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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.



3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Todeon (325) - SWEDEN - JUL 4, 2008
Bottle. Aroma is a bit vinious. Brown color with a mediumsized head. Flavor is really spicey with lots of licorice in it.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
maniac (3474) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - JUL 3, 2008
Bottle on 06/28/2008, labelled Winter Ale. Very dark brown body wtih ruby highlights and a medium creamy tan head. Sweet caramel and molassas aroma with some earthy malt and hops. Sweet earthy malt and lots of earthy hops with more caramel and molassas. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DrFunk (80) - Sorumsand, NORWAY - JUL 3, 2008
500ml bottle at Balsam cocktail Lounge, Oslo. Pours beautifully and sirupy with dark tan head. Nice peppery oasted notes and thick malty taste. Very complex. XXX-mas...

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
azlondon (1004) - Fribourg, SWITZERLAND - JUL 1, 2008
Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Little head. Aroma: Quite malty, burnt/roasted. Slight alcohol. Taste: Complex. Malt and roasted. Bitterish, but nice. Info: 500ml bottle, 26/12-2007

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Kinz (2694) - Glen Allen, Virginia, USA - JUN 29, 2008
Winter Ale bottling, sample courtesy of maniac. Clear, dark brown, good head. Light pine and molasses aroma. Flavor matches, up front pine oriented hops over top of molasses and dark malt accented body. Rich without being heavy. Well balanced, very good beer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
blklab2007 (1354) - Connecticut, USA - JUN 26, 2008
bottle labeled winter ale poured into a Trappist glass has a dark black color and a nice thick tan one finger head that retained well. aroma has black and chocolate malt, nuts, light holiday spices, and some sweet caramel. mouth feel is medium and coats the inside of the mouth with light carbonation. flavor has a great combination of smooth malt, touch of roast, holiday spiced but not too much so, ripe fruit, and caramel sweetness at just the right level. alcohol is warming but no real heat to it.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerBiker (1412) - Odense, DENMARK - JUN 21, 2008
Vintage 2 years old. Fantastic nice dark looking beer with lots of typical centennial notes in combination with sweet Christmas flavor such as caramel, dark fruit and very good hop aroma and flavor. Could drink a lot more of this beer. Very good!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kiefdog (1826) - Tampa, Florida, USA - JUN 15, 2008
50cl bottle from Beer World Largo. Appears dark brown to black with a tan head that dissipates quickly to next-to-nothing. Smells sweet with notes of caramel, dark, ripe fruit, dark chocolate. Taste is of coffee, chocolate, caramel with a troubling bitterness throughout. Medium-bodied with a bitter finish.


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