4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
50cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Almost black colour, light beige head. Aroma of tar, peat, liquorice, caramel, earth, sweet, hard roasted malts. Flavour is medium sweet, malty, peat, hard roasted malts, chocolate, hint of spice, liquorice, light earthy bitter finish. Fullbodied. Great stuff, like a peated porter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured a dark color with about an inch head. This was a very smooth and easy drinking beer. Smelled very small hints of caramel, with some additional chocolate smells.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 13, 2009
Batch 366
Pours clear dark red brown with a large creamy brown head. Aroma is dark syrup, brown sugar and vanilla. Well balanced flavor. Sweet, bitter and acidic. Light sweet and alcoholic finish. Full bodied. soft carbonation. Joy to the world!
(Bottle, courtesy of tarjei 12.12.2009)
******************************* from the following:
Batch 303.
Aroma 3, Appearance 4, Taste 3, Palate 2. Total score 1,6
Pours dark. Some red transparency on the edges. Aroma is over ripe wine, earth, alcohol. Taste. Sour sweet alcoholic. Liqorice aftertaste. Full bodied, syrupy and flat.
Surprisingly unpleasant. I’m usually more than happy with the Nøgne Ø products. Obviously this bottle was off (although it still has more than two years to go acc to Best before date).
It even made me lose appetite for more beer tasting - this evening at least. Left my glass nearly full!
(Bottle@Cardinal 2.12.2009)
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Location/Date:Bottle split with Dave and Ben M-L on February 9th, 2012.
Appearance: Pours a dark black brown, with red head.
Aroma: Aroma is of roasty malt, sweet.
Taste: A nice balance of roastyness, some light bitterness, not too much sweetness.
Palate:Medium body, smooth.
Summary: I don’t know why this an "American Strong Ale", but it is really roasty, with a hint of sweetness, and enjoyable in winter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled, batch nr. 453, BBE 130914. Dark brown beer with tall but fading beige head. Very enjoyable smooth and soft beer. Roasty malts, chocolate and bitterness in the taste. Quality stuff.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a coffee black with minimal, off white head. Nose smells like a spiced stout with notes of cinnamin and chocolate. Very smooth taste. Flavors of stout, mild seasonal spices, and chocolate come through in a nice blend. Slightly alcoholly but pleasant. Very nice beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50 cl bottle. Batch #385. Brewed on 06.10.2008. BBE 06.10.2013.
Originally rated on 20091108. (9+4+8+4+16)
Pours pitch black colour with large, beige foamy head. Aroma of ash, dry chocolate, coffee notes, mild spices, dark malts, some dark dried fruits and topacco notes. Flavour of ash dry chocolate, coffee, very distant notes of liquorice, dark malts, caramel, mild dark fruit notes, distant spices and wood. Not as rich with flavour as it was fresh but still very smooth and warming chocolaty brew. Some porter elements on the palate, very dry finish. I wish I could have this regularly.
4426
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
03-NOV-2011, draft @Mikkeller on ØJ dag.
Black with low beige head.
First aroma is smoke.
Had this several times before and do not remember the smoke. Really nice roasted and dry with that smokey element. Not like a smoked but still with a smoked element.
Creamy, smooth with quite high carbonation.
Really a fine beast.
|
