Nøgne Ø God Jul

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Bottle. Dark brown colour, almost black colour. Sweet, roasted malt aroma with notes of dark chocolate. Roasted malt flavour with some sweetness, coffee, liquorice and spices. Medium to full-bodied, some bitterness in the finish. Very good brew.

500ml bottle, batch 453. Dark brown with an average dark beige head. The aroma is great, sweet and roasted malts with earthy hops, liquorice, caramel, dark fruits and hints of alcohol. Flavor is mainly of roasted malts and nice dark fruits with some spiciness and hints of chocolate and liquorice. Palate is pleasant, full and creamy. I need to get a couple of bottles of this for christmas, it was delicious. Merry Christmas Nøgne Ø :)

500 ml bottle. This bottle pretty much redefined the word ’gusher’ for me. Between the time I popped the cap and got a glass, there was a big brown puddle surrounding it on on the counter. I put the bottle in the sink, and by the time I cleaned the counter roughly a third of the contents had foamed out. The part I got to try was great!

500 ml bottle, bought in Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam.
Deepdeep brown body with a fantastic creamy and foamy head. Pleasant aroma with dark chocolate, cocoa, deep roasted malt and toasted caramel, some vanilla. Fine mouthfeel, oily texture. Interesting and rich flavor of roasted grains, bit of chocolate and tobacco, some coffee and toffee, nice fruity tastes like raisins and plum. Plus a freaky hop character. Sweet liqueric and roasted aftertaste. Exciting one!

Bottled. Dark color, short head. Aroma of roasted malt, licorice, some dried fruit, bit caramel, toffee, hint of chocolat. Bit dryish licorice taste, lots of roasted malts. Very nice stuff.

Bottle, tnx thewolf! Aroma has lots of (overripe & dried) fruits, chocolate, hint of spice, caramel, nuts and bourbon. Dark, reddish brown coloured with a thin, off-white head. The taste is sweet, bit bitter with all the fruity/chocolate/nutty malt and bourbon flavours. Medium-full bodied. Lingering palate. Remarkable good beer.

Bottle into goblet. One finger beige head a top a reddish dark brown body. Aromas of toffee, ripe banana, plums, nuts, tart berries, slight oxidation. Flavor is coffee, light milk chocolate, banana notes, nuts, sweet bready malt and mild hop bitterness in the finish. Some more oxidation as well. Palate is medium-full and soft, but with a fair amount of carbonation. Really flavorful and complex, its a shame I waited so long to drink this as the oxidation is becoming noticeable. Regardless, a very nice beverage.

Bottle from the Bier Stein in Eugene, OR. Got a ton of coffee flavor backed with a little spicy and some cocoa flavor. I was quite impressed with this brew.