Aass Halling

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Pilsener
Drammen, Norway

Yellow colour with small white head. Hoppy aroma with notes of malt. Malty flavour with notes of hops and fruit. Quite ordinary pilsener.

Can pours pale yellow with a small milky head.   Decent carbonation, minor lacing.   Aroma is of straw and weak malt.   Taste is much the same cept perhaps a hint of butter.   Finish is fairly metallic.   Overall the flavor is extremely light, body is severely thin.   Not one of the better Aass offerings.

(5oo ml can) Pours a large, cramy, white head and a highly-carbonated, golden body. Slight metallic nose blends with malt. Fruity malt flavour with a slight lactic finish. Average.

Bottled. Pale golden, rich head. Fruity and rounded. Aass pleasant, firm malt character is there, but too little of it. Some acidity, low bitterness.

The Norwegian valley Hallingdal has from ancient times been famous for its strong homebrew and subsequent knife-fights. Aass Bryggeri’s Halling beer is an insult to the proud people of Hallingdal. It’s a lousy pils with little or no character besides being far too sweet. (Sampled 0,5 liter can.)

Aass makes some brews to be sold in smaller geographical areas - this one is for Hallingal. I don’t know if it is just a label - or if it’s a real unique brew. In any case: Too much water, too little beer.