Nøgne Ø God Jul

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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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.

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3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

esox (686) - Oulu, FINLAND - MAY 22, 2008

Medium beige head with long lasting lacing. Almost black liquid with shades of ruby. Rich and earhy roasted malts and sweeter caramel malts in the finish. Dark dried fruits and plenty of hops. Spices and some coffee notes in the long bitter finish. Flavor has malty sweetness with sourness and salty licorice. Medium bodied with smooth and thick mouthfeel. Surprisingly light taken into account the amount of alcohol. Fine beer wheter it is Christmas or not.

3.4

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20

mmhnto (31) - Illinois, USA - MAY 10, 2008

Pours deep red to brown with slight tan head. While pouring carbonation seemed very low. Aroma is very complex with notes of caramel, roast malt and cherry sourness not unlike Rodenbach or the Duchess. Unfortunately, the body seemed to be very lacking. I expected this 8.5% beer to have more body and balance. On the plus side it goes pretty well with chocolate chip cookies.

4.1

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

esjaygee (2496) - Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA - MAY 9, 2008

Dark brown with frothy tan head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, toasted malts, spice and smoke. Taste of smoked malts, chocolate and caramel. Rich taste with the alcohol slightly noticeable. Pretty solid brew.

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

austone (1062) - Turku; Pori, FINLAND - MAY 4, 2008

Dark brown to black with tanned lacing head. Burned malty aroma with salty liquorice and citric spices. Flavor is burned malts, liquorice, slight chocolate, coffee and quite strong spices. Smoothly bitter coffeeish finish. Medium to full bodied, smooth palate. Viciously burned and spicy but still extremely drinkable.

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

Vas19 (313) - Maryland, USA - APR 30, 2008

Pours an opaque dark brown with a tan head. Strong aroma of caramel and hops. Flavor starts sweet malty with caramel and hops and finishes with a nice roastedness. Good viscous body. Nice warming in the belly. Solid beer.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

DocHop (278) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - APR 30, 2008

Pours a very dark brown with a pretty thick tan head that sticks around the edges. Aroma of intense caramel with some slightly roasted qualities and a little bit of earthy hop scents. Taste is similar to the aroma, except here the caramel is downplayed while the roasted malt is really pounded in. Still very sweet at first with a thick, creamy body and a lasting dry roasted finish.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Bragesnak (3677) - Aarhus, DENMARK - APR 30, 2008

From Superbrugsen, Aarhus, DK. Bottled, Dec. 2007. Malty caramel and a touch of alcohol. Raisins and x-mas spices

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

zeke626 (378) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - APR 28, 2008

Bottle, pours a dark brown, almost black body with light brown head. Aroma of malts, spices, and a hint of bourbon. Flavor of burnt malts, dark fruit, and spices. Medium bodied.

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