Nøgne Ø # 100 (Batch 100)

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

Wow this was a treat. Poured into a snifter a murky light/medium darkness brown with a thick cream head. Looks kind of odd... serious floaties in a poo brown color beer was a tad off putting. But luckily the aroma of caramel, deep malts, chocolate malt, and a little hop comes though to save the day. The taste is superb. All of those smells come through with a powerful but pleasant citrus hop kick on the back. Great brew. I wish I had checked more than one in my suitcase from PA

Pours hazy dark amber color with off white head. Aromas of licorice and spices with some hops. Flavors of spices and wheat with some hop bitterness. Medium body with moderate carbonation. This doesn’t taste like a barley wine or IIPA to me. It’s more like a spiced winter beer.

Amazing complex smell and taste. Very creaming but easy to drink. Strong taste of licorice, caramel and flowers. Perfect aftertaste with a tadd of rosted coffee. One of the very best

A clear dark brown colored beer, with a big thick foamy dark beige head. The aroma of chocoalte malts, dark fruits a little sweet with in the back hop. The taste is bitter of oure chocolate with dark fruits some sweets and in the back are hop bitters. The aftertaste is dry and bitter.

500ml bottle served in a Duvel tulip. Been saving this one for rating #100, how appropriate. Pours brown with a two finger light tan head that holds together very nicely and leaves lots of lacing. Big time aroma of resin hops up front, some citrus, but also plenty of sweet malts, caramel, dark fruits, some brown sugar, vanilla, a touch of chocolate. Quite complex on the nose. Flavor starts with sweet caramel malts, brown sugar, vanilla, some chocolate, then follows with some bitter resinous hops on the finish. Mouthfeel is very full and creamy, medium carbonation. Is this a DIPA or a barleywine? I think it falls somewhere in between the two. An immensely enjoyable and unique brew.

Bottle. 22 oz. Pours chesnut hazy brown with a tan, creamy head. Aroma of barley, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, citrus, and hops. Medium bodied with a thick, warm mouthfeel. Great barley wine.

Bottle 16.9oz. - Poured reddish brown color with two finger beige head that lasted awhile. Aroma - sweet caramel, prunes, cough drops and woody. Flavor - Awesome sweet dark fruits in perfect combination of mildly punngent resin hops!! Tastes more like a BW like the bottle says unlike rate beer saying that its a DIPA. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy smooth texture!! Soft carbonation with long lasting tastey finish! Overall - Best BW I’ve had to date. So smooth and creamy with perfect balance of sweet and bitter, plus finish is so damn good!! Go and try this beer if you’re a fan of BW’s

Pours very dark brown with quite thick brownish head. Aroma has some raisins and citrus with some roasted malts. Flavor has maybe less citrus but otherwise it resembles the aroma quite a lot. Very bitter finish. Clearly a quality beer but not quite my cup of tea.