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Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: American Strong Ale
Grimstad, Norway

bottled
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RATINGS: 740   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 19   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
In the US this is called "Winter Ale".

A dark ale brewed specially for the Christmas season, with a rich, complex taste of caramel. This is a strong, dark and rather sweet Christmas Beer – just the way we think a Christmas beer should be.

Recommended serving temperature 12°C/53°F. Great with cheese or nuts. Ingredients: Lager, Munich, caramel, black, and chocolate malt; Chinook, Columbus, and Centennial hops; English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water.

19°P, 30 IBU, 8.5 % ABV.



3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
gyllenbock (1608) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - DEC 10, 2010
Bottle. (Batch 367, brewed 090608) Dark brown with a nice creamy tan head. Aroma of caramel, cinnamon, malt, ginger and some chocolate. About the same in the pleasant taste. Long aftertaste. Very good Christmas beer.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
RasmusOtt (706) - Aalborg, DENMARK - DEC 9, 2010
Pours a dark brown with a creamy beige head. Smell is prunes, dates, raisins and roasted malts and some herbs. Some dryness to it in the taste followed by the christmas spices. Very nice brew once again from Nøgne Ø

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
sfhodense (3254) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - DEC 7, 2010
Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, perfume, flower, grapefruit and light spice. Flavour roasted malt, flower, perfume, grapefruit and cardemom. Not my kind of beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Skvader (88) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - DEC 7, 2010
Aroma of cherries and vanilla. The taste has cherries, chocolate and liquorice, subsiding to give room to a distinct bitter aftertaste à la Cascade

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
manuchampions (1154) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - DEC 3, 2010
Pours a very deep brown, almost black with thin and quickly receding tan head. Aroma is sharp juniper, cinnamon and other Xmas spices. Taste is viscous and Christmas cake like...but with a stout underpinning. Almost as if someone took a piece of holiday fruitcake and swirled it in a glass of stout. Enjoyable but perhaps a tad over the top for my tastes.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Meilby (2372) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - DEC 2, 2010
Bottle (Batch #441). Pours clear brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of caramel, clove, chocolate, roasted malts, ginger and cinnamon. Taste is medium sweet and lightly bitter.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerandBlues2 (5594) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - DEC 1, 2010
Tap. Pours black with an average, rocky and creamy tan head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (grainy, chocolate, roasted), average hops (herbal, woody), and light esters (fruity) with notes of prune and leather. Flavor is heavy malt (grainy, chocolate, roasted), average hops (herbal, woody), and light esters (fruity) with notes of prune and leather. Full body, medium warmth and creaminess, low carbonation and a sweet finish.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
borresen (15) - Gan, NORWAY - NOV 30, 2010
Wow! This is by far one of the most delicious christmas beers I´ve tested. A nice balanced aroma of malt, caramel, chocolate but not to sweet. The base of the taste is a rich and malty beer with taste of caramel, chocolate some dark berries. Top 5 of my favorite christmas beers!


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