Suffolk Punch Brewing Blue Daisy Pilsner

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Not far from where I live, within walking distance, is Winestore. They are primarily a wine store, but they have a very small selection of beers. There, I bought Suffolk Punch Brewing Blue Daisy Pilsner.  The Pilsner is 4.9% ABV. This beer pours yellow with a big two-finger white head. The aroma is very earthy, almost stinky, and yet crisp. The taste is crisp, earthy, and lightly hopped. It has an earthy, crisp, and light fruity flavor. The mouthfeel is light. This pilsner finishes earthy with a slight bitterness. The aftertaste is not as earthy, but it is crisp. Overall, I was not impressed with Blue Daisy Pilsner. So I give it a D. The smell was just bad, which made the taste not as good. I don’t recommend it, nor will I have it again. I don’t know what they did to this Pilsner. I guess it was the wrong mixture of hops and grains. No thank you, Suffolk Punch. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Ōslō Brewing Oslove Passion Fruit Blonde Ale

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After cruising around Iceland and Norway. I took a train from Bergen, Norway, to Oslo, the capital. There I found a local beer from ōslō Brewing, Passion Fruit Blonde Ale. This beer is 4.7% ABV. This beer poured blonde/yellow with a two-finger white head. The aroma is crisp and fruity. It’s slightly more tropical. The taste is light on tropical passion fruit. This has a light mouthfeel. Then it finishes clean with a tropical taste. The aftertaste is faded passion fruit. Overall, this was good, interesting too. I give this beer a B+. The passion fruit was not as strong as I would have liked, and I am not a big fan of fruity pilsners/lagers. But this blonde was pretty good. I would recommend this one if you are in Oslo. I would have it again myself, as well as more from ōslō Brewing. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Trollbryggert

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I was recently on a Viking Cruise around Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the eastern coast of Norway. While we were in the port of Alesund, Norway, we took a bus tour of the local area. We even took two ferries and had lunch at a local ski resort. Then we head not too far to the Trollbryeriet in Liabygda, Norway, for a tour of the brewery. They produce many different beers. They call the beer Slogen after a local mountain. After the short tour of the production facilities, we had a tasting of four beers. A Weizen, Pilsner, Brown Ale, Bock, and an IPA. The brewery isn’t very big, but they do produce 10,000 barrels a year. The pilsner was good, but could have been slightly better. It was clean and crisp. The brown ale (English Brown) was good. It was malted  and nutty. The Wiezen was very good; that might have been because it was first. It had a decent banana/clove taste. A slight fruity note, other than banana. The Bock was terrible; it tasted like it had gone bad and sour. The IPA was good; this was more like a West Coast IPA. It was fruity, bitter, and not overpowering.  Overall, this was a good set of beers minus the Bock. I do like Bock beer. This tour and tasting is a B. If you ever get to that part of Norway, go and try Trollbryeriet beers. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!