Nørrebro North Bridge Extreme

Brewed by Nørrebro Bryghus
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
København, Denmark

[Draught at Carlsens in 2005.] My very first Imperial IPA and what a beerstyle?! I was chocked and could not swallow the first samples, but after some minutes it succeeded. I remember it as fruity, spicy and hoppy in the way you first time try ex. a gorgonzola cheese. Everything around you spin. In spite of these circumstances I was not in doubt of that this could be THE style .....and now it is. Unfortunately I’ve only sampled this beer once, so it must be the goal for 2007...going to Nørrebro ...on a hopcruise!

I want to give a big thank you to sk8viking for getting this beer to me. It poured a beautiful reddish golden color with a one finger off white head. On the palate, it starts off creamy and finishes very dry. The flavors and aroma are citric hoppy, with a nice malt backbone in the taste. Very nice brew.

Draught @ the brewpub. Pours a lovely clear ruby colour with a small off-white head. Hoppy aroma with hints of pine needles. Dry very hoppy flavor with hints of pine needles and grapefruit. Dry hoppy warming finish with a long bitter aftertaste.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear ruby body with a small lasting lacing. Mango, berries and spice nose. Citric first taste with hops kicking in just afterwards. Long lasting bitter finish with some coffee reminiscences. Smooth palate with a small carbonation, but the aftertaste overwhelms you after a few drops. An excellent beer but not an excepcional one.

Draught at brewpub (40 cL). Clear golden brown colour with white head. Fantastic flowery and hoppy smell. Complex taste of primarily hops. Aftertaste kicks in after a few seconds and blows you away - extremely bitter and long lasting - WOW.

Blind tasting of an almost one year old handbottle from tap, same batch as reviewed above, thanks to Papsoe. Pours golden copper, clear, with a lacing head. Heavy hoppy aroma, with a little caramel note. Flavour is heavy hoppy and with nice malt base. Clean hoppy flavour. Decent bitterness, interesting aging. 8-4-8-4-16

From tap at Ølbaren. Pours dark golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is solid pinewood hoppy and mild orange to citrusy fruity too. Smoothhopsjuice fruity, nice caramelish and light sticky flavoured. Lovely wooden hops profile coming up from back of the nose. Sweet and solid bitter finish.8-4-9-4-17=4.2

Draught at the brewpub. Finally it is back !! Clear brown - white head. High bitterness - flowery. Resin, pine, grass, straw, sweet malty to smoothen it. Very nice - long lasting bitter finish.

Draught. Amber with nice off white head. Syrup, flowers, hops, citrus and clover in aroma. Flavour of nuts, fruit, flowers and citrus.

Bottle with a big thanks to Papsoe: A deep red orange color with a small white head. Aroma, floral and fruity notes from the hops, some caramel and toffee. Flavor, citrus, some floral qualities, and spice. It was a little more malt foward than I expected, but that’s probably due to the 8 months since it was bottled. Still bitter, but not overwhelmingly so. It was very drinkable. Quite good.