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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.



3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerGestapo (754) - Mt.Joy, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 2, 2008
Brewed in Norway !! This ale pours a dark brown / black color with a dissipating tan head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, and chocolate. The taste is of dark malts, chocolate, spices, and a hint of coffee. The mouthfeel is robust and kind of sweet but finishes a bit on the dry side. This was a yummy brew from Nogne...... :)

1.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
Ifyouinsist (6) - , Devon, ENGLAND - SEP 30, 2008 does not count
Dark and scary looking. Almost glutinous as it comes out of the bottle. Sticky, sweet, thick, cloying. Pretty unpleasant.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Hophead22 (2172) - Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA - SEP 11, 2008
22oz bottle. Very dark pour, tan head. Not much of an aroma really, can’t make much out. Pretty good flavor, dark and fruity, not bad.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
afireinside96 (924) - Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 4, 2008
.5L bottle as Nøgne Ø Winter Ale, served in a Duvel tulip. Pours nearly black with a dense tan head. Smells sweetly of brown sugar, coffee, chocolate. Rich bitter chocolate dominates the flavor, some coffee, dark fruit, just a hint of bitterness lingers. Reminiscent of an English made Imperial stout. Thick sheets of lace cling down the glass. Slight warming effect. Very nice.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
sunevdj (2306) - Copenhagen OE, DENMARK - SEP 4, 2008
Bottle @ at home. Pours a very dark brown with a beige head. Smells of clove and alcohol. Sweet with aromas of alcohol and cloves. As it ages in the glass you notice aromas of hard roasted malts and tiny ashy hints. Medium to full bodied. Medium carbonation. Dry finish with somer clover and a hint of alcohol.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MitchWayne (263) - Kokkola, FINLAND - AUG 22, 2008
Let me start with thatI don’t love cloves too much, not in beer or in cigarettes. Gladly there is some chocolates for the less naughty kids here, the ones without the eyeliner. And plums and vanilla and the spirit of xmas. Wasnt overwhelmed and I expected more so it is very much true to the experience of opening your xmas presents.

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
espenra (609) - Kurland, NORWAY - AUG 6, 2008
50cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. Batch 315. It poured a black colour with a medium light-brown head that settles down slowly in the glass. It has a sweet aroma that smells of caramel, coffee and spices. The flavour is spicy and tastes of alcohol, pepper, burned malts and dark chocolate. It has a long, lingering aftertaste.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
ajm (1057) - Los Angeles, California, USA - JUL 15, 2008
UPDATED: DEC 15, 2008 This guy is a keeper, and a horrible monster who would darken my Christmas if I ever drank it during that holiday. Thick like cough syrup, and dark enough that people with coughs would begin leaping out of windows if this was the only remedy. Would be a porter if it wasn’t so impossibly sweet - thick with date syrup and brown sugar. Heavy on charcoal and dark nutmeg.


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