Ludwig Premium Pale Ale

Big white head of very coarse lace quickly dissolves into nothing. Deep copper body. Sweet, deep fruity, malt aroma with traces of English hops. Taste is again sweet fruity malts with notes of raisins and some sharply bitter hops. Sharp, bitter aftertaste with some fruits and quite a bit of metal at the end. I generally like hops and bitterness, but here I think Mack has made the usual Norwegian mistake of using only bitter-hops and no aroma hops, which gives us lots of bitterness and none of that lovely hop aroma. A shame, because if they had used more aroma this could have been a good beer. (0.44l can. Thanks to grove for passing this on.)

Canned 0,44l. Pale golden with a white head that lasts for a couple of minutes leaving patterns on the glass. Hints of fruit in the aroma, but soon the bitterness sets in leaving you with a lasting bitter aftertaste.

440ml can. Nice design on the can that fits very well with the other beers in the Ludwig portfolio. Pours a clear straw yellow body topped with a slowly diminishing white foam. Light fruity and a bit oily aroma. Medium bodied. Well rounded taste of mixed fruit. Hoppy bitterness in a long finish. A moreish brew and one of the best from the brewery.