Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout Highland Edition

Formerly brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial Stout
Grimstad, Norway

Serve in Snifter

Pours jet black with brown head. Aroma of chocolate jumps right out, with notes of caramel, peat, toffee, and roasted barley. Flavor is surprisingly smooth, and the Scotch notes thankfully do not overpower the classic imperial stout notes. Hints of smoked peat and sweetish malts complement a rich chocolate backbone. Very nice

bottle... black body with one of the darkest tan heads I’ve seen, almost black, thick with a finger cap, thick lacing... thick nose of chocolate, fudge, light char, whiskey, a little black sharpie, smells thick... balanced taste, thought there would be more whiskey, but it really just provides a nice accent, to the thick roasted chocolate, supremely drinkable with a great mouthfeel... this is one of the best scotch ba beers I’ve had, really outstanding

Flaska på ölmässan i Stockholm 2011 Svag doft med tydlig bassängpregel. Smaken är mycket god, men den originale imp stouten är lite bättre. Tydliga brända toner samt choklad, arrak och kaffe.

Bottle at SBWF 2011. It poured a pitch black liquid with a small brown head. Slow moving liquid. Sweet malty with chocolate, coffeee, nuts, whisky and oak. A very very nice Imp stout.

Bottle at SBWF 2011. Black with no head. Very nice beer with a lot of barrel character. Also roasted malt, licorice, dark chocolate and some dark berries. But I must say that I do prefer the original, its more balanced than this one.

Sampled at Gothenburg Beer Festival 2011. September 3, 2011
Light diluted bourbon notes, sweet chocolate and some coffee in the aroma. It’s quite complex and tasty but I don’t think the bourbon really adds anything extra. Chocolate is very present in the taste, only light bourbon shining through.

Nice viscous texture, well-balanced, surprisingly low on sweetness and a solid amount of peat that doesn’t overwhelm. Fantastic beer.

Lots of whiskey, chocolate and some harshness. It seems like the whiskey killed most of the great flavor this beer used to have...