Nøgne Ø # 100 (Batch 100)

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Grimstad, Norway

Pour is dark ruby with full, long-lasting off-white head with heavy lacing. Aroma is mild, sweet and earthy. Texture is full bodied and creamy. Taste is both sweet and hoppy bitter, grapefruit and pine trees. Finish is lingering spicy bitterness.

Bottle, thanks for sharing dEnk! Pours a hazy dark orange with a thin off-white head and accidentally with some large flocks of yeast. Aroma is sweet fruity with a definite floral note, sugary and very hoppy. Flavor is very bitter, floral, pine, grapefruit, slightly sweet and very bitter and fruity in the finish. Full creamy texture. Very nice brew.

dark brown with an attractive beige head. nice sticky, creamy mouthfeel. aroma notes of a not quite ripe mandarin orange, bitter hops that evolve quite nicely as the beer warms up, some subtle chocolate notes. great beer.

Bottled. Dark brown colored, brownish head. Very hoppy nose, but also lots of malts present. Bitter flavor, chocolate, hops. Finishes initially bitter, but later on more sweet. Seems to be in between a DIPA and an Imperial Stout. Very nice brew.

pours clear, brown, frothy, tan foam, caramel, cereal, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, creamy, average carbonation, astringent,

So apparently there is some debate as to the style of this fine beer? Let’s have a look. Initially appears brown but is actually a deep red in color. Big head of medium bubbles has serious endurance and leaves behind fat stripes of lace. Nose is sweet with a strong American hop character, lots of mellon and a bit of pine and citrus. Starts sweet, and barleywine-ish but w/ a lightness of palate not suited to that style. There is a bit of malt depth here not befitting a IIPA either, a sort of very slightly roasty undercurrent plus maybe some English malts or a bit of German Munich malt, I’m not sure. Carbonation is soft but mildly vigorous, which really helps hold the mouthfeel together. I am not sure I would call this complex so much as exceeding well balanced. The sweetness and malt character have a gentle tug-of-war with the hops going on which ebbs and flows as the beer progresses. Really, I don’t think you could say this is solidly in the IIPA or the barleywine style. It’s something else entirely and I would say better than most beers that are done to either style. I love it.

Bottle. A murky reddish brown color with a thick foamy tan head. A well spiced malt aroma with chocolate, wood and green hops. Smooth, green, hop filled, well spiced malty goodness in the flavor. Its rich and delicious.

Bottle. Murky dark brown with medium tan head that lasts. Aroma is very interesting - dried fruit, tangerines, malt vinegar, earthiness and booze with notes of Heinz 57 sauce and ginger. Taste is sweet then salty citrus fruit that ends long and bitter. Taste has notes of caramel and butterscotch. Smooth palate