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Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon First Edition

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Formerly brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial Stout

Grimstad, Norway

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4104.22/5.04.2/5.0Special16%97.9Snifter
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This is our first edition of Dark Horizon. It is the first, for us anyway. There will be more to follow, and even though they will be other editions, they will still be firsts. “Let’s go crazy!” said Tore. The last time he said that, we created #100, which proved to be a success. How could I not agree to his suggestion? “How crazy can we be?” I responded. “Go all the way!” he answered. So we started off with a beefed up Imperial Stout, extra dark and extra bitter, not much to it really, but maybe a bit over the top. When this brew had fermented, we gathered again on a sunny Saturday morning, ready for next move. Half a ton of demerara sugars and our homemade extract of coffee were waiting for us. Standing there with sticky sugars all over the brewery and us, I just couldn’t resist asking Tore: “Don’t you have better things to do during week ends?” To this point he still hasn’t answered me. After adding a hefty volume of wine yeast, we left this brew to itself for month. A good month, that was.

This is ale; it is also a wine, and a coffee drink. We’ve been playful and brewed a hybrid. Do yourself and your friends a favour and share this bottle with those you deem worthy. Dark Horizon is indeed a global brew. Inspiration from the US Midwest, malt from England, bottles from Germany, name from Japan, sugars from Mauritius, hops from the Pacific rim, Yeast from Canada, coffee from Colombia, brewed in Grimstad, Norway.

All bottles of Dark Horizon are numbered with its unique number, and all together we launched 6000 of this brew.

37 P, 75 IBU, 16% ABV.
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 stouby (1937), Holbaek, Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Bottle at EBF 2008. Black with a brown head. Aroma heavy malty (roasted, licorice, coffee, chocolate, dark fruits). Flavor heavy sweet. Full body, the alcohol is well hidden.


 charlotte (2014), Vanløse, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Bottle at EBF 2008.Totale black with dark brown head.Aroma of rosted malt,tar,licorice and caramel has a full body and long rosted mouth feels even if feels oily really nice stoffe.I still got a bottle.Much better then 2 .edition.


 LilBeerDoctor (1493), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 4, 2008  
500th rating!!! Bottle #022390. Pours a dark inky black with a small quickly disappearing dark tan head. Aroma of alcohol, sweet roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, vanilla. Flavor of the same as above, lots of caramel, sweet roasted malt, vanilla, apple skins, with an alcohol burn in the finish. Very smooth mouthfeel. Sweet but not overly cloying. For a 16% beer, this is remarkable. Very nice.


 fredandboboflo (1404), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Rating #500! Whoo! Bottle #02239, thanks to sprinkle, aka Da Man. Aroma of sweet alcohol, roasted malt, coffee, raisins, alcoholic prunes, earth, vinousness, vanilla, more stuff that is probably more interesting but which I can’t put my finger on, super complex, super good. Flavor rich in the roasted malt department, and the alcohol department as well, oh my, very warming, a very nice warming alcohol. Sweet fruits slowly wend their way in, and right behind them is a smooth coating of bitterness, both in bitter coffee and bitter fruit form. Mmm, growing bitterness to complement all the sweet flavors, growing, growing, growing. Rich, viscous, creamy mouthfeel. Last few sips. *tear*


 ketchepillar (478), Viña del Mar, Chile
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Rating #250. Bottle no. Not much head, oily. Aroma is good, very sugary, alcohol, chocolate, and a bit smoky. Very velvety but alcohol is a bit harsh. Taste is more vinous than the aroma, but not all that much.


 hillfiiiiire (284), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Thanks to BOLTZ7555 for this one! Pours pitch black with a tan finger head. Aroma is chocolate, licorice, and a touch of coffee and by far the best quality of the beer for me. Flavor is like a mellowed shot of espresso with licorice notes. The alcohol is really a kick in the mouth for me though a detracts from the overall experience of the beer. It is nice and smooth on the palate though. Quite delicious.


 crowderm (277), Recklinghausen, Germany
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Pours a gooey pitch black with a dark tan head. Very hardy, but balanced aroma - toffee, brown sugar, rum, chocolate, coffee and a hint of dark fruit blend together very nicely. Similarly, the flavor is very bold, but superbly balanced. A big brown sugar sweetness hits the tongue first, followed by a slightly vinous bitterness that fades quickly into very satisfying chocolate/coffee finish. As the flavor continues to fade the rum-like alcohol notes take over, but never to an overwhelming degree. I will say however, that if you wait too long between sips, the flavor in ones mouth turns to straight alcohol - drink slowly, but not too slowly I guess. Despite that gripe at the end, this is an awesome beer.


deft (79), Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Sampled at 3 små rum, thanks Reza. Hazy reddish black with tan head. Roasted malts and coffee aroma, some sweet chocolate. Taste is similar and very enjoyable. Very very long aftertaste, wonderfully balanced. Warming alohol tickle but no apparant alcohol taste. Smooth and thick. Oh yes.



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