For new readers

Lots of new readers from the link at VGs juleøltest.
I you wonder why I write in English, it is because most of my readers are outside Scandinavia. I try, however, to cover the Norwegian beers scene as well.
For daglige oppdateringer om det norske ølmiljøet, se nyhetssider og diskusjonsforum hos Venner av Nøgne Ø.
If you want to explore the best Norwegian beers, the Holy Trinity [...]

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More than a wee dram

The BrewDog guys have been messing up the beer scene again – this time not even on their own turf. They sent a few used whisky barrels across the North Sea to their colleagues in Grimstad, Norway. And it looks like they inspired them to be a bit bold and boasting on their label, too.
The beers used [...]

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VGs Christmas beer test

The VG Christmas beer test, where I was on one of the judging panels, is now online. No photos of the juries, though – but a nice plug for my blog.
Here is the jury judging the stronger beers:

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Three kings

As I’ve mentioned before, the good people at Nøgne Ø have been busy this year, lining up seasonal goodies for their fans at home and abroad.
One beer is a collaboration project between Nøgne Ø, Stone and Jolly Pumpkin, I assume they are the three camel riding kings on the label.
The idea behind this beer is to use the same recipe [...]

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Going blind II

Mystery glasses

Don’t worry, it was mostly to get your attention.
As I told you, I was invited to be a part of a beer tasting panel for the biggest Norwegian newspaper, VG.
The results, a ranking of all the Norwegian Christmas beers, will be published later this month, and I will not reveal any of the results.
I [...]

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Special order

When news got out that Nøgne ø had received some whisky casks from their Scottish friends at BrewDog, the expectations were high in the Norwegian beer community.
I won’t bore you with details about the Norwegian state monopoly for alcohol once more, but there is a kind of loophole. If you know that there is a [...]

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A star is born

The biggest tabloid here in Norway has an annual test of  Christmas beers. This used to feature a number of graying celebrities, but they may have run out of them.
On the recommendation of my drinking buddy Rune, they have invited me to be in the jury this year.
I promise a report from the proceedings. Even [...]

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Changing times

Some of the interesting Norwegian stuff this autumn. And that is excluding the whisky cask beers from Nøgne ø. And now the Christmas beers are coming…

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A remarkable lineup

Well, not the participants, being the usual graying suspects, most of us. But the beers..
Some of us beer geeks were invited back to Haandbryggeriet in Drammen recently, as thye had a few new beers as well as some adjustements to old ones they wanted feedback on. We were probably a bit too polite the last [...]

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Coal to Newcastle

Well, almost. Craft beer to Prague. If anyone had told me this ten years ago…

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