Nøgne Ø God Jul

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

500 ml. bottle, which was a gusher, unfortunately. Pours a beige head which rapidly collapses, over a cloudy, heavy with particles, brown (SRM 35) body...nose is soy, beef, Boveril, yeast, light dried fruits including cherry and raisin ....taste is sweet throughout, with beef, soy, light dried fruits, including cherry, raisin, finishing with a hop bite.....mouth feel is sticky, thick and chewy, carbonation adds creaminess. This is a rich, thick, heavy, complex, creation. It seems to come closer to the Imperial Stout style, than the garbage can of American Strong Ale, especially since it is brewed in Norway. BJCP 8/2/15/4/7

Bottle. 4/11-05. Dark red, with a big creamy foam. Aroma of coffee and dark chocolate. Full body and long nice finish.One of my favorits at this brewery.

Bottle. (Batch 367, brewed 090608) Dark brown with a nice creamy tan head. Aroma of caramel, cinnamon, malt, ginger and some chocolate. About the same in the pleasant taste. Long aftertaste. Very good Christmas beer.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with large creamy light brown fully lasting head. Nice aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and caramel. Sweet spicy flavor. Bitter finish.

CTP, Philly 6oz ($8): Yes, this was expensive, but wonderfully worth it. Pours a blackish color with a nice creamy beige head. Aroma is wonderfully smoky, chocolatey, and hoppy. Taste is similar. The smoke is in exactly the right proportion to everything else. It is really a beer without a style. Beautiful aftertaste. Perfect balance. Good alcohol coverage. Mildly hoppy. Excellent.

Pours dark brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of chocolate, hops, spices. This is a holiday ale. Thick body with chocolate and caramel dominating. Some spices mix with the overall sweetness. Solid brew.

Bottle, thanks Vaiz! Thick black, hint of brown with tanned creamy head. Strong lacing. Incredible aroma with lots of fruits, there’s banana, cherries, apple and more, further coffee and strong hops. Long lingering bitterness in the flavour. Awesome.

Pours almost black with a smallish, dissipating head. Aroma is atypical of an ASA, more like a porter; coffee, cream, chocolate, caramel- lots of malt, not much hop present. Tastes much like a porter, but slightly more fruitiness and alcohol, and not as overwhelming with the caramel aspect. Palate is very smooth ,very well done. Very good beer.