Nøgne Ø # 100 (Batch 100)

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

Brown bottle, 0,5 l, batch 348, bottled on 270308, best before 270313, purchased via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on December 17 2008; eye: burnt caramel with orangey caramel hue, hazy, nice beige head that remains, lots of lacing; nose: lots of hops, grapefruit, pine, light orange, light caramel; mouth: lots of hops, grapefruit, pine, Cointreau, alcohol in the middle of the tongue, finale in caramel malt with a good presence of hops, rather astringent, lightly sweet, rather bitter, full body, slightly harsh texture, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 0,5 l, lot 348, embouteillée le 270308, meilleure avant 270313, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 17 décembre 2008; œil : caramel brûlé avec une teinte de caramel orangé, voilée, bonne mousse beige qui demeure, pas mal de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de houblon, pamplemousse, pin, léger orange, léger caramel; bouche : beaucoup de houblon, pamplemousse, pin, Cointreau, alcool au centre de la langue, finale en malt caramel avec une bonne présence de houblon, plutôt astringente, légèrement sucrée, plutôt amère, corsée, texture légèrement rugueuse, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimée

Reviewed 12/12/2008 (bottle): Pours a very dark brown color body. .Huge foamy creamy tan head, extremely lasting, with okay lacing. Dark fruity aroma, hoppy, sickly sweet smelling. Strong raisin nose. Smokey taste. Light body. Dark coffee taste. Tasty.

Pours cloudy brown with a huge, fluffy khaki head. Nose is loaded with citrus and pine, with a noticeable solvent-like alcohol note that is not unpleasant. Taste is sweet up front but a bit dry, caramel and a richer, lightly toasted presence dominate with alcohol and spicy hops peeking in. Citrus comes out in a big way with a burst of sweetness moving toward a long, dry, lingering heavy bitterness, wrapping itself around notes of resiny pine. Light carbonation, a bit soft, and a full body that leans just a smidge towards syrupy. All in all an impressive beer.

Bottle. Really dark IIPA indeed! Aroma is pretty light with some malt,chocolat and sweetness. Also some alcohol in there. Nice seducing red/brown color. small head. Taste is really sweet with lots of malt,caramel,chocolat,coffee and some alcohol. Almost some bready notes in there aswell. Kind of bitter finish with some alcoholburn. The malt is really dominating in this beer. Mouthfeel is creamy and good. Different and enjoyable!

Huge light brown head. Darkest IIPA I have seen. Relatively light aroma, malty with a promising hop nose. Big dry hop and alcohol flavor. Dry chocolate and strong malt could be a Barley Wine or IIPA. Each mouthful is a meal. Fills the stomach, the senses and then the alcohol wave hits.

Bottle. Poured deep and solid brown with an orange hue. Nose is of sweet hops, and a hint of alcohol. The label calls it barley wine, and here it is listed as an 2xIPA but it is sort of neither, or what do I know, lol. What I do know is that it is really good. It has real nice hop flavor, slightly floral, and a bit sweet. To me what makes this so good is the delicious malt base. It balances this beer well and makes it super drinkable. The 10% is barely noticeable,well maybe a little. Finish is quite bitter and long lasting. Very good beer.

Bottle courtesy of my man Styles, thanks Chris. Very dark beer with nice head. Smell was of sweet with malt. taste was of course bitter, but with some sweetness as well. Reminds me of a porter. Very nice

Very much enjoyed this one. But I also drank it with two barley wines on the table. Sweet. Malty. A typical Double IPA that kicks it up a notch.