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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.



4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Ughsmash (5631) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - SEP 25, 2005
Bottle (.5L) BB 2008, thanks to sk8viking once again! Clear deep cherrywood pour with a light dusting of caramel-colored head. Alcohol actually hits the nose first, and is followed by a nice warming array of rich chocolate, raisins, dates, and northwest US hops. Full and tasty mouthfeel.. with lots of roasted malts and an excellent hop balance. Dark chocolate was the foremost flavor, with some lighter citrus hops and some light spices. Nicely warming, yet no explicit alcohol presence... nicely done!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JUN 9, 2007
Bottle shared with cgarvieuk. Pours really black with a whitwer head than expected. Aroma is really hoppy, grassy cirtus, lychee typical of nogne. Taste has hints of coffee, roasted barley with hints of citrus.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerandBlues2 (5594) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - DEC 1, 2010
Tap. Pours black with an average, rocky and creamy tan head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (grainy, chocolate, roasted), average hops (herbal, woody), and light esters (fruity) with notes of prune and leather. Flavor is heavy malt (grainy, chocolate, roasted), average hops (herbal, woody), and light esters (fruity) with notes of prune and leather. Full body, medium warmth and creaminess, low carbonation and a sweet finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ratman197 (5536) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - MAR 24, 2008
Bottle poured a clear dark brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of carmel, vanilla, pepper, light toffee and a hint of spice. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of roastiness, smoke, chocolate, light licorice and light spice with a smooth dry lingering roasty finish.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - DEC 29, 2008
Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Dark fruits, caramel, spices, alcohol latent fruit. Vanilla and coffee to finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
duff (5483) - St, Margarets, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 18, 2005
Bottle. Nice raisiny, Christmas spices in the flavour, aswell as some dark chocolate, soft and spicy, Nogno O are fast becoming a favourite of mine, this was very tasty.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
daknole (5474) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - NOV 24, 2009
Dark reddish/brown pour. Aroma is yeasty, dates, raisins, spices, cookies. Flavor is malty and full of dark dried fruit, spices, light chocolate, toffee and some light nutiness too. Good.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Skinnyviking (5472) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 15, 2006
Bottle. Light brown creamy and lasting head. Very dark red almost black body. Spicy cocoa coffee aroma. Lovely cocoa coffee flavor with some bitterness as well. Alcohol notes but not dominant.


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