Nøgne Ø # 100 (Batch 100)

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Grimstad, Norway

Crushed with Jakebra and hopefully with Honkeybra. Very confused after reading the description. Dont care what they say, it smells and looks like a barley wine. Flavor is ipa. Nice, could be the greatest combination ever. Pours black, nose of big hops and definitely dark fruits. Mostly hops in the flavor, which I guess makes it a ipa. Wicked bizzah and awesome. Awesome no matter what it happens to be. Honkeybra, gimme more.

Bottle. Pours a dark amber body with an off white head. Lots of malty caramel up front with a grapefruit body and a strong alcohol warming. Chewy citrus hoppiness to finish. Good beer.

500ml bottle, served in a snifter. Bottle conditioned. Pours a deep reddish brown with two fingers of off white head. Plenty of carbonation. Piney hops in the aroma at first. Malt comes out in the aroma as it warms. Deep malty flavor. Hop bitterness in the finish, but not as much as the aroma would suggest. Very balanced, not a hit you over the head beer. Chocolate malt and fruit develops as it warms. Alcohol is not really evident. Long dry hoppy finish.

Pours dark brown, dark fruit, brown sugar, caramel, hoppy, little roasty, dry finish.

Dark amber in color with a huge foamy head that lasts the entire life of the beer. Sweet smell. Sweet, chocolaty, roasty, somewhat smokey and slightly sour taste. Very complex beer. Sliky, creamy texture. Longlasting warm finish. I really liked this beer but not as much as Nogne Porter or Imperial Stout.

Brown bottle, 0,5 l, batch 348, bottled on 270308, best before 270313, purchased via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on December 17 2008; eye: burnt caramel with orangey caramel hue, hazy, nice beige head that remains, lots of lacing; nose: lots of hops, grapefruit, pine, light orange, light caramel; mouth: lots of hops, grapefruit, pine, Cointreau, alcohol in the middle of the tongue, finale in caramel malt with a good presence of hops, rather astringent, lightly sweet, rather bitter, full body, slightly harsh texture, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 0,5 l, lot 348, embouteillée le 270308, meilleure avant 270313, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 17 décembre 2008; œil : caramel brûlé avec une teinte de caramel orangé, voilée, bonne mousse beige qui demeure, pas mal de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de houblon, pamplemousse, pin, léger orange, léger caramel; bouche : beaucoup de houblon, pamplemousse, pin, Cointreau, alcool au centre de la langue, finale en malt caramel avec une bonne présence de houblon, plutôt astringente, légèrement sucrée, plutôt amère, corsée, texture légèrement rugueuse, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimée

Reviewed 12/12/2008 (bottle): Pours a very dark brown color body. .Huge foamy creamy tan head, extremely lasting, with okay lacing. Dark fruity aroma, hoppy, sickly sweet smelling. Strong raisin nose. Smokey taste. Light body. Dark coffee taste. Tasty.

Pours cloudy brown with a huge, fluffy khaki head. Nose is loaded with citrus and pine, with a noticeable solvent-like alcohol note that is not unpleasant. Taste is sweet up front but a bit dry, caramel and a richer, lightly toasted presence dominate with alcohol and spicy hops peeking in. Citrus comes out in a big way with a burst of sweetness moving toward a long, dry, lingering heavy bitterness, wrapping itself around notes of resiny pine. Light carbonation, a bit soft, and a full body that leans just a smidge towards syrupy. All in all an impressive beer.