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

On tap from a urinal(!) at HaandBryggeriet Beer Festival, Drammen. Sweet Jesus - who is crazy enough to use the secretion from beaver anal glands (castoreum) in BEER??!! Apparently, the guys at Närke are! The beer has an amber colour, moderate off-white head. Weird and penetrating aroma of beaver (insert jokes here at your own will), reminds me of smelly oils and undefined chemical waste. Hints of leather too. Dry flavour with a rather disgusting dominance of castoreum. Some hops in the finish. Nope, this is not a beer for me.

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

Shared bottle at local tasting. ABV is 4.6%. Pale golden colour, low white head. The aroma has some sweetish malts, maize, dust and grass. Bland flavour, some grainy notes, a little sweetness, hardly any bitterness. Utterly forgettable.

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

330 ml can, from Rema 1000, Tau, shared with my son. Hazy golden colour, large and coarse white head. Aroma of malts, wort and some citrus. Flavour with the same elements, and a sharp and metallic bitterness in the finish.

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

500 ml bottle, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. ABV is 0.5%. Clear and deep chestnut colour, moderate head, slightly off-white. Aroma of malts, grain, wort and baby porridge, a hint of maple syrup. Wort and grain in the flavour too, but not too sweet. Moderate notes of maple syrup. Very moderate hops.

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

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.0%. Hazy orange to reddish colour, moderate but shortlived off-white head. Sickly sweetish aroma of vomit, cherries, over-ripe raspberries and heather flowers. Medium sour flavour of lactic acid and sour berries, a hint of honey. Low bitterness. Won't buy again.

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

August 2017: Shared 330 ml bottle at Tau Slipp, from Rema 1000 Karasjok. ABV 4.5%. Golden colour, small white head. Weak unfresh aroma of stale jam and grain. Malty and grainy flavour with minimal hops. Utterly boring.

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

330 ml can, from Birk Bryggeriutsalg, Klepp. ABV is 4.7%. Slightly hazy and very pale greenish-greyish-golden colour, small white head. Strong aroma of sweetish light malts and newmown grass. Citric mouthfeel and flavour, grassy notes, moderate herbal hops in the finish.

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

500 ml bottle, as Okocim Piwo Jasne 0,0%, from EKO Market, Stavanger. Clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Very moderate aroma, some malts. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate flavour, a little malts but not sweet, a hint of citrus, very moderate hops in the finish. Bland, but there are no offensive off-flavours.

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

330 ml clear bottle, as Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri, from Helgø Meny Stokka. ABV is 4.2%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma much like a typical n/a beer, just a hint of lemon extract. More distinct lemon in the flavour, not too sweet and kind of refreshing, but there is hardly any hop bitterness. Swill.

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

June 2017: Shared 500 ml bottle. Brown colour, off-white head. Unfresh aroma, stale malts, stale jam. Sweet malty flavour, bland, some caramel and brown bread. Uninteresting.

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

500 ml can, as Schous Lite Glutenfri, from Coop Extra, Tau. ABV is 4.3%. Crystal clear golden colour, large to moderate white head. Weak aroma of grass and candy. Thin mouthfeel. The flavour is surprisingly sweet for a Lite beer, but drinkable. Very moderate hops.

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

500 ml can, from Coop Extra Prestemarka, Tau. Clear and deep golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of wort, baby porridge and caramel. Citric initial mouthfeel, dull finish. Flavour of grain and a little caramel, moderate bittering hops. Won't buy again.

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

400 ml bottle, from EKO Market, Stavanger. ABV is 0.0%. Black colour, moderate grey-ish to purple head. Aroma of cranberries and berry syrup, some malts in the background. Very sweet flavour, loads of cranberry syrup, some roast malts, a slight hop bitterness in the aftertaste. A pretty weird drink.

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

500 ml can, as Žatecký 0,0% Nealko. Brewed by Carlsberg Polska. Okocim is not mentioned on the can. Purchased at EKO Market, Stavanger. Clear golden colour, large white head. Strong aroma of newmown grass, also some floral notes. Dry flavour, moderate malts, hints of boiled vegetables, very moderate hops.

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

330 ml can, from Kiwi Tau. ABV is 4.3%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and candy, hints of hop oil. Medium sweet flavour, a little malts, low bitterness. Forgettable.

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

330 ml clear bottle with tear-off cap, from Helgø Meny Stokka. ABV is 4.4%. Very pale golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of malts, maize, newmown grass and lightstruck hops. "Neutral" flavour with a little sweetness, slightly citric, very moderate bitterness. Boring, but not undrinkable.

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

500 ml bottle, as Velkopopovický Kozel 0,0%, from EkoMarket, Bryne. Deep copper colour, small white head. Aroma of malts, grain and wort, hints of baby porridge, over-cooked vegetables, brown bread and caramel. Malty flavour, not too sweet, some fruitiness, notes of brown bread, a hint of caramel, very moderate hops. Could have been worse.

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

330 ml bottle, from Bio Station Store, Antwerpen Centraal. ABV is 5.0%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of millet malt, burnt rubber and burnt plastic. Fairly crisp flavour with a little citrus in first sip, unfortunately followed by sweetish millet and weird hints of plastic.

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

330 ml clear bottle, from Helgø Meny Bogafjell. ABV is 4.7%. Dirty greyish-orange colour, minimal head that disappears instantly. Aroma of over-ripe and decaying mango and pineapple, hints of vomit. The flavour is moderately sour and quite sweet, with notes of over-ripe mango and pineapple, and lactic acid. Hardly any bitterness, and overall very little here to remind you that this is a beer.

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

568 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. In addition to apple juice, ingredients include "glucose syrup, water, sugar, carbon dioxide, acid: E296, antioxidant: E224 (sulphites), colour: E120". Recommended to "serve over ice". In other words: this is an industrial cider. Pours fizzy with a large white head that actually stays around a while (probably designed to make people think you are drinking lager). Strange aroma of rotting and fermenting apples + some undefined and unpleasant chemical stuff. The flavour is fairly sweet and synthetic with very little to write home about. Pretty bad.

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

500 ml bottle, bought at ULTRA Stadionparken, Stavanger. Like all Neumarkter Lammsbräu beers it is organic ("õkologisch"). Cloudy straw coloured beer, large white head. The aroma has the standard n/a "boiled" notes (over-boiled vegetables, grit or porridge) The flavour has some of the same notes, but is fairly bland. Some weak citrussy notes make the beer tolerably refeshing when cold. If you MUST have a n/a beer, this one is not the worst of its kind, but it is not a beer you’ll want to go to for great taste.

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

330 ml green bottle, as "Cobra Extra Smooth Alcohol Free Premium Beer", courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. Crystal clear pale golden colour, decent head. Sweetish typical n/a lager aroma: maize (corn) and boiled vegetables. The flavour is sweetish with minimal hops, pretty bad, but the beer is not completely undrinkable when ice cold.

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

(330 ml bottle, at a roadside café in Sweden). Light (= low alcohol) lager. At 2.1% ABV you don't expect much, and you don't get much either. It is weak, but drinkable. Not much more to say.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml bottle. ABV is 2.5%. Pale golden colour, large to moderate head. The aroma has malts, hay and cooked vegetables. Thin and watery mouthfeel, unpleasant dusty and grainy flavour. Hardly any bitterness. Not good.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

330 ml can, thanks to KnutAlbert. ABV is 5.0%. Ingredients include maize (corn). "Brewed and canned in the EU under licence of and distributed by Bierbrouwerij de Vriedenkring, Breda Holland." Pale golden colour, large and lasting head. Moderate sweetish and fruity aroma. Boring industrial pale lager flavour, notes of artificial sweetener. Minimal hops. Bad beer.