Brown bottle, 500 ml, via Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on September 20 2012; eye: reddish with a copper hue, clear, light effervescence, tiny sheet of beige head, light lacing; nose: hops, malt, caramel, grain; mouth: hops, light astringency, malt, grain, nutty, light dusty, finale in grain with light presence of hops, medium body, good carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, foamy and grainy texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, via Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 20 septembre 2012; œil : rougeâtre avec une teinte cuivrée, claire, léger effervescence, petite couverture de mousse beige, légère dentelle ; nez : houblon, malt, caramel, grain; bouche : houblon, légère astringence, malt, grain, noix, légère poussière, finale en grain avec légère présence de houblon, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture mousseuse et granuleuse; en résumé : bien

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Deep reddish brown colour, moderate creamy off-white head. Pleasant aroma of fruity hops, hints of blackberries and pine, with a subdued but complex malt profile in the background. The flavour has first a broad malt profile with some toasted and mildly roasted notes, a hint of chocolate, but the beer is not very sweet. Then the hops take over, with fruity and mildly resinous notes, and a moderate bitterness in the finish. Decent beer.

Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is hop, malt, peaches, pine. Flavour is hop, malt, peaches, pine , caramel. Medium to full body. Nice/OK beer.

From a 500ml bottle on 27/5/2012. Pours a cloudy dark amber, with a small head. Has a moderate aroma of dark fruit and mild hops. Flavour wise, it’s got lots of caramel malt and a good dose of fruity hops. This is an enjoyable, slightly different, though relatively subtle IPA

Bottled @ Ølfestival København

Pours dark red with a foamy head. Aroma of biscuity malts, grassy hops and caramel. Taste is malty and biscuity with some English hops and caramel. Finish is malty and slightly fruity. Okay.

Big slightly coarse beige head rises out of the glass. Clear red-amber body with strong carbonation. Dusty wooden roasty aroma is very weak, with resiny notes. Dry-sweet resiny citric taste with metallic notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel with slight astringence. Dryish minty resiny roasty aftertaste with wooden spicy notes. It’s OK, but a bit harsh while the flavours are rather subdued. I doubt this is what they tried to do. (0.5l bottle, wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)

Pours dark copper with a large, lasting head.Nose shows nutty malt, caramel, golden syrup, soft spicy hops and brown sugar. Pretty rich and moreish.Similar rich flavours, lots of nutty malt and caramel followed by spicy hops and an assertive bitterness.Body seems a bit thick, and there’s not enough carbonation.Not too much of a hop presence, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Bottle. Copper with a large beige head. Gentle aroma is bready with light toffee, blackberries, grapefruit. Sweet with caramel, berries, pears. Dryish at the end with a little bitterness. Would have guessed this a 5.5% ESB, but it’s tasty enough.

Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. DArk amber colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Flowery and perfumed notes. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter nice finsih. Creamy palate.

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting - Ulfborg ].Clear medium amber red colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, dry grass, light dark citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, caramel, dark citrus - orange hops, grass, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120218]