in the finish. Not too bad.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

1 liter swingtop bottle, as Kwas Litewski / Lithuanian Bread Kvass, from EkoMarket, Bryne. Deep reddish brown colour, large to moderate creamy beige head. Moderate aroma of dark rye bread. Moderately sweet flavour of rye bread and sugar, hints of prunes.

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

1 liter swingtop bottle, from EkoMarket, Bryne. No ABV mentioned on the label. Mahogany colour, small off-white head. Aroma of dark rye bread. Medium sweet flavour of rye bread and sugar, hints of prunes. A typical commercial kvass, drinkable.

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

Yep, 'neutral' is the word here. OKish pils for the summer heat in Greece, not worth buying anywhere else. Very pale colour, weak aroma and flavour.

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

330 ml bottle, London. Pale golden sparkling beer, poor head. Moderate hops and grass in the aroma. A tolerable amount of hops in the flavour makes this beer A LITTLE better than the average swill lager. Won’t buy again, though. I you want a good NZ lager, look for Emersons in stead!