Norrlands Guld Ljus
Spendrups Bryggeri AB
- From:
- Spendrups Bryggeri AB
- Sweden
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #173 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 70
Ranked #39,264 - Avg:
- 2.33 | pDev: 27.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 02, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
70
Okay
70
Okay
Introduced in September 2009.
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
3.03/5 rDev +30%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev +30%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a clear light yellow with fine head.
Smell is light and crackery with notes of citrus and knäckebröd.
Taste is light, crackery and slightly sweet. Notes of citrus, Saltines and a hint of corn. Soft bitterness.
Mouthfeel is thin with good carbonation.
Overall, a decent lager, very easy to drink.
Nov 02, 2025Smell is light and crackery with notes of citrus and knäckebröd.
Taste is light, crackery and slightly sweet. Notes of citrus, Saltines and a hint of corn. Soft bitterness.
Mouthfeel is thin with good carbonation.
Overall, a decent lager, very easy to drink.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.92/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.92/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
330 ml slimline can, as Norrlands Ljus Lager Økologisk ("Guld" is not mentioned on the can, but I assume it's the same beer), brewed for the Norwegian market. Bought at Bunnpris Jørpeland. ABV is 4.7%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grain and pilsener malts, a hint of herbal hops. Fairly crisp pilsener flavour, malts, a little citrus and herbal hops again. Fair enough.
Aug 15, 2025
Reviewed by rarbring from Sweden
2/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
The beverage is clear and pale straw colored, a white slightly uneven head, no lacing, no curtains.
The smell is slightly of corn flakes, boiled vegetables and a chemical acidity.
Starts rather sweet, white bread, green apples and a rather low clean bitterness. A slight alcoholic touch.
Medium carbonation, small foamy bubbles, a weak body, somewhat boozy feeling.
A straight, uninteresting, not impressive beer.
Apr 17, 2011The smell is slightly of corn flakes, boiled vegetables and a chemical acidity.
Starts rather sweet, white bread, green apples and a rather low clean bitterness. A slight alcoholic touch.
Medium carbonation, small foamy bubbles, a weak body, somewhat boozy feeling.
A straight, uninteresting, not impressive beer.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
1.69/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
1.69/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
The Colour is pale gold; the large compact head is off-white. It sinks slowly leaving no lacing.
The smell is sour with some frowsy notes of pulp, black pepper, and motor oil. There is also a bitter chemical note of citric acid.
The taste is light with an unclean sour-bitter flavour. Dough, wet paper and paper pulp. Some notes of crackers and pepper. The aftertaste is sourish with a mild saccharine sweetness.
The carbonation is medium strong, the bubbles mid-sized. The liquid is watery.
Is this a beer brewed without any aroma hops at all?
Sep 06, 2010The smell is sour with some frowsy notes of pulp, black pepper, and motor oil. There is also a bitter chemical note of citric acid.
The taste is light with an unclean sour-bitter flavour. Dough, wet paper and paper pulp. Some notes of crackers and pepper. The aftertaste is sourish with a mild saccharine sweetness.
The carbonation is medium strong, the bubbles mid-sized. The liquid is watery.
Is this a beer brewed without any aroma hops at all?
Reviewed by Evil_Pidde from Sweden
2.62/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.62/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
33 cl really short-necked clear bottle. Label is in grey and silver. Looks so crappy so it's kind of cool-looking.
A: Pours light golden (just as the name indicates - in Swedish) with a airy light white head that sinks quickly, leaving almost no lace.
S: Malt and bitter hops, faint citric notes. Smells a lot better and more than I thougth before. A grainy off-smell with hints of butter, though.
T: Grainy, buttery and some pourly balanced malt. Citric notes together with faint bitter hops. I feel faint corn, even though the label states there's only malt in it...
M: Kind of rough light body and rich carbonation - quite offensive. Aftertaste is pretty short and holds only some bitterness.
D: This is my first Light Lager, and my guess before was that it would be like Adjunct Lager from America. In some ways it was like Adjunct Lager, but a little bit different. This is not my favourite style but this one wasn't as bad as I tought.
Jun 28, 2010A: Pours light golden (just as the name indicates - in Swedish) with a airy light white head that sinks quickly, leaving almost no lace.
S: Malt and bitter hops, faint citric notes. Smells a lot better and more than I thougth before. A grainy off-smell with hints of butter, though.
T: Grainy, buttery and some pourly balanced malt. Citric notes together with faint bitter hops. I feel faint corn, even though the label states there's only malt in it...
M: Kind of rough light body and rich carbonation - quite offensive. Aftertaste is pretty short and holds only some bitterness.
D: This is my first Light Lager, and my guess before was that it would be like Adjunct Lager from America. In some ways it was like Adjunct Lager, but a little bit different. This is not my favourite style but this one wasn't as bad as I tought.
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