Nøgne Ø God Påske 2012

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Belgian Ale
Grimstad, Norway

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottled (From Alko, Vaasa). Hazy amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is caramel, toffee, some herbs, mild yeast and some slight alcohol. Flavour is slight wooden tartness along with caramel, toffee, some herbs and spices. Quite yeasty and bready as well. Quite pleasant.

Bottle. A slow gusher, producing an almost clear, golden body and a finger-thick off-white head. Belgo-style aroma with fruity notes and sweetish maltyness. Grass, some apples and sweetness in the flavor, typical Belgian style. Quite fruity. A bit thin on the palate, pleasant carbonation. Some bitterness. Fruity finish with a pleasant bitterness. Well, it’s sort of ordinary in a way, but it’s a nice beer anyway. 121005

Bottled 500ml (Alko, #616, brygget 04.05.2011)
Hazy deep amber-brown color, medium-sized steady white head. Fruity wild strawberry aroma, caramel, malts, wood, metal. Medium-bodied. Berries (cranberry, strawberry), woody notes, some hops and even sourish herbal flavors. Simple and slightly uninteresting, but drinkable.

Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is sugar, alcohol, malt, yeast. Flavour is sugar, alcohol, malt, yeast, caramel. Medium to full body. Nice beer.

500ml bottle (Alko Arkadia, Helsinki)
7 Initially on pouring the aroma was almost like an English ale with its hoppiness. It was only when in the glass that the yeasty malts kicked in, and planted this firmly in the Belgian camp.
4 Rich orange. Fairly persistent tight off-white head.
7 Nice earthy bitterness, some spicy nettley retronasals. Good rustic bready grainy body. Very nice attenuation, properly dry, very little sweetness at all. At first, I could taste the alcohol, but that fades once you’ve had a mouthful of all of the other components.
4 Lovely crisp refreshing palate, that attenuation is a big win. Lively carbonation - you’ll be burping this if you drink it at the rate that the refreshingness tells you you could/should. Ignore that 6.5% on the side - this is a damn tasty quaffer. Finish, whilst harking back to the Belgian yeast, has enough earthy hops that it again reminds me of a good English strong bitter’s finish. Nice tingle that would be shamefully rare in UK beers nowadays, but Nogne know what hops are for, and they’re showing that here.
14 Can’t fault this - it’s very solid in every aspect. Not wowing me, but certainly it’s not done anything wrong. Love the attenuation, yes that’s the third time I mentioned it, and the dry bitter finish.

Hazy orange. Light, fruity, Belgian style, but very soft and drinkable. Apricots, a hint of sourness.

500 ml bottle. #616. Finland. Darkish hazy brown colour with small off-white head. Caramel sweetness, fruits, yeast, brown sugar and Yeast, bread, banana, caramel sweetness and some hops in flavour. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

0.5 l bottle. Reddish amber color. Aromas and flavors of toffee, nuts as well as floral-lemony notes. Full bodied, and feels very filling. Good solid ale, more like an amber ale to me. Goes nicely with soft cheeses. A bit too heavy and filling, but easter beers are traditionally thick and nutritious.

Bottle 500ml @ Beer3000
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, caramel, herbs and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, courtesy of Beer3000. Aroma of malt, spices, yeast and fruitiness. Flavor is sweet and spicy with some hints of funk and malt. Medium body, average carbonation.