Nøgne Ø Imperial Brown Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Deep brown, very lively and hard to pour clear. Aroma: fruit, caramel, a little smoke and spice, touch of marshmallow. Rich initially sweet body, light candy notes, touch of spiced fruitcake, honey, faint tartness, finish is again smoky-sweet with a touch of cinder toffee and a vinous note.

50 cl flaske, Svane Pub, 7,5 %, 14. juni 2013. Øllet er klart brunt og mellemmørkt. Lille skumkrone. Aroma: lidt typisk en Brown Ale. Mundsmag: øllet føles rundt og med moderat kulsyre. Smagen er maltet og med bitterhed og minimal sødme. En lidt almindelig Brown Ale for min smag. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle 50 cl. Pours dark brown in color with a creamy tan head. Roasted sweet malty notes, some nuttyness and alcholic brown sugary tones in aroma. A bit of sweet sugar in taste before the nutty tones take over. After that some additional fruity notes appears, even if they stay in the background. There’s also some bitter chocolate notes in flavor. Has a rather vinous finish. Feels quite soft and smooth.

Bottle - 500ml. Cloudy brown body with a good off-white foamy head. Nice, complex, well balanced malty/hoppy aroma with caramel, oaky, and yeasty hints. Its robust malty/hoppy taste carries oaky and vineous notes. Ends with a warming bittersweet finish. Good stuff.

Bottle. Glas wasn't available. Black/brown beer. Taste: Sweet rich taste. Smell of chocolate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Blackish brown beer with a strong head. The aroma is roasted with hints of chocolateness, the flavour is well roasted with strong malty tones and chocolate coming through. Overall a nice strong roasted and malty dark beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Super dark brown with creamy medium head. Smells.. Dark cooked fruits, big malts, caramel, toffee and coffee hints. Tastes.. Dark roasted grains, some dark fruits like a Belgian strong ale, big malts and some coffee hints.

500 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours very hazy nearly pitch black color with a nice 2 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, light roast, light chocolate, dark bread, floral, light dark fruits, light pine, and toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malty notes with slight hops; with good strength. Taste of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, light roast, light chocolate, floral, light pine, and toasted earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, light roast, light chocolate, floral, and toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of toasted malt flavors with light hops; with nice robustness and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very creamy and moderately slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent imperial brown ale. All around nice balance, complexity, and robustness of flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Bottle from Sola Vinmonopol. Dark brown with creamy full brown head. Sweet caramel malty aroma. More sweet malts and a light integrated alcoholprecense. Smooth, oily & creamy

Appearance: Dark brown, cloudy. Not much head. Aroma: Good malt and fruit. Some hops. Taste: More dark malt and fruit, some hops and alcohol. Info: 500ml bottle, 21/4-2013