7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle. Vasa Norski tasting 2025
Poured mahogany color. Thin head.
Strong, bodied with spices, almonds, dried dark fruits. Full bodied. Not really boozy.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml. Ruby colour, small beige head. Caramel, prunes, alcohol in the nose. Light to medium-bodied. Dark fruits, some spicies, sweetish, fruits but quite watery overall.

6.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Very dark coppery brown colour with a small brown head. Aroma is toffee, some mild wooden and floral tones with a bit dried fruity elements too. Flavour is spiciness, some grassy and mild toffeeish tones. Smooth, but ends somewhat watery and strange.

7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330 ml bottle, vintage 2020, batch #114, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 11%. Black colour, small tan head. Aroma of dark kandij sugar syrup, medium dark malts, only a hint of orange peel and coriander seed. Medium sweet and malty flavour, with the same elements as the aroma.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, at Nærbø Ølfestival. An unclear brown beer topped by a small beige head. The aroma has caramel, some heavy toffee and dark dried fruits. A touch of alcohol too, but not bad considering the ABV. It's full-bodied, sweet and softly carbonated, with flavors of brown sugar, dark dried fruit notes, some toffee and a good dash of caramel. Belgian style yeastyness in the back. Medium length finish. A bit plain this one, but not foul in any way, and it hides the ABV very well. 191005

6

Forventet mer, for de referer til westvletern 12. Tydelig smak og ikke utypisk, men kantete og ubalansert, muligens litt ung, og med bra potensiale. Bra forsøk, og smaker gjerne på neste versjon. Min favorittstil, men dette traff allikevel ikke helt meg.

7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Gammel rating (3000-4000) som ikke kom med fra Ratebeer. Smaking på Trym, Sørumsand.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle, 2020 version/vintage, #106, bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Pours a bubbly, fawn-coloured head leaving spotty lacing on the glass. Near-black in the glass. Inviting aromas of dark malts, lightly smoked, and dried fruits. Rich taste of dark and dried fruits including prunes and dates, supported by dark chocolate malts and a bite of syrup. Long-lived ending with a welcome roasted bitter touch. Full bodied. Enjoying slow sipper on a Yuletide eve. (Tromsø 23.12.2020).

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Lillehøgda. Svart. Lysebrunt skum som daler sakte.Litt lacing. Aroma av eik & søt sherry. Silkemyk munnfølelse. Smaken sherry. Tørr avslutning. Sånn passe.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

8-4-7-4-15 Bottle, #69, 1,5 years before bbd. Pours dark mahogany, with a creamy mocha head slowly receding to finger thickness. Aroma is dark malts with bread, kandi and phenolic yeasty notes, as well as liquorice, cocoa nibs, herbal spices and minerals. Full body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is roasted malts with bread, coffee and liquorice, as well as leather, kandi, herbal spices and wooden minerals.