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: 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.

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3.8

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

argo0 (9034) - Washington DC, USA - MAY 15, 2007

(50cl bottle) Medium head atop an opaque brown-black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, raisin, roast, some chocolate, light candied orange. Taste is sweet, chocolate, roast/coffee, raisin, some candied orange. Creamy medium-full body, some stickiness.

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

yngwie (8717) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - NOV 9, 2005

Bottled at Uptown. Dark brown with a nice brown head. Vinous aroma with sweet and roasted elements. Full-bodied with roasted and belgo-like sweet, warming flavor. Dark chokolate and coffee too. Bitterhops towards the end. Not the typical Norwegian christmas beer, but maybe that is why it is so good? Had it with traditional norwegian pork-based christmas-dishes, and it worked well, but it also go as a night-cap to digest all the food. (051103)

3.8

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

faroeviking (8598) - Kongens Lyngby, FÖROYAR, FAROE ISLANDS - OCT 30, 2007

Bottle. Pours a pitch black colour with a huge nice beige good lasting light brown head. Aroma of spices with roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and some vanille. Good mouthfeel. Roasty and quite spiced flavour with liquorice, some chocolate and dry hops. Good spiced and roasty finish. Tasty Christmas brew.

3.2

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

Theis (8349) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 12, 2006

Bottle at Ølbaren. Black - offwhite head. Burned, roasted, light smoked, licorice, hoppy finish..... nice light finish.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

thewolf (8245) - Kolding, DENMARK - NOV 4, 2007

Bottle, bought @ SuperBrugsen, Bramdrupdam. Pours a deep ruby red and brown with a big beige frothy head. Powerful aroma, roasted, toffee, chocolate and spices. Some cinnamon and smokyness in there as well. Very creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is roasted, some slight coffee and chocolate. A relatively powerful bitterness sticks to my teeth and tongue. Good for dessert.

4.2

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

Christian (8043) - Odense, DENMARK - NOV 24, 2006

Dark brown to black, with a small, but lasting creamy off-white head. A good porter nose with caramel, wood, leather, chocolate and dark malt. Dry, bitter flavour with licorice, coffee and a hint of mint. Lasting aftertaste. A great, great porter.

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20

cgarvieuk (7988) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUN 8, 2007

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2011 At Home in Bottle Thanks Tom for sharing this... Deep Solid Black ...High Hop nose ... odd for such a dark beer ... roast coffee ... very smooth ... soft mellow ... lots of soft roast malt ... touch of chocolate . mmm

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20

Maria (7805) - Thisted, DENMARK - JAN 7, 2007

Fynske Øldage 2005, Odense. Dark brown with a nice head. The flavour is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, dark fruits and a hint of clove. It has a nice bitterness. The alcohol is well hidden, and that is a potential danger - at least when beer tastes this well! It’s almost like a Barley Wine.

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