Nøgne Ø Porter

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Porter
Grimstad, Norway

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

Pitch black pour with boisterous tan head that is slow to dissipate, but leaves an enticing layer of foamy lacing. Aroma is far more roasty than your average porter. Smokey roast gives way to dark fermented raisin, coffee, caramel, and vanilla bourbon. Flavor mimics the aroma in many ways. Roasty components shine through vigorously. Malt character is very sweet, manifesting in the form of date, fig, raisin, molasses, and caramel. Coffee and chocolate also shine through to create a grandiose set of flavors. Palate is silky smooth with the most modest and caressing of carbonation. Finish is the sort of dryness that only comes from a serious roasted malt component. Overall, very impressive.

Bottle from GBBF 07. Pours a dark brown/black with a good thick head. Aromas of roasted malt, coffee & chocolate. Tastes of chocolate & the wonderful bitter coffee flavour. Got a lot of time for this one.

500ml bottle picked up at Khoury’s in LV
Appearance: Pours dark brown with a big beige head and lots of lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, dark fruit, smokey and dry chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, ashy and coffee
Nice and roasty

Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma is dark, ripe fruit with a bit of coffee. Great flavor of coffee and fruit. Great mouthfeel and just the right amount of carbonation. Nice slightly bitter finish.

Dark mahogany pour with tan head. Aroma of alcohol and chocolate malt. Tastes of chocolate and caramel malt with vanilla, roasted bitterness on the finish. Great creamy mouthfeel.

Dark. Coffee and chocolate bitterness and burnt caramel. Outstanding. Smells like... nothing, though.

Bottle. Pours a beautiful black with off whit head. Not a punchy nose but wonderful roasted flavour and a thickness which is a joy to the palate. Delicious.

Bottle. Aroma has plumes, maybe yhe age (2009). Smells like a barley wine. Taste roasted malts, some licorice. Not Bad.