Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From tap at Mi2 at Cardinal 26.10.15. Very dark brown. Pale brown head. Wild yeast sourness and plums in aroma. Similar and fruity taste. Perhaps some medum dark malt. Very dry. Astringent, dry aftertaste.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, moderate tan head. Strong aroma of new American oak with its vanilla notes, also hints of chocolate. Fairly light bodied and easy drinking for its strength, again wih strong notes of American oak and vanilla in the flavour, also some fruit and chocolate. Moderate hops. Slightly warming throatfeel.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Uncommon Brewery Oaked Porter 9% can shared by Brian. Deep brown verging on black with a rich fruity licorice/aniseed aroma. The taste is very much a berry fruitiness with chocolate cacao notes. Really nice.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught @ BrewDog Gothenburg. Pours tiny hazy dark reddish brown with a small frothy brownish beige head that leaves some thick lacing on the glass. Smell is malty, tiny fruity and tiny smokey with sweet bread, caramel, chocolate, dried pine needles, moist soil and orange peal. Taste is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly malty. Mouthfeel is soft, round, tiny astringent and medium bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with caramel, toffee, moist grass, dried pine needles and orange peal. Fairly solid brown ale. Bit on the sweet side.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

How: Can.
Where: NK bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Fruit, floral, malt, yeast.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, floral, hops, apples, caramel.

Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep orange amber, nose is toffee, caramel, a little soy sauce, taste is sweet toffee, vanilla, dry.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

2nd August 2015
Can. Lightly hazy deep amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Malts are a little fluffy and bring light cream and a good dose of dark toffee. The lavender is nicely judged, ie not overdone and perfumey, and comes through on the finish - providing a contrast to the fairly pervasive toffee. A bit bonkers and not at all lager like but I did enjoy this.