Nøgne Ø God Jul

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

UPDATED: JAN 13, 2009 chocolate, coffee, nuts, black, brown foam, faumous flavour light sweet and medium bitter, full body, slick feel, long finish, Buy on christams beer festival in Prague for 2,7 EUR, graeat beer

500 ml bottle. Colour very dark brown, nearly black, with a brownish head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, liquorice and spices. Strong and full flavour: roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate. A bit smoky aftertaste with plenty of hops. An excellent beer, many thanks to janir for bringing me the bottle!

1pt .9oz bottle. The beer gushed upon removing the cap, I tried to pour as fast as possible. It pours a dark dark brown with no light permeating the brew. The head is a deep tan and leaves nice lacing. It smells amazing and decadent. Huge malt whiffs produce tons of carmally chocolate scent. There is also raw cocoa, coffee, and alcohol in the scent. The big surprise here is a nice bit of hops that can be found in the background. It is sweet but not overpowering, with dark chocolate covered caramels being the main focus. Tastes like candy literally. The mouthfeel is nice, though perhaps a bit over carbonated. The alcohol seems to be less noticeable in the taste than in the scent. This is one heck of a warming brew, by far the best English porter I have had, though it is close to Russian imperial stout/Baltic Porter territory. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 12-19-2009 05:25:25

Wow. This is one of those beers that makes you realize beer is an art. Good heavens, I haven’t had a beer this well crafted in a very long time. I lack the chops to put this taste into words. When I poured it, I thought that the marvelous head could be eaten with a spoon. So I ate a mouthful. The flavor I got was moderate hop bitterness, that’s all. But when I drank that thick, black, viscous stuff, I got something so smooth, with something almost fruity in there. How in the world did fruit manage to come to the front like that? Somewhere in here too is the taste of ash or char. That’s the bitterness - it doesn’t taste like a hop bitterness. That shouldn’t be good in my book, but taken along with the rest, it’s just really good. The aroma is something like leather - reminiscent of Ardmore scotch in that way. That’s not something I expected or wanted, but it makes for an additional interesting facet. It really shouldn’t taste this good but it does. So rich and thick and smooth and complex and balanced. Aftertaste on the exhale is ash with a hint of dark chocolate. The burp is mild hops. It’s gone now and I’m sad. But what a great experience. These Nogne O people know what they’re doing. Everything of theirs I’ve tried so far has been excellent. Top grade. Norway, what other treasures are you hiding?

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2008 Roasted malty aroma with salty licorice, dark fruits, chocolate, coffee and citrusy-hoppy notes. Flavor of roasted malts, dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, hops and citrus. Quite smooth mouthfeel. Delicious.

Poured deep black with a two finger head that dissipated to a strong film and left great lacing. Complex aroma profile included coffee, chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, and molasses. Flavor was just as complex, starting out though a bit more subtle, but strengthening with time. Full body, some carbonation, rich sweetish coffe and chocolate aftertaste. A real treat.

Pours an opaque dark brown with a medium sized brown head. Aroma is very chocolatey, with heavy brown sugar, toffee, sweet malts, a little hop is detected too. Sweet aroma overall though. Very nice aroma. Flavor is again quite chocolatey, very sweet, but at the same time tarry and ashy, with mouth-coating maltiness. A little cloying is the sweetness, flavor would be near 10 if were just a tad less sweet. But still an awesome flavor. I like the espresso flavor throughout. Mouthfeel is rich, luxurious, awesome. A damn good beer overall, despite a couple of imperfections. Very soulful winter ale. Overall, world class minus.

50cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. Batch 315. It poured a black colour with a medium light-brown head that settles down slowly in the glass. It has a sweet aroma that smells of caramel, coffee and spices. The flavour is spicy and tastes of alcohol, pepper, burned malts and dark chocolate. It has a long, lingering aftertaste.