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

500 ml bottle, from Bier Huis, Ossett. ABV is 4.5%. Clear deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma of grain, dust and a hint of toffee. Fairly dry flavour, has still a slight toffee sweetness behind the grainy notes. Distinct earthy hops in the finish.

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

500 ml bottle, from Bier Huis, Ossett. ABV is 4.0%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma, a hint of citric hops. Citric hops in the flavour too, light bodied. Decent bitterness in the aftertaste.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Cask halfpint at The Beehive (JDW), Gatwick Airport. ABV 4.1%. Copper colour, white (or slightly off-white) head. Moderate aroma, some fruit. The flavour has lovely fruity / berries notes on a base of decent malts, not very sweet. Highly drinkable.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Clear deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Very nice aroma of fruity / citrussy hops. Relatively light bodied, but has a solid hoppiness throughout. Citrussy notes, resinous and bitter in the aftertaste. Not very sweet, but has some notes of caramel malts. Another decent ale from Adnams.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Cask half pint, at The Junction, Castleford. Golden colour, creamy white head. Nice hoppy aroma and flavour, zesty / citrus notes, has some malty body too. Good bitterness.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

440 ml can, as Abbeydale Absolution Strong Golden Ale, from Bier Huis, Ossett. ABV is 5.3%. Pale golden colour, only slightly hazy. Large white head. Aroma of citrus, pineapple and tropical fruits. Citric mouthfeel. The flavour is slightly sweet, with the same elements as the aroma, also a hint of banana and honeymelon.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

440 ml can, from Bier Huis, Ossett. ABV is 4.3%. Hazy pale golden colour, large white head. Nice aroma of citric hops. The flavour is fairly dry, with notes of citric hops again. Medium bitter finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

440 ml can, as Abbeydale Deception NZ Pale Ale, from Bier Huis, Ossett. ABV is 4.1%. Hazy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma, hints of crushed white grapes and dust. Citric mouthfeel. Fruity and spicy flavour, hints of crushed gooseberries and white pepper, distinct bitterness in the finish.

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

The lightest of the ales of my flight of beers at the brewery tap. Pale golden colour, white head, nice lacing. Moderately citrussy in aroma and flavour, light bodied and refreshing as expected, not very exciting, but still with enough hops to make you want to finish the glass.

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

Cask, gravity dispense, at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Golden colour, small white head. Nice aroma of light malts, citrus and toffee. Fairly light bodied, but good for a 4% beer. Tingling citrussy hops on the tongue, decent bitterness in the finish.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle at Tau Slipp. ABV is 4%. Golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma, a hint of citrus and cornflakes. Light bodied and refreshing, but a bit boring. Hints of citrus, cornflakes and grain. Allendale can do better than this.

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

500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4%. Malts are pale, Vienna and Munich, hops are Columbus, Cascade and Citra. IBU is 45. Golden colour. Gusher bottle, moderate to small white head. Moderate aroma of grain, malts, bread and earthy hops. The flavour is fairly dry, with distinct earthy and grapefruity hops throughout.

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

500 ml bottle, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.1%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grassy hops, some fruity notes too. Fairly dry flavour, light bodied, moderate hops throughout, zesty and mildly spicy notes, a hint of tobacco. Decent bitterness in the finish.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Up to 2017: 500 ml bottle, batch #991, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. ABV is 4.5%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Fairly nice aroma of German(?) and/or Czech(?) hops, grassy and herbal notes. Bland flavour, dry and "dusty", easy to forget. 2018 onwards: 440 ml can, from Bunnpris Sauda. ABV is 4.5%, IBU 10. Hops are Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Eukanot. Malts are pilsener, wheat and oat. Very cloudy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of various citrus fruits and tropical fruits. Fizzy and citric mouthfeel. Flavour of fruity (citric, tropical fruits) and piney hops, the bitterness is moderate, but seems higher than 10 IBU.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

355 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6%. Clear golden colour, large white head. Aroma of chocolate chip cookie dough (surprise, surprise). The flavour is first fruity / citrussy, then distinct notes of chocolate chip cookie dough. Weird beer, but good. Dangerously drinkable.

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

Shared 550 ml bottle from Vinmonopolet, ABV is 6.5%. The bottle is full of floaties, but not visible in the glass. Golden colour, the aroma is a little weird, but hard to describe. Hints of sea water and also some dill (Sorachi Ace). The flavour has also hints of dill and laurel leaves, but lacks the fresh lemongrass notes.

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

355 ml can, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.2%, IBU 31, OG 1049. Golden colour, moderate white head. "Dusty" aroma, only a hint of honey. Slightly sweet and floral flavour, with notes of honey. Moderate bittering hops in the finish.

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

500 ml bottle, from Ales By Mail. ABV is 4%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Dull aroma of dusty malts and herbal hops. Half-decent flavour of Saaz hops, on a background of dusty and slightly sweet malts. Not something I'd bother to buy again.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Cask pint at The Griffin, Brentford. Deep golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, notes of toffee. Smooth and malty flavour, full body for a 3.8% beer, moderate hops, pleasant to drink.

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

Cask half pint at The Lamplighter, St. Helier. ABV 3.7%. Served at correct cellar temperature. Deep golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma of malts and hops. Tingling hops in the flavour, on a background of tolerable malts, but not sweet. Nice to drink.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle, bought in London. ABV is 4.5%. Gplden colour, moderate white head. The aroma has moderate fruity hops. Decent hops in the medium dry flavour, fairly well balanced. Nice enough to drink. Cask, half pint at the Bag o’ Nails, London Victoria. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Citrussy aroma, also tropical fruits. Smooth flavour but not tasteless, decent hops with notes of citrus and tropical fruits, esp. lychee.

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

500 ml bottle, February 2016, from Matkroken Stokka. BBE 07.2014. ABV is 4%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts and dust, a hint of ripe yellow fruits. Grainy and fairly dry flavour, just a faint hint of fruity hops, "dusty" Goldings hops in the finish. Rather boring.

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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.3%. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of spicy "Belgian" ale yeast, also white kandij sugar syrup, coriander and stewed yellow plums. Fairly refreshing flavour with the same elements as the aroma.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Cask pint at The Grill, Aberdeen. ABV 3.8%. Golden colour, white head, nice lacing. Spicy and slightly citrussy aroma. Citrussy and spicy / herbal well hopped flavour, easy drinking. Very good beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Cask half pint at The Grill, Aberdeen. 4.0% ABV. Golden colour, white head. A little fruit in the aroma. The smooth and slightly dry flavour has a nice fruitiness, fairly well hopped throughout. Easy drinking.