Nøgne Ø India Pale Ale

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Grimstad, Norway

An enjoyable relatively hoppy India Pale Ale from Nogne O. IPU is not as intense as the American versions. A good amount of hops but maybe 20 or 30 IPU more could benefit. The texture is amber and extremely cloudy. Not too convinced with the texture of the cloud however the bar man was having problems trying to pour so I’m not too sure if the keg had exploded partially due to heat reasons. I will definitely recommend this beer but it’s not as flavoursome as I hope. If you enjoy sweet beers of a medium IBU with a litle fruit and spicey kick back then you would love this. I however need to try it on cask again. Had at the Rake thanks to major effort by the bar staff just to pour one. I thought I was getting a Czech pint at first.

Dark orange color, medium white head; greatly hopped aroma is very fruity of slightly citrus, but more likely sweeter fruits for example peach and mango, also some sweet maltiness in the backgroud; medium body, high lively carbonation; flavor is also very fruity, hops almost bite your tongue off, but then the caramel malts come to rescue sewing your wounds with sweet toffee; wonderful hops dominate the flavor from start to finish, in which they only get more aggressive, but they are still not harsh at any point. Just gorgeous.

Poured into a snifter with a amber/orange color that was fairly dark. Thick, thick white head that left fantastic lacing the entire way. Super carbonated which brought out the pleasing aroma of sweet fruit, citrus, light malts, and hops. Bitter taste but not overpowering so it’s still pleasant. Hops come through with a nice aftertaste.

Bottle. (Brewed in October 2009) The beer was cloudy, dark amber. Very large and dirty foam. Aroma of caramel, hops, honey, floral and of course fruit. Mainly grapefruit and pineapple. The flavor was very fresh, the beer was not extremely bitter in any way Highly carbonated with a flavor of nuts, cookies, flowers and fruits. Some yeast in the dry finish. A good IPA from Norway.

Very dark liquid for an IPA. Lots of hops, oranges, lemon and pineapple. Could perhaps be a bit more musty.

500mL bottle. Overt earthy aromas, with perfumed hops and a touch of caramel malt. Nice hazy, burnished orange with a fluffy white head. Slightly sweet entry followed by a long spicy bitter finish. Good, but Great Divide Hercules has upped my expectations of this style.

caramel, hay, citrus, herbs, pale, red, hazy, minimal head, light sweetness, very bitter, medium sourness, salty, medium body, thin feel, lively, bitter,

Hazy amber colour with a huge airy white head. Aroma is perfumey and flowery hops and light caramell. Flavour is fat caramell and flowery hops with notes of pine and passionfruit in the rather harshly bitter ending. Palate is smooth with lively carbonation.