Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Sample from bottle at Copenhagen Beer Festival 2013. Mahogany coloured beer, moderate beige head. Sweetish aroma of brown malts, treacle and liquorice. Very sweet flavour, plenty of malts, molasses, caramel, syrup and treacle.

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

330 ml bottle, as Hancock Merry Christmas Happy New Year, vintage 2018, from Skjold Burne, Hjørring. ABV is 6.3%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and carapilsener, also alcohol. The flavour is medium sweet with notes of malts, caramel and alcohol, moderate hops. Probably good with some rye bread and "sildemad", and a "snaps".

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

330 ml bottle, from Hos Walter, Ebeltoft. ABV is 6.3%. Clear golden colour, large to moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, notes of grassy and floral Saaz hops, a hint of honey. Medium sweet flavour of malts and alcohol, moderate bittering hops.

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

330 ml bottle, from Hos Walter, Ebeltoft. ABV is 5.8%. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of malts and herbal German hops. Soft mouthfeel. Good malty flavour, with distinct bittering hops in the finish. Refreshing.

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

330 ml bottle, from Hos Walter, Ebeltoft. ABV is 6.5%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma with grassy notes, a hint of honey. Fairly crisp flavour with herbal hops, some residual sweetness.

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

330 ml can, as Amundsen Super Santa Choco Shake Stout, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.7%. Black colour, moderate beige head, Sweetish aroma of vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon and lactose. The flavour is not as sweet as the aroma made me fear, but has otherwise the same elements as the aroma. Moderate hops in the finish.

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

500 ml can, from SPAR Hirtshals. ABV is 5.0%. Clear pale golden colour, large white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and grassy and herbal hops. Soft mouthfeel. The flavour is fairly bland, with a slight sweetness and moderate hops, but there are no offensive side flavours. Okay.

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

330 ml bottle, from the brewery. ABV is 5.0%. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, moderate white head. Nice aroma of grassy, floral and herbal German hops, on a background of sweetish pilsener malts. Crisp and refreshing pilsener flavour, some residual sweetness, the hops become sharp and medicinal in the aftertaste.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

330 ml bottle, from the brewery. ABV is 4.7%. Sightly hazy pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grain and dust, only a hint of orange peel and coriander. Citric and wheaty flavour, fairly refreshing, notes of coriander seeds and cloves, a hint of orange peel.

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

Cask pint at The Beehive (JDW), London Gatwick Airport. ABV 4.2%. Pale golden colour, white head. Citric aroma. Nice citric flavour, decent bitterness.

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

Cask halfpint at Wetherspoon's, Victoria Station, as Burton Bridge G.D. Golden Delicious. 3.8%. Deep golden colour, small white head. Moderate aroma. The flavour is moderately fruity with earthy hops in the finish.

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

Cask halfpint at The Archibald Simpson (JDW), Aberdeen. Deep golden to brown colour, slightly off-white head, nice lacing. Malty aroma, hints of blackcurrant leaves. Nice malty and fruity flavour, notes of blackcurrants / blackcurrant leaves, some earthy hops.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat, Sandnes. ABV is 7.5%. Dark copper colour, moderate off-white head. Strong aroma of smoke / smoked meat. The flavour is smoked sausage on a medium sweet and lagerish flavour, some acidity. Nope, this is not a beer for me. Fail.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

On tap, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, big beige head. Strong aroma of smoked meat / bacon, also roasty notes. The flavour has also strong smokey notes, and moderate roasty notes. A bit too much "smoked meat" for my taste. Not very sweet. A "German Rauchbier meets Baltic Porter"-experience.

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

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Deep reddish brown colour, moderate creamy off-white head. Pleasant aroma of fruity hops, hints of blackberries and pine, with a subdued but complex malt profile in the background. The flavour has first a broad malt profile with some toasted and mildly roasted notes, a hint of chocolate, but the beer is not very sweet. Then the hops take over, with fruity and mildly resinous notes, and a moderate bitterness in the finish. Decent beer.

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

330 ml bottle, from the brewery. ABV is 4.4%. Very pale straw colour, thin white head. Aroma of grain and dust, a hint of citrus. Citric and thin mouthfeel, moderate carbonation. Wheaty and chalky flavour, citrus and grain, surprisingly distinct bittering hops.

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

330 ml bottle, as Ebeltoft Belgian Brown (Rosenholm is not mentioned on the label), from the brewery. ABV is 6.8%. Copper to chestnut colour, small off-white head. Moderate aroma of malts, caramel and slightly spicy Belgian ale yeast. Flavour of caramel and brown bread with syrup, some sourish hints.

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

500 ml can, from SPAR Aalbæk. ABV is 5.5%. Brewed for Kissmeyer Brewing Co. at Theodor Schiøtz Brewing Co., Tværgade 2, 5000 Odense C. Hops are Mandarina Bavaria, Citra, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and Motueka. Malts are pilsner, pale, wheat, Munich and caramel. Brewed with apricot juice and orange juice. Cloudy brownish-yellow colour, moderate to small white head. Strong and pleasant aroma of pine and spruce, apricot and oranges. Distinct fruity flavour, notes of oranges, grapefruit and apricot, also resinous hops in the finish. Refreshing beer.

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

650 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Brown to amber colour, large off-white head. Nice fruity aroma, pomegranate and citrus, hints of spices. Fizzy mouthfeel. Fruity flavour with notes of Belgian ale yeast, pomegranate and bitter orange.

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

500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.0%. The colour is not black, but dark reddish brown. Large off-white head. Nice aroma of mildly roasted malts, tobacco and toasted oak, hints of mild spices.The flavour has also mild roasty notes, mild coffee, some liquorice in the finish. Decent hops in the aftertaste.

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

Shared 500 ml unlabelled bottle. Hazy golden colour, white head. Nice grassy and spicy aroma, hints of heather honey. Strange flavour, notes of spices, heather honey and sea buckthorn berries in the finish.

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

Shared 330 bottle at local tasting. Got the dregs of the bottle, very cloudy with a brownish colour. Aroma of rosehips, sloe and stale hops. The flavour is not too sweet, notes of rosehips, sloe and heather.

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

Shared bottle at local tasting. Brown colour, moderate to low off-white head. Strong aroma of star anise (which I tend to hate) and other spices, but not godawful. Spicy flavour, star anise again. The mouthfeel is not very full. Not a great beer.

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

Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting. Reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of malts with hints of chocolate and mild coffee, also less pleasant notes of over-ripe berries and dust. Lightly roasty dry flavour, notes of brown bread, burnt breadcrumbs and mild coffee.

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

330 ml bottle, shared by my son. ABV is 5.3%. Reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. "Dusty" and grainy aroma, some caramel, hints of brown bread. Bready flavour, not very sweet, "clean" taste.