Nøgne Ø Pale Ale

Bottle. Pours a yellowish amber with a large slightly off white head that leaves some great lace. The aroma is quiet complex. It has nice grain and caramel sweetness along with some citrus, perfume and grass notes. The taste is a great balance of sweet and bitter.The body is medium to light and it has a nice bitter finish. This is probably the best pale ale I have ever had.

Bottle. Hazy amber colour with a thick white head. Nice aroma of grapefruit hops. Lovely grapefruit hoppy flavour with good balancing malts. Nice smooth mouthfeel. Lingering lovely ’n’ light long bitter finish. I’ve had many IPAs that were less IPA-ish than this. Excellent, whether it’s a pale ale or IPA.

This, unfortunately for me, might just be my favorite pale ale to date even thought I will probably never seen it sold in the US. In fact, I find it hard to catergorize this pale ale as such, because I feel it belongs in the IPA catergory due to the high levels of hops. But I digress. This is one fantastic beer. Intense aroma of grapefruit and floral hops, woody with a tinge of sweet malt. Mouthfeel is very pleasant with a smoothness thats very hard to find. Flavor is incredibly hoppy (grapefruits, some floral notes too) for a pale ale, and it’s nicely balanced by the malts. Sad to say that unless I get it in trade, I doubt it will see the California sunshine again.

Murky deep gold orange. The nose is slightly sour of orange, lemon and hops with a barnyard backdrop. Medium and perfectly crisp on the palate as a pale should be. Apricot all the way, very floral hops crash over the slightly sweet malt. This rocks, highly drinkable for hop lovers.

Bottle 500ml. Hazy orange colour. Long, lasting thick white head. Fresh, fruity aroma. Well balanced, medium hopped body. Taste of citrus, grape, straw and fresh yeast. A very pleasant aftertaste.