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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
6951 SPAR Pilsner (Denmark) Denmark Pale Lager 2.0

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

Danish discount pils, brewed for the Spar grocery store chain. Can''t tell the difference between this beer and Star Pilsner + Neptun Pilsner. Are they possibly the same beer with different labels? Anyway, all of them are drinkable only when you''re broke and price is all that matters. (Yes, that HAS happened to me!)

Jul 23, 2021
02:02:02 AM
6952 Brauburger Germany Pale Lager 2.0

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

(33 cl can, bought in Greece.) Made with hop extract. Pale golden colour, moderate head. Moderate grassy aroma. Typical industrial lager with too little of everything. Drinkable, but not much more.

Aug 28, 2005
07:18:28 PM
6953 Berentsens Sommerøl Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

Now brewed in Egersund. My comments while it was still contract brewed by Aass Bryggeri in Drammen: (330 ml bottle). Typical fizzy pale Norwegian "sommerøl / summer beer". Maybe slightly sweeter and a tad maltier than most of our "sommerøl" - a pale lager style which is the work of the devil, aimed at people who think (or are fooled into thinking) that an ordinary pilsener would be too heavy (sic!) for them on a warm summer’s day. Oh well ... I will rerate when they actually have started brewing this beer in Egersund, but I don’t expect too much - style considered.

Sep 2, 2005
05:28:02 PM
6954 Flakhaven Malurt Denmark Spiced Beer 2.0

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

Draught at the brewpub, Beer of the Month for August 2005. Brewed with malurt (wormwood). Pale straw coloured. Aroma and flavour reminds me of the dark meat of Norwegian crabs. Very strange, a bit sickly. Not good.

Sep 2, 2005
07:12:02 PM
6955 Amunds Pilsner Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

330 ml bottle, bought at LIDL Norway (contract brew). Very pale straw coloured, tolerable head. Weak aroma, hints of flowers and honey. Flavour is typical "neutral" pilsener / pale lager, but the "boiled" notes in the finish suggest that this beer might be brewed by Trio Bryggeri, Mack’s partner brewery (50% Mack ownership) in Southern Norway. Typical Trio house character.

Oct 8, 2005
08:48:08 AM
6956 Supersol Lager Netherlands Pale Lager 2.0

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

330 ml can, bought in Tenerife. ABV is 4.8%. Very pale golden colour, decent head. Weak aroma, some sweetish notes of maize (corn). Spritzy mouthfeel, moderately sweet, minimal hops. Thin. Typical run-of-the-mill contract brewed industrial lager.

Jan 9, 2006
09:42:09 AM
6957 Grans Bare Paske Øl Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

(500 ml yellow can). This Easter Seasonal is barely discernible from Grans BARE ØL. These neutral discount pilseners are more or less all the same. Brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot, despite Gran's alliance with Danish crap brewers Harboes Bryggeri.

Jan 9, 2006
10:18:09 AM
6958 Kulmbacher Gold Germany Pale Lager 2.0

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

330 ml clear bottle, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). Pale golden colour, decent head. The "skunky" whiff when opening the bottle is actually the best thing with this beer - the longer lasting aroma is sweetish and grassy, notes of maize (corn) even though this is a Reinheitsgebot beer. Flavour is very bland, just a little maize-like sweetness and minimal hops. Kulmbacher have obviously been tempted to produce a beer for the younger crowd of swill drinkers, people who really don’t like the taste of beer at all. Shame on you, Kulmbacher - you can do so much better than this!

Jan 18, 2006
10:04:18 AM
6959 Hansa Lemon Pilsner Norway Fruit Beer 2.0

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

Lemon soda drinkers will regard this one as a lousy lemon soda, beer drinkers will regard it as a lousy beer. No one will be happy. We don't need it. (Well, if you're dying of thirst, you might find it refreshing - no alternatives given). Having written that, I found myself craving this beer a couple days later, on a very hot day. Strange ...

Oct 17, 2006
04:59:17 PM
6960 Hansa Sommerøl Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

Not THAT bad - a light/pale summer pilsener that's intended to run smoothly down your throat. It does. Period. Rerate: This year's production has not improved the quality. Why on earth do all Norwegian breweries insist on making light/pale, bland and totally uninteresting 'summer beers', when their ordinary pilsners are summer beers good enough?? (Actually, the ordinary ones are much better).

Oct 17, 2006
05:17:17 PM
6961 Frydenlund Fat Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

Another 'draught' beer that comes out of a can. (Sigh!) Golden colour, weak aroma, head disappears quickly. The flavour is not something you'll remember, aftertaste has some (fairly unpleasant) bitterness. No favourite of mine.

Oct 18, 2006
01:23:18 PM
6962 Lysholmer Double Ice Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

"Better" than most Norwegian ice beers - but still an ice beer! - which means that they are basically tasteless pale lagers for people who really don't like the taste of beer, but want the buzz.

Oct 18, 2006
01:51:18 PM
6963 Ringnes Skjærgårds Pils Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

Very light and pale thirst quencher for a hot summer's day. Not much taste, but not offensive either. Nice label! (The name and label refer to outdoor life and boating along the range of skerries on the coast, the favourite activity of many Norwegians in the summertime).

Oct 18, 2006
04:01:18 PM
6964 Aass Halling Norway Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.0

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

The Norwegian valley Hallingdal has from ancient times been famous for its strong homebrew and subsequent knife-fights. Aass Bryggeri's Halling beer is an insult to the proud people of Hallingdal. It's a lousy pils with little or no character besides being far too sweet. (Sampled 0,5 liter can.)

Oct 19, 2006
02:54:19 PM
6965 Grans Premium Pilsner Norway Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.0

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

330 ml clear glass bottles. Golden colour, moderate head. Very moderate hops in the aroma. Norway's cheapest pils. Unfortunately, taste is cheap too. Bland beer with a metallic aftertaste.

Oct 24, 2006
12:05:24 PM
6966 Trio Supporter Pilsner Norway Pale Lager 2.0

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

500 ml can. Pale golden colour, decent head. Weak aroma of rotting grass and cabbage + boiled vegetables. Some malts in the flavour, otherwise this a boring and uninteresting pale lager. Boiled vegetables in the finish. Minimal hops.

Oct 27, 2006
10:25:27 AM
6967 Ringnes Lite 4,5 Norway Light / Lite Lager 2.0

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

500 ml can, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. Pale golden colour. Decent head. Sweetish "artificial" aroma, maize and some fruit, not very pleasant. Very light bodied, a little sweetness in the flavour with minimal hops, but not quite as bad as I expected from a low carb beer.

Feb 4, 2007
04:44:04 PM
6968 Bira 91 Blonde Summer Lager India Pale Lager 2.0

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

330 ml bottle, as Bira 91 Blonde Summer Lager, from Helgø Meny Stadionparken. ABV is 4.5%. Very pale golden colour, small white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and boiled rice, hints of newmown grass. Citric mouthfeel. Dull and "neutral" flavour, way too little hops. Won't buy again.

Jun 11, 2022
03:35:43 PM
6969 Modelo Especial Mexico Pale Lager 2.0

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

355 ml clear bottle, bought in Denmark. ABV is 4.5%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Strong sweetish Heineken-like lightstruck aroma, notes of maize. The flavour (as far as there is any flavour at all) has maize, grain and wet cardboard. Some weak citric notes, a little sweetness, minimal hops. As the beer is wet, cold and carbonated, it may serve some purpose under the Mexican sun - otherwise, it is one to forget.

Jul 11, 2022
09:54:59 AM
6970 This is How to Tear Down This Wall Berliner Weisse Raspberry Sweden Berliner Weisse 2.0

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 4.8%. Hazy and "dirty pink" colour with a lot of unappetizing floaties, small head, slightly off-white. Aroma of lactic acid and over-ripe raspberries. Very sour flavour, lactic acid galore, notes of over-ripe raspberries, "empty" finish. Won't buy again.

Jul 12, 2022
01:13:29 PM
6971 Schneeeule Hot Irmi Germany Berliner Weisse 2.0

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

330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub, Stavanger. ABV is 3.5%. Hazy and very pale greyish straw colour, small white head dies out instantly. Distinct aroma of lactic acid and citrus zest, hints of ginger and chili. Extremely sour flavour of lactic acid, citrus zest in the background, followed by a vehement burn of habanero chilies and ginger. Sweet Jebus - what a mess!

Sep 12, 2022
06:15:21 PM
6972 Mont Salève Hors-Série Cerises France Berliner Weisse 2.0

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

330 ml bottle, as Mont Salève Hors-Série Cerises, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.2%. Gusher bottle. Hazy golden colour (no cherry colour), small white head of poor retention. Aroma of lactic acid, cherries / cherry kernels and marzipan. Very sour flavour, lactic acid galore, notes of sour cherries, lemons and marzipan. Way too sour for me, won't buy again.

Sep 15, 2022
07:17:03 PM
6973 Erdinger Brauhaus Natur Radler Germany Fruit Beer 2.0

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

500 ml bottle, from Coop Extra, Sauda. ABV is 2.6%. Hazy and very pale yellow colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of lemonade / lemon soda. Very sweet and "artificial" flavour of lemon soda. I'd rather have a straight lemonade. Not undrinkable though.

Nov 15, 2022
01:10:40 PM
6974 EKU 28 Germany Eisbock 2.0

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

Some initially pleasant oak and malts flavours are soon overwhelmed by a revolting alcoholic syrupy sweetness, making it almost impossible to finish a bottle. The eisbock style is not something I'll sample again - unless it's for free.

Mar 17, 2003
04:40:17 PM
6975 Olvi Strong Finland Strong Lager 2.0

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

A typical golden "get drunk fast" strong lager. Totally uninteresting.

Mar 17, 2003
05:01:17 PM