10th February 2016
Bright clear gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a decent minerally carbonation. Thin malts, mildly sweet. Sweetish pine and a touch of candy fruits. Light hop orange and orange peel. Light semi dry finish. Hangs together well, sweeter than your average IPA but tasty.

330 ml bottle @ Christianssand Brygghus. Clear, dark amber body with a big, stable, creamy tan head. Quite mild aroma of malt, caramel and some toast. Flavor is medium sweet malt, caramel, some dark fruit and moderate bitterness. Medium body and a bit short in aftertaste. A little hint of milk chocolate in the aftertaste by the way. Sure a decent gluten free beer I could drink whenever, not depending on the gluten aspect. Nice and easy.

500 ml bottle into chalice, best before 10/29/2019. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy tan head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, pepper, brown sugar, toasted bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready maltiness, and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, pepper, brown sugar, toasted bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of yeast spiciness and herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, pepper, brown sugar, toasted bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready maltiness, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Some light-moderate dryness after the finish from carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/prickly/foamy, and lightly grainy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice gluten free Dubbel style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready maltiness, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

500 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 10/28/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep reddish copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a fluffy cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, pepper, clove, honey, brown sugar, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and dark malty notes; with solid strength. Taste of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, pepper, clove, honey, brown sugar, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of peppery yeast spice and herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, honey, brown sugar, light caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and dark malty flavors; with a nice malt/spiciness/bitterness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very good gluten free Belgian amber ale. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and dark malty flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

500 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 4/17/2016. Listed as 6% on the bottle. Pours fairly crystal clear deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, light pine, honey, brown sugar, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark malty notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pear, apple, pine, honey, brown sugar, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of herbal/pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pear, apple, pine, honey, brown sugar and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and complexity of citrus/tropical/piney hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark malty flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance and minimal astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness after the finish from bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth and moderately sticky/resinous mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice gluten free English IPA style. All around good balance, robustness, and complexity of citrus/tropical/piney hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark malty flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. It needed a bit more sweetness to balance the bitterness, but was still a nicely enjoyable offering all around.

500 ml bottle into lager glass, best before 9/23/2015. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a 1 finger foamy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of pineapple, grapefruit, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light honey, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate bready malt-like notes; with solid strength. Taste of pineapple, grapefruit, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light honey, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, light pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Nice robustness, complexity, and balance of citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate bready malt-like flavors; with a great bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast ester notes present. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.1%. Overall this is a nice gluten free hoppy pale lager style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate bready malt-like flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

(Bottle) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of dark rye bread, caramel, dried fruit, hints of treacle and liquorice. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, raisins, crisp-bread, brown sugar, caramel and a mild, herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. The malt character is a bit metallic and hollow, but taste is quite nice. Quite enjoyable.

Bottle 33 cl. Hazy yellow, big white head, dissipates slowly leaving some lacings. Aroma is sour, dough, grass, spring flowers. Taste is citrus, gum, bitterness, water melon, green apple. Light to medium body, medium carbo, sharp bubbles.

330ml bottle thanks to djoeye for sharing. Rocky fawn-coloured head. Opaque dark red body. Sweet fruity nose with toffee. Taste of sweet plums, toffee, and yeast. Rather sweet fruity end. Drinkable, but a tad too sweet and unvaried (Tromsø 27.05.2015). --- Beer merged from original tick of Gutsy Dark Ale on 20 Jul 2021 at 18:14 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 330ml bottle, Brew5, kindly shared by Finn. A gusher! Huge off-white head, unclear copper coloured body, fair lacing. Moderate brown malty smell, scent of berries. Blended taste of berry-fruits and caramel malts, a bit doughy. Mid-sweet malty ending. Satisfying. (Tromsø 20.07.2021).