 CamdenD (557), Madrid, Spain
Jul 18, 2008 Surprisingly strong brown ale for a 4.5 abv. This is my first offering from Nogne, and I’m very impressed. Usually not a fan of brown ales, I am impressed by this one due to its unique hopped aftertaste but minus any citrus that would be unwelcome in such a beer. Well done.
ajm (265), USA
Jul 15, 2008 IT’S SO CLOSE!!! It looks how a brown should look, and tastes how one should taste - very nicely and generously roasted, dry, full. But the finish is made abrupt by the sharpness of the hops. Still, another very nice installment from our Scandinavian friends.
17thfloor (591), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Pours a clearer dark reddish brown with a thin fine wispy tan head. Aroma of molasses, varnish, some alcohol, a touch of coffee. Light easy drinking flavor, off-dry, molasses, slightly toasty, simple but well balanced. Some chocolate in the finish. Light body, sparkling carbonation, very airy.
Dr_Funk (58), Sorumsand, Norway
Jul 9, 2008 500ml bottle from ICA. Pours very dark brown, almost black with small tan head. Almost porter-like aromas, with chocolate and coffee dominating. The taste is thin compared to the nose. Almost watery. With so many other great beers available from this brewery, I probably won’t buy this again
aracauna (2226), Georgia, USA
Jun 29, 2008 There’s a weird whisky barrel flavor in this one that I just can’t figure out. I had this one just after the Mikkeller Jackie Bown and while I thought that one had just the one flaw of a bitterness that didn’t meld with the rest of the beer, it was a better brown ale than this one. I was actually expecting a lot more after some of the other Nogne O’s, but this one just came across as watery and oddly alcoholic.
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