3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A Mes rate. Bottle at The Cads.
Dark brown with a very good beige head. Spicy chocolate aroma. More of the same in the flavour. Huge chocolate, delicate grassy hops in the background. Good spice, lovely grainy notes. Just really good all round.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500 ml bottle. Batch #448. Finland.
Dark reddish brown colour with small to average sand head.
Dark fruits, roasted malt, bitter hops, dark chocolate, cola bottle gummies and some sweet caramel in aroma full of character. Dark chocolate, salty liquorice, sweet liquorice, roasted malt, bitter hops, indoor plants and hints of coffee in dry flavour. Every sip brings something new. Complex and interesting brew. Excellent! Heia Norge!
Makes me wanna buy another bottle and wait until it’s 2014 (BB).
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
50 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA via Chicago. Deep opaque mahogany colour, thick illustrious head like a carpet on top of the liquid. Coffee, bitter chocolate and ink aroma, with caramel coming through on the first sip. Substantial sugar cane followed by liqorice, oak and a satisfying alcohol burn at the end.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle from bev4less. Bottle is a gusher. Pours an opaque black color with a medium khaki head. The aroma is soft with sweet roasted malts and some earthy notes. The flavor is molasses, rye, dark roasted grains, tobacco and leather. The palate is dry and slightly astringent. The finish is short and dry. Overall: Not quite sure what to make of this beer, its good, but it really does not appeal to me very much.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
On tap at the 2009 Pizza Port Strong Ale Fest, this beer was very thin, very mild, quite benign.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 13, 2009
Batch 366
Pours clear dark red brown with a large creamy brown head. Aroma is dark syrup, brown sugar and vanilla. Well balanced flavor. Sweet, bitter and acidic. Light sweet and alcoholic finish. Full bodied. soft carbonation. Joy to the world!
(Bottle, courtesy of tarjei 12.12.2009)
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Batch 303.
Aroma 3, Appearance 4, Taste 3, Palate 2. Total score 1,6
Pours dark. Some red transparency on the edges. Aroma is over ripe wine, earth, alcohol. Taste. Sour sweet alcoholic. Liqorice aftertaste. Full bodied, syrupy and flat.
Surprisingly unpleasant. I’m usually more than happy with the Nøgne Ø products. Obviously this bottle was off (although it still has more than two years to go acc to Best before date).
It even made me lose appetite for more beer tasting - this evening at least. Left my glass nearly full!
(Bottle@Cardinal 2.12.2009)
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is malty with a nice refreshing yeasty touch. Flavour is very malty and round with notes of chocolate, caramell and nuts. Ends on a lightly dry note with lingering hops and caramell sweetness. Very well balanced with a very smooth medium body.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 ml. Opaque blackish-brown color, creamy tan head. Hoppy aroma. Fairly hoppy, bitter flavor with roasted malts and coffee. Full body, medium carbonation. Not bad.
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