About
Established in 1895 by Wilhelm Berentsen. Client brewery in the 1990s, beers brewed in Trondheim by Tromi Bryggeri. Today run by 4th and 5th generation. Egersund Mineralvandfabrikk A/S changed name to Berentsens Brygghus in 2003. First beers brewed by Aass Bryggeri, Berentsens commenced brewing in the autumn 2004.
Part of the group
8.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Shared bottle at home. Pours clear dark copper with almost no head. Aroma of cocoa nibs, dark dried fruits, dark bread, soy sauce, perfume, ethanol, liquorice, caramel. Tastes salty, with some sweetness and balancing bitterness. Medium bodied, alcoholic warmth, smooth mouth feel, low carbonation. If I remember previous editions correctly, the 2025 vintage appears to be more balanced and more "round" than the earlier ones.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Stavanger, Madla
on 26 Dec 2025
at 15:41
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours a hazy dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma of fudge, bread, nuts and some leather. Flavour of leather, roasted malt, nuts and some caramel. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a soft bitterness. Sweet and malty. Well balanced.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2025
at 21:40
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
RGG. Pale amber color with a beige head. Aroma and flavor is dried fruit, caramel, bread, chocolate, nuts.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2025
at 09:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Quite fine at this alcohol level.
A small glass with the dessert is enough
Shery feeling
[Bottle at Komlefjorden 25]
A small glass with the dessert is enough
Shery feeling
[Bottle at Komlefjorden 25]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2025
at 10:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Shared 330 ml bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. The ABV of 21.9% is the highest that a "beer" (or "wine") may have in Norway - if any higher, it would legally be a hard liquor / spirit, and dispensable in bars only in 4 cl shots. Dark brown to black colour, minimal head. Aroma of fusel and spices. Extremely sweet flavour, distinctly spicy, also notes of bourbon. The bottle is definitely for sharing!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 11 Dec 2025
at 07:08
3/10
Can from Gulating Christmas calendar. Nice malt flavour but unfortunately there is also a lot of vegetable flavours. This is a brewing fault and normally not valid for every batch, don’t know if I will have the opportunity or interest of try this at another opportunity so this is my score for this time.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2025
at 19:24
4/10
Can from Gulating Christmas calendar. Exactly the kind of Berliner Weisse that I don’t like at all. Smells and taste more like a regular fruit juice than anything else. Sweet with some acidity, artificial taste.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2025
at 14:22
6/10
Can from Gulating Christmas calendar. Standard macro pilsner. Malt, straw, nobel hops, medium bitterness, medium sweetness. No faults, decent but not very exciting.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2025
at 13:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Notater fra Mi2 juleavslutning, hvor vi alle møtte feststemte og med relativt uthvilt lever. Nevnte organ har fått gjennomgå i det vi etter 9 solide fatøl nå starter på kveldens flaskeøl, men vi er alle ved godt mot og ingen har hatt behov for å ringe 113. Helt svart uten skum. Sviskeplommer, fiken, bourbon, eik/vanlije, rosiner osv. PÅ tross av en viss alkoburn smelter den på tungen og varmer legemet fra topp til tå, samtidig som jeg fornemmer mine indre juleklokker.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 08 Dec 2025
at 19:30