6.1

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330 ml bottle, as Sagene Sterk Jul, from Vinmonopolet Sauda. ABV is 6.5%. Dark brown colour, nearly black. Moderate beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel and brown bread, hints of prunes and vomit. The flavour is better than the aroma, but has the same elements, minus the vomit. Low bitterness.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear copper, tan head. Aroma of bread crust, caramel. Taste of raisin, bread, hint of salt, moderate bitterness.

6

Amber med lite offwhite skum. Aroma Malt korn humle. Smak Røsted malt karamell humle korn krydder frukt sukker. Middels fylde, søtlig avslutning, spor av jul. Flaske smakt desember-14

6.2

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

Amber med lite offwhite skum. Aroma Malt korn humle. Smak Røsted malt karamell humle korn krydder frukt sukker. Middels fylde, søtlig avslutning, spor av jul. Flaske smakt desember-14

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Clear amber body with a medium sized, lacing tan head. Mid aroma of malt and caramel. Flavor is sweet caramel malt with a little hint of acidic coffee and dry fruit. Medium body and aftertaste. Quite plain and straight forward bock. Drinkable but nothing special going on.

6.4

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

330ml bottle from Vinmonopolet, as ’Sagerne Sterk Jul’. Pours ruby, thin off-white head. Aroma brings caramel and cassonade. Taste is smooth with a malt-forward caramel bock character, with additional dried dark fruits and hints of cassonade. Good, sessionable.

4.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle, as Sagene Sterk Jul. Pours brown, with a small creamy head. Aroma is sweet roasted caramel malts with grain and burned sugar, as well as some chocolate. Medium body,with soft carbonation. Flavour is caramel malts, grain and kandi. Not really bad, just utterly boring.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can. As Sagene sterk Jul. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter caramellic flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

50cl can, labeled as Sagene sterk Jul. Mahogany color with a thin off white head. Bready malty, grainy, caramelly aroma. Flavor has sweetness, biscuity notes and caramel. Bready finish. Sweet, quite full bodied. Dull, but drinkable.

6.3

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

Canned at Petalax Beer Festival. Clear mahogany colour, small head. Woody caramel and raisins. Sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramelly raisins, notes of grass. Fairly low bitterness. Solid malty bock.