Nøgne Ø God Jul

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Bottle@Home. Aroma of chocolate, cassis, plum and a hint of mint. Dark ruby color, light brown head, good lace. Plain in your mouth but when you swallow it knocks you of you feet. Chocolate, black currant, cassis, soft spices, pine. Medium body. Long lasting finish and well balanced. Thanks Yngwie.

Aroma of a stout. Chocolate, coffee, and arguably malt. Black color, but there are ruby hilites when the glass is placed before halogen. There is a ferocious tan head. Definite piny hop hits the nose as the glass approaches the lips. Medium bodied. Low carbonation. It’s something like an IPA with coffee and chocolate. Not a huge amount of hop, but it seems to have some bitter beyond that of the coffee. Great treat for the mouth. The finish seems both dry and sweet, depending on which part of the tongue one notices. So if there was no malt, where is the sweet coming from? As they say, it’s complex.

I was totally astounded by how American this fine ale tastes. The beer is full bodied and flavorful. The hops were just right for the style. There was a nice spice on the finish, which I couldn’t distinguish if it was the hops or the yeast. A great and complex winter ale.

Brandon, Fl. - Kingdom Liquors - 500 ml bottle - labeled "Winter Ale". Dark chocolate colored pour - edging to black. Mocha colored head - thins out quickly. Aroma of licorice, fresh black potting soil. Pipe tobacco makes its way into the flavor as well as some Christmas spices, potting soil, bitter day old coffee rounds it out. Thick, creamy mouthfeel. Excellent winter warmer.

A large, frothy, tan head rests upon a cola-black body. Dense aroma is chock-full of sweet stuffs; chocolate, light roast coffee, raisins, dates brown sugar and red grapes. Some leather, pine and cedar fill in the remaining aromatic spaces. The flavour is mostly a direct translation of the aroma with a little more acidic sharpness than was indicated. But, overall, very much a big, lightly roasty, hoppy porter to my taste buds. Very rich, but with plenty of balance between hop and roast bitterness. Smooth texture, medium-full body and soft carbonation.

20100219 500ml bottle from State Line. Dark brown with creamy, lasting, soft tan head. Caramel and earthy aromas, sweet cocoa, prune juice. Nice body, soft, creamy, almost whipped, with a light dusty dryness that creeps in at the finish but lingers somewhat. Flavor adds Nutella-like chocolate and toasty nut notes, not at all sweet, nice light fruity yeast notes, tobacco. Another nicely done beer from these guys. Sure wish they weren’t all ten bucks or more per bottle.

UPDATED: OCT 17, 2007 Pours a dark brown color with no head.Aromas of chocolate,caramel and raisins.Taste of coffee,chocolate and vannila/ Slight hint of alcohol in the background.Not bad! Thanks KingpinIPA!

Bottle; "winter ale". Deep brown, with a thick tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Roasted chocolate malt up front with notes of caramel. Piney hop flavor is weak at first, but builds towards the finish. Long, well balanced finish.