330ml bottle picked up at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Deep golden-brown coloured body to a firm, fawn-coloured head slowly diminishing while leaving nice lacework behind. Mild aroma of nuts, caramel and earth. Flavours of salty liquorice balanced by caramel malts, cinnamon, and grainy chocolate. Medium bodied. A pretty nice, standard Norwegian Yuletide brew (Tromsø 20.12.2014).
Earlier Rating: 11/12/2014 Total Score: 2.9
500ml can from Vinmonopolet Langnes. Clear dark brown body. Dotted spots from a vanishing beige head. Dried fruity nose with dark malts. Taste of dark caramel, star anise, cinnamon and prunes. Sweet ending. Rather easy to drink. Alright, quite sweet and unvaried (shared with friends, Tromsø 08.11.2014).

0.33l bottle. This one pours a deep amber/bronze colored body with a thin shattered islandy off-white head. On the nose it's quite mild caramel-metallic with some nuts. Generic caramelly I'd say. Feeld mild oily textural in the mouth and it's about average on the carbonation. Sweet and dark caramel in the taste. Some hints of red apple and apple skin. Mildish. A tad boring. Lacks "snerk". 15.11.2014
Earlier Rating: 11/26/2014 Total Score: 2.8
0.33l bottle shared. This is a mildly ruby colored one with a small lightly sidesticking beige head. Smells quite malty with a mild caramel sweetness and hints of dark malts. Also something that reminds me of dry ginger powder, but that's most likely the curry on the kettle... Mild metallic, a faint dry dustiness in the taste. Sorta earthy. About average on the carbonation and mild oily in the mouth. Quite dull and what I will call typical generic and quickly forgotten. Not horrible though! 15.11.2014

Bottle 33 cl. Deep red, clear with a white head. Aroma of malt, nuts and some caramel sence. Medium bitter, light sweet. Soft malt end, no spes..

Clear dark brownish color with some ruby notes and a off white head. Looks really nice. Pleasant aroma. Caramel, some spices and mild fruity. Medium + body. Fine balance between sweetness and bitterness. Nice mellow flavor with some spices, mild fruity and toffee/caramel. Absolutely a decent Norwegian dark bock.
[Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Fredrikstad, Norway]
Earlier Rating: 12/14/2014 Total Score: 2.6
Appearance: Clear dark golden color with a tan head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Caramel, some spices and mild fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Deep caramel malty, some spices and mild fruity.
Overall impression: Ok easy drinkable beer.
Personal stats: Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Fredrikstad, Norway

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange to amber. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and slight caramelish.
Earlier Rating: 12/20/2014 Total Score: 2.6
50 cL can. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is metallic and dry malty. Mild bitter, toasted malty and slight breadish. Medium dry and toasted malty finish.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 201214
Earlier Rating: 12/20/2014 Total Score: 2.6
Can @ fonefan tasting. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light spicy. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 201214

Bottle at home. Has a clear, deep reddish brown colour with a beige head. Malty aroma of caramel, rye bread, flowers, some spices and wood. Sweet and light flavour with more caramel, some wood and alcohol. Light and watery mouth feel, and has a light bitterness. Close to a typical dunkler bock but is pretty light in flavour and body. Quite boring.

28.11.2014, 0,33l bottle (both this and Sagene Sterk Jul) @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly grainy, weeds, wet grain, boiled vegetables, hay, cereal, burnt caramel, grass. Taste is slightly dry grainy, cereal, hay, minerals, wet grain, caramel malts, weeds, nuts, paper. Medium bitterness, grainy mouthfeel. Boring.

Lukt: Duft av humle, malt, krydder og tre.
Utseende: Fin gyllen brun farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Smak av rosin, krydder og malt.
Hvor: "Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting med Gorm
Medium: Flaske@330ml
Kommentar: Ratet som Sagene Sterk Jul Total Score: 2,5

Earlier Rating: 11/10/2014 Total Score: 3.1
Dengang ratet som Arendals 1839 Stærk tradisjon
Duft av humle, malt, rosin og krydder. Mørk vinrød farge. Tynn hinne skum, ring langs kant. Smak av eik, rosin og krydder.

Bottle at OSB 26.11.14. Clear copper. Foamy off-white head and lacing. Fine aroma and taste of red berries, with some malt sweetness. Low bitterness. Good drinkability.
Earlier Rating: 11/9/2014 Total Score: 2.8
From bottle at DSJT at Cardinal 09.11.14. Clear, dark amber.Quickly disappearing beige head and lacing. Sweetish aroma of dried berries. Similar, soft taste.