Nøgne Ø # 100 (Batch 100)

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

Bottle during Max’s 72 Hour Belgian Beer Fest. Dark brown pour. Near opaque. Nose is hoppy, malty with caramel and choco notes. taste is citrusy hops, sweet malts, caramel, and soft alcohol. Very "American"! Body is medium-full. Mild to moderate carbonation. Slightly oil feel at times. Ends with more citrusy hops, caramel, sweet malts, fruit notes and chocolate. Very tasty. Nice American style barleywine (well IIPA as they have it listed here, but I rated thinking this was a barleywine).

Dark brown in color with a moderate head of fine tan bubbles. Aromas of caramel malt, chocolate, citric hops. In the mouth it is medium to full-bodied with good sweetness in the that trasferred to a dry/bitter/hoppy finish. It showed caramel and made me thing of a Stong Ale until the hoppy finish. This will be an interesting one to age as it currently has many barleywine characteristics but the hoppy IPA edge.

Thanks Degarth. This pours a very dark brown with a slightly red hue at the top. Smells of Melons,Dark fruits, and hoppy. Taste is complex wiyh nalot od bitter hops that is battling a malty backbone... welldone

Bottled. A hazy brown beer with a small and disappearing white head. The aroma is quite rich: hoppy (pine, grapefruit) with notes of caramel and a hint of chocolate. The flavour is quite sweet, aliitle bit unbalanced and syrupy, but not in an excessive way. Hoppy and caramelly, less chocolate than in the aroma. Full body, lively carbonation, medium bitterness in the finish, some alcohol is felt. A good beer between a IIPA and a Barley Wine.

wow. this beer is great. pours easy with a dark rusted amber color and lively head. impressive in the nose. notes of raisins, caramel, spices, molasses. really impressive. bottle from sam’s chicago, il

Bottle 0.5l. Pours deep dark amber, a bit hazy with large yeast particles. A medium sized light brown head. Aroma of malt, hops and fruit. Full body, a fruity hoppy taste with a nice, salty bitterness. Maby Nögne should update their date-mark system? Bottled: 071107 Best before: 071112 :-)

OK I have seen the discussion on this.... It is listed as a DIPA, but the bottle says BARLEYWINE???. To be honest it taste like a IPA to me, but looks like a porter? I guess it is a hybrid. ********Bottle: Dark brown color, decent head. Aroma is sweet dried fruit and hops like a barley wine. Flavor is good amount of hops and malt, like a IPA. Smooth, nice blend. Texture is medium, low carbonation. No alcohol taste. Over all a solid brew. I would buy it again!

bottle. 1st off - not really sure what to categorize this beer as.... ratebeer has it as a IIPA, which is totally off. Nogne 0 labeled it as a barley wine. No way is this a IIPA... moving on to the barley wine... this is the darkest bw I’ve ever seen... it is a very dark brown with a nice thick head. Not until the finish do you get a sense of a barley wine.... almost like an old ale. That’s what I would call it in style. With that said, this is a very tasty beer once it warms up a bit.... if too cold - all the flavors are hidden. I get slight malty and dark fruit aromas... excellent palate - extremely smooth and almost velvet like across the tongue... spicy on the tip and soft on the sides... the english barley wine style comes through at the back of the palate and through the finish.... quite good. Go buy some today (if you can find it)...