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

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RATINGS: 741   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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   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ChillCoat (1030) - Concord, California, USA - APR 9, 2007
Bottle. Winter Ale label. Pours pitch black with a huge, very frothy tan head. Woody, malt aroma with some chocolate and prunes. Smoked malt flavors with some decent bitterness. Spicy and fruity. Chocolate , coffee and tobacco notes. Exceptionally dry finish.

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerBiker (1412) - Odense, DENMARK - JUN 21, 2008
Vintage 2 years old. Fantastic nice dark looking beer with lots of typical centennial notes in combination with sweet Christmas flavor such as caramel, dark fruit and very good hop aroma and flavor. Could drink a lot more of this beer. Very good!

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
highlandlad (1319) - Blue Mountains, AUSTRALIA - FEB 5, 2006
A traditional Norwegian Christmas beer with all the trimmings. Nice teak colour with a fine head. Very Christmasy aroma of star anise, chocolate, nutmeg - and a dash of sump oil for good measure. Very rich and sweet - it screams overindulgence. Nice soft palate, creamy and filling. Taste of dried fruit and molasses initially, but developsa big throaty bitter finish. Quite a spicy tamale. Very true to the Christmas beer tradition. Nice work. (Duff homecoming gathering, thanks to Duff for this one)

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerChaser0078 (846) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - JAN 30, 2010
Bottle. Pours very dark brown with a creamy tan head that lasts ages. Nose is quite sweet with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, caramel and dark fruits. Flavour is more malty, wtih stronger chocolate and caramel notes as well, but the fruity notes are still present with hints of cherries, dates and raisins. Snooth, creamy mouthfeel with moderate carbonation and a lingering roasty, bitter finish. Very nice dark ale, very close to a porter and deceptively easy to drink.

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   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mcberko (2196) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - OCT 15, 2010
500mL bottle, pours dark brown / black with a tan head. Aroma of brown sugar, molasses, caramel / toffee and roasted malt. Flavour of molasses, sweet roasted malt, licorice, dark chocolate and caramel. Always a unique experience with this brewer.

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
tiong (1002) - Espoo, FINLAND - DEC 18, 2010
Draught @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki

Great winter stout that is well balanced and spicy.

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
SirLimpsalot (843) - SWEDEN - DEC 10, 2010
Fin mörk färg, balanserad doft och kryddor men även av lakrits, brända toner och kaffe. Smaken är fantastisk tjock och trevlig med de samma smakerna som i doften. Härlig finish och det ypperste av julöl tycker jag.

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   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TheCametron (471) - SCOTLAND - SEP 21, 2011
Bottle wi Ben. Pours dark brown, almost black. Holds a tight tan/white head. Smells mild. Chocolatey. Tastes VERY malty indeed. Sweet and well balanced. Tastes close to a porter. Fantastic..


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