200ml at the brewpub. A covering beige head leaving clingy lacing on the glass. Jet black body. Promising smell of liquorice and pine. Dark dough malty flavours, moments of liquorice, sooth and pine needles towards the ending. Fine depth and smooth on the swallow. Likable. (Bodø 04.10.2019).
Earlier Rating: 6/22/2017 Total Score: 3.8
400ml draught, 8 % abv, at the brewhouse. A creamy fawn-coloured head slowly reduced to a patchy layer, clingy lacing down the glass. Black body with a deep rustic shade. Smoothly roasted malty nose with some dark spices to it. Rich taste profile of dark chocolate malts with an impact of liquorice, lightly spiced. Roasted malt bittersweet finish. Rounded mouth feel. Well bodied still surprisingly easy to drink. Burger friendly. Well crafted this one. (Bodø 20.05.2017).

200ml on tap at Hundholmen Brygghus. Next to clear yellow-golden body, patchy layer, upper part lacing on the glass. Moderate aromas of bread-like malts, mid-sweet. Malt-driven taste of grain, earth, and nuts. Mid-sweet malty ending with distant noble hops. Well bodied. Quite alright. (Bodø 04.10.2019).

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber colour with a light beige head. Aroma of apricot, grains and grass. Flavour of caramel, bread, apricots, grass, hops and some alcohol. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a light bitterness. Malty and has a little unbalanced flavour.

400ml draught as Bayer 02, 7.9 % abv, at the brewhouse. Clear rosewood coloured body with a deep rustic shade. Filmy layer, spotty lacing. Restrained smell of slightly roasted malts, hints of bread, mid-sweet. Smooth taste of bread, toffee and a distant backdrop of marmalade. Roasted, mid-sweet finish. Well bodied. Pleasing taste. (Bodø 28.05.2019).

On tap at the brewpub. Has a slightly hazy amber colour with a small off-white head. Careful aroma of hay, grass and pale malt. Flavour of grass, pale malt and alcohol. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a light bitterness. A little strange and unbalanced.

On tap at the brewpub. Hazy orange colour with a white head. Spicy aroma with cloves, hay and lime. Lots of cloves in the flavour along with soap, flowers, chlorine and grass. Has a slick and soft mouth feel, medium body and light bitterness. Spicy and decent, but with some off-flavours.

200ml on tap at the brewpub in Bodø. A wheat haze to a grey-golden body. Stable white head leaving crocheted lacing on the glass. Moderate smell of grainy fruits, lightly spiced. Mixed taste of mid-dry fruits and coriander. Rounded ending with a nice touch of citrus shells. Well bodied. Decent version of the style. (In friendly company with Unn, Tor and Frau Eva 01.03.2019).

200ml at the brewpub in Bodø. Clear Mahogany coloured body. Remaining beige head leaving crocheted lacing on the glass. Good looking, indeed. Promising smell of brown malts and herbal hops. Rather dry flavour profile of almond, caramel, herbs, and underlying spruce. Bittersweet ending, long-lived. Fine depth. Good drinking. (28.02.2019).
Earlier Rating: 12/16/2017 Total Score: 3.6
200ml draught at the brewhouse. A filmy layer over a hazy dark apricot coloured body. Dotted spots on the glass. Rich citrus aromas, grapefruit and orange. Sappy ripe citrus flavours with grainy malts beneath. Bittersweet citrus shells to the finish. Rounded palate. Fine depth. Hidden alcohol. Another decent brew from the brewery. (Bodø 14.12.2017).

200ml draught at the brewpub. Near-clear dark brown-reddish body. Beige head slowly diminishing. Spotty lacing on the glass. Promising aroma of earthy malts, mid-sweet. Well blended taste profile of caramel, biscuits and ripe fruits. Drying malt driven finish, lingering.Mouth filling. Nice. (Bodø 28.02.2019).