500ml bottle bought at Centra Colosseum in Oslo and shared with Finn back home. Clear, straw-golden body. Airy white head with some retention. Nice smell of floral hops. Herbal hops and earthy malts in flavour supported by honey sweetness. Subdued bittersweet ending. Fine drinkability, rather thin mouthfeel, though (Tromsø, 18.07.2012).

Flaske 0,5l påspandert av og delt med Rune under middag i WC74 18 Jul 12. Lysebrun/gul. Litt uklar. OK kremaktig skum. God fruktig aroma. Smaken er søt frukt. Aprikos & jordbær. Syrlig fruktig ettersmak. Lett-drikkelig.

Cask, 4.3% at 16. Berliner Bierfestival. Elderflower and peach aroma. Almost clear golden colour. Small frothy white head. Good fruity flavour, refreshing, but not too sweet. Clean bitter finish.

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12th December 2009
Clear light gold beer. Lagerish malt nose. Light and neutral palate. Lagerish malt balanced by mild lemon and elderflower bitterness. Mild hop bitterness. A little thin this beer but with interesting flavours.

Brown 500ml bottle, best before Dec 2010, drank and reviewed mid Nov 2010, claims to be a ’Golden Summer Ale’, should have had it earlier in the year then! Poured into my current favourite tasting glass for pints: an Abbot Ale tankard. Golden it is, with a full off-white head proudly sitting on top. Plenty of carbonisation, as you could clearly see the bubbles rising up to the head. Zesty, yeasty aroma, definate summery smells from the garden, a true floral feel to it. Sharp and crisp in the mouthfeel, the taste being of green hops and citrus fruits, yet not being overly bitter or sour. Refreshing would be a good term to use and it certainly would have been nicer if I’d been sat in the sun drinking this on a warm afternoon instead of the damp and windy day I can see out the window as I write this with the beer before me. The beer tasted fresh and well balanced, the alcohol hidden nicely within the flavours. Not a beer I’d actively seek out, but one I’d gladly try again.

500 ml bottle, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.3%. Hops are Nelson Sauvin and Amarillo. Very pale yellow colour, moderate head. Vegetal aroma, notes of grass, elderflowers and citrus. The flavour is citrussy and refreshing, moderate notes of elderflowers, hints of white grapes and green gooseberries. Moderate bitterness. Light bodied. A decent summer ale.

Bottle @ Y.N.W.A, Kolding. Pours clear pale yellow with a small creamy head. Nose is hay, grain and citrus. A bit of yeast. Lively carbonation. Hoppy and crisp.