Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

500 ml bottle, from EKO Market, Stavanger. Hazy pale straw colour, moderate white head, nice lacing. Aroma of malts, grit, grain, baby porridge, just a hint of wheaty notes and citrus. The flavour is better, with more distinct citrus and wheaty notes, also hints of coriander and very moderate hops.

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

330 ml clear bottle, as Desperados Original, from Vinmonopolet Sauda. Brewed for Heineken España. ABV is 5.9%. Golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of malt sugar, maize, citrus and tequila. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, low bitterness. Acceptable as an ice cold refreshment.

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

440 ml can, as Broughton Hopo 6.2 IPA, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Clear deep golden colour, with a small, coarse and shortlived white head. Aroma of malts, toffee, caramel and over-ripe red berries. Malty flavour, slightly on the sweet side, some caramel, moderate earthy hops in the finish. Dull, won't buy again.

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

500 ml can, from a minimarket in Funchal. ABV is 10.5%. Clear golden to orange colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of soap and alcohol. Flavour of sweet malts and alcohol, moderate hops.

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

330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, probably Stavanger Verksgt. Also available at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 14.6%. Very deep brown to black colour (what's this modern idea that barleywines should be black?). No head, minimal carbonation. Aroma of malts, molasses, caramel and treacle, hints of soy sauce, fusel and oak. Flat and boozy mouthfeel. Way too sweet and alcoholic flavour, notes of oak and fusel. Not to my liking at all, won't buy again.

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

Oct. 2019: 330 ml bottle, from Green Peas, Stavanger. ABV is 4.3%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, grass and maize. Light bodied, citric mouthfeel. Sweet and citric flavour, notes of grass and maize again, a modest bitterness.

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

Sep. 2016: 330 ml can, in Rhodos. ABV is 5%. Clear pale golden colour, large white head. Moderate sweetish aroma, hints of grass. Slightly sweet flavour, fairly bland, with far too little hops, but not offensive - just boring.

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

330 ml can, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. ABV is 2.7%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Moderate sweetish aroma, some floral and grassy notes. Light bodied of course, citric mouthfeel. The flavour is moderately citric and grainy, fairly dry, but there are no unpleasant off-flavours. If you want a low ABV pale lager, this one is not as bad as I feared.

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

330 ml green bottle. Non-alcoholic Yule/Christmas beer, sold only in REMA 1000 stores. Mahogany coloured beer, big beige head. Typical n/a beer aroma of malts, baby porridge and over-boiled vegetables. The flavour is malty with hints of caramel, not too sweet, lacks hops and any kind of "bite", but is not undrinkable.

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

Bottle, ABV 2.7%, at RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate grainy aroma. The flavour has distinct German hops, but the mouthfeel is too thin.

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

330 ml green bottle, bought in Sweden. Non-alcoholic. Crystal clear pale yellow colour, big and lasting white head. The aroma has first a fresh "skunky" whiff when opening the bottle, then the usual n/a beer notes of over-boiled vegetables and baby porridge. Also some sweetish notes of candy, hints of grassy hops. Fairly thin mouthfeel, as expected. The flavour is moderately citrussy and grassy, making the beer quite drinkable and refreshing - for a n/a beer, that is. Hints of hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. Could have been worse.

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

500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Hazy brownish golden colour, big and lasting white head. The usual n/a beer aroma of baby porridge, but also notes of malts, with some wheaty hints of cloves. Soft mouthfeel, light bodied but tolerably refreshing when cold. The flavour has again notes of baby porridge, also over-boiled vegetables and dusty malts. A slight citrussy acidity. Minimal hops, bland finish.

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

Keg halfpint at The Stag pub, Aberdeen. Pale golden colour, white head. Minimal "dusty" aroma. Dry flavour, some citrus, not much to write home about.

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

330 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 0.5%. Clear and deep golden to amber colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of grain and citric hops, a hint of porridge. Thin, fizzy and citric mouthfeel. Dry flavour of grain, dust and fairly distinct and sharp bittering hops.

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

500 ml bottle, from Coop Mega Madla Handelslag. ABV is less than 0.5%. Hazy brownish-golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of wheat, wort, baby porridge and over-boiled vegetables. Flavour of wheat and citrus, on a background of wort, grain and baby porridge.

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

Shared bottle at local tasting. Pale golden colour. Aroma of grassy hops, hints of urine. Grassy hops in the flavour too, and not much more. Whatever they have tried to do here, it was not very succesful.

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

330 ml green bottle, as Stella Artois Alcohol Free, from Coop Extra Prestemarka, Tau. ABV is 0.0%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts and porridge. Soft mouthfeel. Malty flavour, not too bad for a n/a beer.

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

440 ml can, from leske.no . ABV is 0.5%. Crystal clear golden to peach colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of artificial peach and raspberry candy. The flavour is not as sweet as I feared, but has still notes of said candy. A moderate fruity acidity, notes of malic acid. Hardly any bitterness.

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

330 ml clear bottle, from Helgø Meny Bogafjell. ABV is 4.7%. Dirty brownish-orange colour, small and shortlived white head. Aroma of rhubarb, redcurrants and lactic acid, a hint of vanilla. Sour and quite sweet flavour, with the same elements as the aroma, loads of lactic acid.

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

330 ml can, from Joker Vatlandsvåg. ABV is 4.5%. Pale golden colour, moderate to small head. The sweetish aroma has hints of blood orange, but more distinct notes of artificial "orange" candy. Citric and thin mouthfeel. Citric flavour, hints of blood orange, not too sweet, moderate bitterness.

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

500 ml can, bought at LIDL Norway. ABV here is 4.7%, to comply with our 4.75% upper limit for beers sold in grocery stores. Pale golden colour, fluffy large to moderate head, collapsing. Moderate aromatic hops with some slight sweet and flowery notes, hints of hay. Low carbonation, thin and watery mouthfeel. Onedimensional flavour where a not very pleasant bitterness of inferior hops dominate. Not good.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

500 ml can, bought in Poland. Golden colour, large white head. Flowery sweet aroma, candy notes too. Flavour is unusually sweet for a pale lager, sugary and artificial candy notes. Hardly any bitterness. Barely escaped being poured down the drain.

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

RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Golden colour. Moderate sweetish fruity aroma. Weak, slightly fruity industrial pale lager flavour. Pretty bad, but could have been worse ...

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

RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. This beer is intended as an accompaniment with "surströmming", the fermenting fish that only Swedes can love. Pale golden colour. Moderately hoppy and grassy aroma. Grassy flavour with some sweetish notes, thin and boring.

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

Sampled RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Dark brown colour. Malty sweet aroma with notes of vomit. Unpleasant. Sweetish moderately malty flavour with nothing to delight you. Pass.