Nøgne Ø Saison

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Saison
Grimstad, Norway

Serve in Tulip

Orlando, Fl. - Knightly Spirits, 500 ml bottle. Pours a murky light golden with a bubbly white head that dissipates fairly quickly. Earthy aroma with some lemony accents and hints of yeast. Flavor is leaning to the sour side with some lemony notes, some raw cake mix, and a hint of yeastiness. More complex than other Saisons, but not quite as refreshing. Thick, rich mouthfeel. Decent, but did not bowl me over.

Pours a cloudy golden color with a white head. Aroma is of citrus, lemon, grass, yeast, and floral hops. Flavor is similar with a slightly bitter, crisp, and dry finish.

Bottle at Patricks Kristiansand. Pours hazy golden, with a small offwhite head. Citrusy and grass aroma, taste of weak caramel malts

.5 liter bottle. Pours a slightly lighter carbed than expected for the style- thin white head- great lace but not as lively as it should be. Aroma is lightly bready and fresh pils malt, slight lemony hops, herbal and slight fruity esters, and a hint of minty bubblegum. Flavor is also citrus- lemon, pine, some orange peel, herbal hops, good fresh slightly sweet pils malt, fruity hops as it warms- more doughy crisp and light tart wheat malt and a very dry finish. Just wish this had a much higher carbonation to keep it more lively. Good though.

Bottle. Golden pour with a tiny white fizzy head. Aroma of straw and barnyard with faint hints of Belgian yeast. Average taste, nothing that jumps out other than the yeast and dry finish. Safe play but nothing spectacular.

Bottled. Very estery, corn and spicy, tangy aroma. Slightly metallic, grainy. Not much head on the pour, quite filtered, has a "heavy" look to it. Sweetish corn meal flavor, metallic with toasted malt notes. Not very complex, pretty boring.

Bottle Batch 850. Very hazy golden color with a medium head. Aroma of orange and lemon. Bitter and dry to the end. Easy to drink saison.

Crushed with Jakebra. Very smooth, very refreshing. Flavor is nice and subtle. But I prefer saisons that are madmen. So, this is aight, but nothing special.