Bottle. Slightly unclear golden body with a huge, foamy off-white head. Aroma is mostly malty with hint of caramel and some kind of mild, general fruitiness. Flavor is medium sweet malt, balancing caramel, toast and bitterness, some kind of fruitiness without finding any particular fruit. Balanced body and decent aftertaste in the same direction with a faint hint of metallic bitterness, but not enough to make it bad. Not the most exiting beer style and I’m not a big fan of the Bobek hop either, but considering this an English pale ale and not expecting the American hoppy interpretation of a pale ale it’s actually not a bad beer. It’s a fine balance between sweetness and bitterness, no outstanding flavors, but definitively very food friendly and giving it some time finishing the bottle (and not the sample) it grows a bit. A well-crafted beer in a modest style, might need some experience to be appreciated.

500 ml bottle, batch #100210, from Vinmonopolet Øvre Årdal. ABV is 5.5%. Orange colour, large white head. Aroma of fruity Bobek hops, notes of citrus and spices. also less pleasant yeasty notes. The flavour is yeasty, slightly spicy and slightly citrussy, low bitterness. Not great.

Lys brun lett tåkete med fingerhøyt beige skum. Lukter karamell, aprikos, urter og lett sitrus. Middels fylde. Smaker lett søtlig karamell, blomster og lett bitter sitrus. Middels lang.