Haflings, not Avlings
If the name Avling has a familiar “ring” to it you might be thinking of Tolkien’s halflings.* The COMDB translation department has a different take on the brewer’s name, and tell us that “avling” in Norwegian means “crop”. Could they be alluding to this brewery’s rooftop garden crop, or the master brewer’s last haircut, or perhaps claiming that their brews are the cream of the crop? We will see about the cream of the crop claim. As for the master brewer’s haircut, to be honest, and no offense intended but, I’m just not that interested.
Avlings Rooftop Crop
The brew in hand today is Nightfall,** a Czech-style dark lager, a style not unfamiliar to us COM. A pour as dark as it name would suggest. Roast and cocoa make for a sweet-smelling lager. It has a full roasted flavour with a bit of fizz and sweet, no bitter no hops, a smooth finish. Very tasty. The fizz fled, leaving a start to finish smooth customer. The malt roast and sweet is now in Righteous Brothers harmony without losing that “I’m loving this beer” feeling.*** A very tasty easy drinking dark.
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