Nøgne Ø God Jul

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Black of color with a brown head. An aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, weak liqurice and sweets. A flavor of roasted malt, liqurice, bitter and dry.

Bottle... Poured deep ruby-ish brown with a thick khaki head that lasted throughout the whole brew. Dark fruits like plums, raisins and berries on the nose with a bitter barley character. Nicely spiced with continuous dark fruits in the flavors. A little bit of a metallic hop bitterness to counter the sweeter flavors and a chocolaty finish.

Wow. Very complex beer. It pours a dark brown color with a small amount of tan head. The aroma is of dark chocolate with notes of dark fruit and I swear there’s port in it. Kind of thick and creamy in the mouth it finishes with some hop bite and warms as it goes down. Good Christmas beer!

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.

2007 50 cl bottle from Liquid Solutions - Pours a clear brown color with a large three finger thick light tan head. Nice stringy lacing. Smells like a nice Porter. Aroma is a lightly roasted malt, light chocolate, and earthy hops. Flavor is much of the same. Alcohol is noticeable in the finish and slightly dry. Medium body. A good beer.

50 cl bottle. Yeast in bottom. Black colour with a fastdisappearing head. Fruity and spicy aroma. Great flavor that becomes winery and complex, also notes of spice and roasteness.

The pour reveals a deep brown almost opaque body with a mountainous creamy light brown head that ever so slowly fades leaving curtain of lace to drape the glass. Nose has a rich toasted malt aroma, hops also peek through, caramel and spices end this wonderful nose. Front has a toasted grain sweetness, the hops provide the bitter contrast, top is moderately full in feel. Finish has a spicy hop presence, sweet grains, bittersweet chocolate and the acidity determined quite dry aftertaste, and a real unexpected treat in my humble opinion.

Bottle from Premier Gourmet in Buffalo. Deep brown - almost black - with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, coffee, chocolate and spice. Medium bodied. Fantastic flavour - dark malt, toasted nuts, chocolate - and it hides that alcohol so well. It seems like a really nice porter to me rather than an APA. Very good!