Nøgne Ø # 100 (Batch 100)

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

Bottled. A hazy brown beer with a small and disappearing white head. The aroma is quite rich: hoppy (pine, grapefruit) with notes of caramel and a hint of chocolate. The flavour is quite sweet, aliitle bit unbalanced and syrupy, but not in an excessive way. Hoppy and caramelly, less chocolate than in the aroma. Full body, lively carbonation, medium bitterness in the finish, some alcohol is felt. A good beer between a IIPA and a Barley Wine.

wow. this beer is great. pours easy with a dark rusted amber color and lively head. impressive in the nose. notes of raisins, caramel, spices, molasses. really impressive. bottle from sam’s chicago, il

Bottle 0.5l. Pours deep dark amber, a bit hazy with large yeast particles. A medium sized light brown head. Aroma of malt, hops and fruit. Full body, a fruity hoppy taste with a nice, salty bitterness. Maby Nögne should update their date-mark system? Bottled: 071107 Best before: 071112 :-)

OK I have seen the discussion on this.... It is listed as a DIPA, but the bottle says BARLEYWINE???. To be honest it taste like a IPA to me, but looks like a porter? I guess it is a hybrid. ********Bottle: Dark brown color, decent head. Aroma is sweet dried fruit and hops like a barley wine. Flavor is good amount of hops and malt, like a IPA. Smooth, nice blend. Texture is medium, low carbonation. No alcohol taste. Over all a solid brew. I would buy it again!

bottle. 1st off - not really sure what to categorize this beer as.... ratebeer has it as a IIPA, which is totally off. Nogne 0 labeled it as a barley wine. No way is this a IIPA... moving on to the barley wine... this is the darkest bw I’ve ever seen... it is a very dark brown with a nice thick head. Not until the finish do you get a sense of a barley wine.... almost like an old ale. That’s what I would call it in style. With that said, this is a very tasty beer once it warms up a bit.... if too cold - all the flavors are hidden. I get slight malty and dark fruit aromas... excellent palate - extremely smooth and almost velvet like across the tongue... spicy on the tip and soft on the sides... the english barley wine style comes through at the back of the palate and through the finish.... quite good. Go buy some today (if you can find it)...

Regardless of teh caveat at the end in the editor’s note, this is nothing like an IIPA, aside from the high ABV and hop rate. The chocolate malt comes through nice and strong to give a great malt back bone with smooth roasty notes and obvious C-hop character. Definitely seems very porter-esque to me. Very good, though.

Dark brown colour, thick medium-sized off-white head. Fruity, flowery, aromatic smell. Very complex aroma which is built on sweet malts with layers of dried fruits, raisins, hops and turning to warm, roasty and sweet maltiness as time goes by. Needless to say: totally full of character. Mouthfeel is rich and soft, absolutely pleasant (when the temperature is not too cold, of course). Alcohol is well hidden. The negative point is the high price of this excellent brew here in Finland.

Hazy orange with a fine head. Hops and alcohol governs the aroma, while the flavours are sweet like candy sugar and alcohol going into an aggressive salty bitterness toward the end.