Alstadberger

Poured from a tap at Taps. Aroma is fairly smokey with some light caramel notes. Some dark fruit character of plums and prunes with some lighter berry and cherry. As your nose adjusts to the smoke you get a lot more of the caramel and dark fruits. Pours a fairly clear, amber brown with a small, tan head that recedes quickly to the edges. No lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with a moderate smoke note, though perhaps a bit less prevalent than in the aroma. Moderate dark fruit notes, mostly prune, berry, cherry and plum. Medium caramel with some light toasted bread and hints of honey. Medium low bitterness. Some medium light phenolic notes, juniper or the like. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an interesting beer. It’s similar to a smokey red ale but with more dark fruit character and less toasted and nutty malt notes. At first the smoke is very strong, but it diminishes as your palate adjusts. An interesting, and unique beer. This is one of those beers where the minimal carbonation probably helps it.

On tap at Taps Trondheim, pours a dark amber brown with a small off-white head. Nose is earthy and smoky. Flavour brings out earthy notes, smoke, and ashy notes. Very pleasant smokiness - not too overburdening. Great stuff.

500ml bottle, 218, at Antikvariatet in Trondheim. Slightly unclear red-brown body with just a filmy layer at the top. Inviting aroma of earth, smoke, dark leaves and dark malt. Well blended taste of chocolate, juniper spices, earth, and smoked malts. Prolonged smooth roasted ending. Fine bodied. Enjoying (visited with Ellen 18.03.2015).

Amber with a white head - Smoked malt aroma . Smoked malt body with bitterness - Long lasting smoked malt finish - Nice and interesting

Bottle at Cafe Sara. Red amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is smoked, wheat, roasted malt. Flavour is smoked, wheat, roasted malt, bacon, chocolate. OK beer.

08.09.2016, 0,5l bottle @ home:
Nice slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry mineraly, smoked malts, minerals, campfire, grass, caramel, weeds, bark. Taste is slightly dry and smoked, minerals, smoked malts, weeds, bark, campfire, caramel, grass, nuts, shed. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.

14.08.2014, 0,5l bottle sampled @ Café Sara:
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Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is harsh smoked malts, peat, unripe banana, hay, grass, weeds, caramel, nuts, grain. Taste is slightly harsh smoked, weeds, smoked malts, heather, leather, grass, peat, caramel, hay. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh slightly watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger (also available there bottled). Hazy brown colour, low off-white head. Intense aroma of smoke, smoked meat, bonfires and ashes. The flavour is dry and surprisingly refreshing, lots of smoke but not undrinkable (even for me, and I am not the world’s biggest fan of stjørdalsmalt). Won’t be my daily indulgence though.

On tap at the brewery shop/taproom. A murky brown beer, almost flat. Roasted malts with a burnt touch, some chocolate and coffee and a wee touch of dark dried fruits in the aroma. A distinct smoke note too. It’s not sweet on the palate, not really dry either, but there’s a light almost acidic touch. Roasted malts, smoke and bonfire hints, coffee, figs and some chocolate in the flavor. A little bitterness too, smoothening things out a bit. Full to medium body, soft carbonation. Lasting roasted and smoked finish with dark chocolate and figs. Doesn’t look very good this one, but the aroma and flavor is really nice. Unusual, tasteful and very moreish. Hope I get the chance to have this on another occasion. 140620

Draught @ Klostergården Håndbryggeri, Tautra
Pours hazy brown with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, smoked meat, smoke, ash and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long smoked and caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Small coarseish white head. Hazy deep red body with visible particles. Smoky earthy juniper aroma with wild red berries and oily notes. Sweet, and slightly astringent, caramelly smoky earthy taste with strong juniper notes, and roasted sugar notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, flat, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish smoky ashy wild berry aftertaste with roasty earthy herbal juniper notes. Long, lingering juniper, smoke, and ash finish. Really, really nice and highly drinkable. Surprisingly elegant, harmonic, and very moreish. This really is a winner. (0.5l bottle, Cafe Sara.)