Big creamy offwhite lasting head. Hazy yellow body with light small-bubbled carbonation. Floral resiny chalky aroma with pine needle notes. Very fresh and vivid. Dry chalky fruity resiny taste with floral metallic notes. Mid-bodied. Soft, mild mouthfeel. Dry strawy earthy herbal aftertaste with papery sugary notes. Very nice, and highly distinctive. Love the harmonic vividness of the flavour. (0.75l bottle, Fenaknoken, Oslo. Batch #44.)

On tap at Håndverkerstuene. It pours a hazy, golden-orange body with very low carbonation and head. It’s piney and resiny on the nose with some sweet maltyness in the back. Apricot and a hint of alcohol blends in. A nice malty sweetness makes a base for the fine resiny bitterness that lasts and lasts. Full body, and mostly dry, finishing bitter. Although it’s full-bodied, it feels a bit watery in a way, but it’s a damn fine IPA anyway. 100820

750ml bottle, brygg nr. 34, airborne from Fenaknoken in Oslo to Tromsø. Fluffy, white head over a cloudy, golden body. Semi-sweet, dusty hops to the nose with mild spices. Fruity hops in flavour developing into a rather discreet finish of pine bitterness. Mild and soft in the mouth. Refreshing and drying palate. (Shared at a romjulsparty in Tromsø, 28.12.2010). --- Beer merged from original tick of Pilegrim Glutenfri on 23 Jul 2020 at 07:16 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 150ml draught at Agenturet Øl og Vinbar. Remaining, low white head over a hazy amber coloured body. Spotty lacing. Moderate smell of caramel-fruit. Mixed taste profile of herbal hops, earth, and mid-sweet caramel malts. Mild bittersweet ending. Soft in the mouth. Pretty alright. (Tromsø 22.07.2020).

750ml bottle, brygg nr. 36, from Fenaknoken in Oslo. Deep oily pour revealing a beige-brownish, patchy surface to a jet black body. Roasted aroma of earthy malts with hints of chocolate. Roasted malts and ashy hops in flavour. Velvetly smooth on the swallow. Well made. Enjoyed at a romjuls party in Tromsø, 28.12.2010.

750ml bottle, brygg nr.42, from Fenaknoken. Light brown head that stayed well and left spotty lacing to the glass. Partly cloudy, dark-brown body. Aroma displays chocolate and caramel malts. Fine blended taste of brown malts, raisin hints and dusty hops. Rounded bitter sweet tail. Medium bodied. Pity that it is not more widely distributed in Norway. Would have been perfect with our traditional Yuletide food. (at my hotel room in Oslo, 25.11.2010).

750 ml bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. Dark brown colour, moderate beige head. Fairly nice aroma, moderately spicy notes, also notes of brown malts and leather. Flavour of brown malts and brown sugar (without being very sweet), moderate hops. An okay brown ale!

On tap at Cardinal. A hazy brown beer with a minimal creamy off-white head. The aroma is sweetish, with dried fruits, a hint of coffee and loads of dark sugar. Very smooth on the palate, low on carbonation. Full body. Raisins, blue plums, hints of coffee and fresh fruits in the flavor. Too sugary even for my sweet tooth. Sweet finish with dried fruits and some coffee and bitterness. Not bad at all, but overall, too sugary. 101113

Most spectacular gusher I ever saw. Filled four glasses of foam and took 10 minutes to tame. Vast white head (in four glasses!). Hazy opaque yellow body. Resiny honey and fresh herbs aroma with floral straw notes. Dry-sweet resiny floral taste with mealy coriander notes. Sort of faint. Mid-bodied. Flat, lifeless mouthfeel. Dryish honey and flour aftertaste with strawy resiny notes. Would probably have been outstanding if it hadn’t gushed so. (0.75l bottle at Olympen, Oslo. Need to rerate.)

Cask at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Very dark brown colour, nearly black. Moderate beige head. The aroma has notes of moderately roasted malts and mild coffee, hints of wood and smoke. The flavour is very dry and the beer is light bodied, notes of mild coffee, wood and hints of smoke again.