Norrlands Guld

Today I was looking through my beer journal and realized I am WAY behind in updating this blog! It is about time I added a couple so here you go!

While I was still in Norway (like I said I am way behind!) I was looking through the fridge at my girl friends' parent's house and saw a can of Norrlands Guld just sitting there. I asked her dad if I could have it and he said no problem!

This is a Swedish beer so I was happy to try it, even when I was told that Swedish beer wasn't as good as Norwegian beer. This beer poured a dark golden color and had a good head, ok retention, and good lacing. The nose was mildly sweet and also had a dank bitterness of the hops. The taste was similar to the nose. The sweetness of the malts was brought out more in the taste but other then that it had a very watery taste that turned me off from this beer. The mouth feel was light and the carbonation was bad. (Too flat) It was a very easy drinking beer, but was a little too light for my taste. I should have had another to see if it was just a bad can, but in my haste to try as many beers as I could while in Norway I never got around to it.

(Sorry for the picture! I was in a hurry to try this beer and only took one picture. Lesson learned!)

Ringnes Skjœrgårds Pils

Back to Norway I go! Since I was in Norway I thought I'd do mostly Norwegian beers while I was here. I walked down to the local grocery store and saw some Skjœrgårds Pils, another variety of Ringnes, so I bought it along with a few others. In Norway instead of having to buy a six pack and risk getting something you don't like, you can rip open the case and get them individually if desired.

I was told that Skjœrgårds translates to "islands or rocks along the fjords." This beer had a summery look to the can so I was guessing it was a seasonal.

This beer poured a light golden color and had a good head, but had no retention what so ever and therefore had zero lacing. The nose was sweet with hints of honey and was almost spicy. The spiciness came out in the taste as well with the sweetness. The mouth feel was thin and light but was well carbonated. Overall this was a very easily drinkable beer, especially on a hot Norwegian summer day.

Quick Update

So I've been behind in posting my blogs and have had a lot of time to try some new beers and also ready my old posts. I realize I have been too vague in my descriptions and vow to improve them. From now on I will have my stuff together and focus on more aspects of beer evaluating. Thank you beeradvocate.com for helping me see the error of my ways!

More to come soon so stay posted!!