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

bottled
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RATINGS: 741   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.



4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - DEC 29, 2008
Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Dark fruits, caramel, spices, alcohol latent fruit. Vanilla and coffee to finish.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
RedSox2004 (749) - Pacific Palisades, California, USA - DEC 28, 2008
Poured deep black with a two finger head that dissipated to a strong film and left great lacing. Complex aroma profile included coffee, chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, and molasses. Flavor was just as complex, starting out though a bit more subtle, but strengthening with time. Full body, some carbonation, rich sweetish coffe and chocolate aftertaste. A real treat.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
odgaard (365) - Skyum, Thisted, DENMARK - DEC 26, 2008
Bottle. Almost black with an offwhite lasting head. Aroma: Yeast, malt, spices, a little roasted, raisins and a little alc. Taste: Very hoppy but in a pleasant way. Good balanced by the spices and roasted malt. Really nice beer.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hirigalzkar (1320) - ENSKEDE, SWEDEN - DEC 25, 2008
Bottle. Black. BIg short lasting head. Smells chocolate malt and hops. Tastes american hops, chocolate malt. There is also some kind of tartness to this beer that i like and have noticed in other Nøgne Ø beers aswell.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
msante79 (1726) - Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA - DEC 25, 2008
Bottle. Pours brown with light tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, brown sugar, nuts, caramel and chocolate. Flavor is chocolate and roasted malt, brown sugar, caramel, molassas and some coffee. Mouthfeel was medium as it was cross between a brown ale and a porter. A nice brew that hides alcohol well.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
swooper (1091) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - DEC 23, 2008
UPDATED: JAN 13, 2009 chocolate, coffee, nuts, black, brown foam, faumous flavour light sweet and medium bitter, full body, slick feel, long finish, Buy on christams beer festival in Prague for 2,7 EUR, graeat beer

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
NMC01 (65) - DENMARK - DEC 22, 2008
Perfectly balanced ale with medium spice burden. Unlike many other Christmas ales this one is not too sweet and has a wonderfully hopped ending giving it a dry finish. Very nice!

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
scoth (423) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - DEC 21, 2008
Bottle. Pours dark brown, almost black, just a little light gets through the corners. Thick, one finger tan head, really good lacing. Medium, velvety and crisp body. Sweet fruity smells, pear, orange, and mango. Big fruity malt flavor, aforementioned fruit, caramel, and coffee. Subtle hop flavors, not very bitter, well balanced and drinkable.


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