Nøgne Ø Porter

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Porter
Grimstad, Norway

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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500 ml bottle at Palace Grill,Oslo.Dark black color.Nice creamy,sweet and burnt malt. One of my favorite porters i have tasted.

Refrigerated 0.5 L bottle poured into a shaker. Pours black with small dark brown highlight and medium size fluffy head. Thick small bubble lacing, creamy body, medium carbonation, smooth texture, and sweet roasted malt aroma. Taste is roasted malt, some chocolate, some lactose, little salty, and light bitter hop finish. Good porter, alcohol is pretty well covered, may be closer to a baltic porter in taste.

500ml bottle. Near black with a creme head and spotty lacing. Lots of roasted chocolate malt in the taste and aroma, with some fleeting berry fruitiness and a helping of vanilla ice cream. Just above medium bodied, with a surprising amount of kick from the carbonation. Good beer, but it didn’t live up to my high expectations.

Bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Valkendorfgate. Batch 735. Thick, black pour into the glass, with solid, frothy tan head. The head slowly settles to a thinner pillow on the beer, leaving some nice lacings on the glass. The aroma is discreet at first, but with gradually intensified characteristics of chocolate, coffee, nuts and nice, roasty toast from the malt. Possibly a hint of herbs coming through from the hops. The aroma evolves as the beer warms up in my glass. The taste is a light sweetness that fades over into a medium smooth bitterness. The roasty aromas are really present when swallowing as well, leaving a long smooth finish. One of my favorite porters, for sure!

Originally reviewed: 2/10/09. Pours a viscous deep black. Comes out thick and syrupy. Decent tan head on top. Doesn’t carry the best retention, but leaves mild webbing on the glass edge. Smells of cherries, plums, roasted scents, some coffee, and a little alcohol. This beer is fairly smooth which makes it an easy drinker. Though it came in a larger bottle, I didn’t find it difficult to finish the bottle. Nice roasted characteristics come through in the flavor, but I wasn’t overly impressed with the flavor on this one. There was a tangy sour-like note in the finish that was a little disappointing. Could taste some of the dark fruits in there as well, but overall, just fell a little short of my "expectations..." Whatever those are. Not that bad, but not the greatest. Still, I recommend you try it for yourself.

Much more rough and fizzy than a normal stout beer. You feel soon the Alcohol go up to your head! Strong body and sexy Foam. Drink this if you want something "stout" but with a more AGRICULTURAL (cit.)Taste!

Flaske 0,5l fra Vinmonopolet Byhaven. Batch 735. Nydelig svart farge med en fin head. Flott fylde, balansert smak. Høy alkoholprosent til å være en porter, men det kler dette ølet. Bottom line: Pure class. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Belting full bodied porter. Lively with plenty of burnt malt, liquorice, quite dry on the palate. Lasting flavour and hint of sweetness. Surprisingly crisp but beautiful warming nature.

Bottle at Parkteateret, Oslo. Pours pretty black with a reddish hue and a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt with some chocolate and coffee. Quite nice. Not much sweetness, but some alcohol is noticable. Slightly bitter finish.

BLACK colour with a beige head. Moderate sweet and a some roasted malt aroma. Massive and also a moderate flavour. Lots of raosted malt. Chocolate, caramel and espresso flavour.
I had a beer tasting with 20 different Nøgne Ø bottles lately. Even the girls rated this one as the best. A great allrounder for everyone. Heavy but not overkill.
[Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Halden, Norway]