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Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon First Edition 4.2 413

Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon First Edition

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Formerly brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial Stout

Grimstad, Norway

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4134.22/5.04.2/5.0Special16%97.7Snifter
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This is our first edition of Dark Horizon. It is the first, for us anyway. There will be more to follow, and even though they will be other editions, they will still be firsts. “Let’s go crazy!” said Tore. The last time he said that, we created #100, which proved to be a success. How could I not agree to his suggestion? “How crazy can we be?” I responded. “Go all the way!” he answered. So we started off with a beefed up Imperial Stout, extra dark and extra bitter, not much to it really, but maybe a bit over the top. When this brew had fermented, we gathered again on a sunny Saturday morning, ready for next move. Half a ton of demerara sugars and our homemade extract of coffee were waiting for us. Standing there with sticky sugars all over the brewery and us, I just couldn’t resist asking Tore: “Don’t you have better things to do during week ends?” To this point he still hasn’t answered me. After adding a hefty volume of wine yeast, we left this brew to itself for month. A good month, that was.

This is ale; it is also a wine, and a coffee drink. We’ve been playful and brewed a hybrid. Do yourself and your friends a favour and share this bottle with those you deem worthy. Dark Horizon is indeed a global brew. Inspiration from the US Midwest, malt from England, bottles from Germany, name from Japan, sugars from Mauritius, hops from the Pacific rim, Yeast from Canada, coffee from Colombia, brewed in Grimstad, Norway.

All bottles of Dark Horizon are numbered with its unique number, and all together we launched 6000 of this brew.

37 P, 75 IBU, 16% ABV.
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 SuperDave70 (1158), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20

Jun 1, 2009  
Bottle shared by rustychiles at hellbilly’s holiday tasting. Thick black pour with a nice creamy tan head that lasts throughout. Big roasted malt and coffee in the aroma, along with dark fruit, yeast, chocolate and caramel. Flavor follows the same lines. There is a lot going on in there. A bit of alcohol on the finish. Overall a great brew. Thanks Rusty!

mcferc4 (58), New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 24, 2009  
Bottle poured on Christmas Eve 2009, split with some family members. Beautiful pour -- nice dark brown head. Aroma is powerful -- soy sauce, lightly roasted coffee, chocolate. Suprisingly boozy at first, but that faded as it warmed up (or I just got used to the taste.) Very good, smooth, roasted malts and coffee dominate the taste. Impressed, but not totally blown away by this one. I like my impy’s a bit heavier... Still a great one, glad to have the chance to try it.


 hrking (111), Muncie, Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Dec 21, 2009  
What a pleasant surprise. After having the bourbon soaked recent edition I was expecting something to smack me in the face but much to my surprise was this quite pleasant easy drinking smooth rendition of a highly drinkable stout with creamy chocolate desert like drink ability!


 abemorsten (180), Randaberg, Norway
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 14, 2009  
Pours black hinting on red on the edges. Short lasting dark brown film covers it. Aroma is port, alcohol, sweet dark chocolate and light coffee, vanilla. Taste is like a beer version of Kahlua. Heavy sweet and light bitter with a long alcoholic finish. Full bodied. Syrupy. Soft carbonation. Wonderful! (Tried sipping it also with a wonderful chocolate chip, cream, almond-bottom cognac soaked cake. Not the best match, though.) . Finally! Been hoping for a taste of this Gold medallist since I realized that as I had not been paying attention, it had been sold out from the Wine monopoly. (Bottle no.1544, courtesy of tarjei 12.12.2009)


 MrManning (1655), London, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Bottle. Thanks to Hogtownharry for this gem! A deep opaque black with a frothy mocha cap that leaves nice lace. In the nose I get muted coffee, dark chocolate, anise, vanilla, alcohol, burnt sugars and roasty malts. Tastes quite sweet, but is balanced with loads of hops. Very roasty, sweet dark chocolate, boozey like dark rum, black coffee, minty hops. This has mellowed nicely and was quite drinkable for the weight. Very good. Thanks Harry!


 BrotherGrendel (600), San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/518/20
Nov 14, 2009  
Dark brown with ruby highlights, no head. Nose is big thick malts, dark fruits-plums and raisins, alcohol heat. Flavor is big dark fruits, thick malts, molasses and brown sugar, roastiness, complex and unending, finishes sweet and warming. Full body, low carbonation, thick chewy texture. A big, bold, complex and flavorful stout with sweet fruit and vinous traits, delicious on all levels!!


 markwise (1200), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/515/20
Nov 12, 2009  
Thanks zuluflyboy for the share. Pours imperial stout brown with a dark tan dissipating head. Nose is booze, dark fruit, slight roast, and slight coffee. Flavor is booze, chocolate, booze, dark fruit, booze, coffee, booze, and booze. Medium-bodied beer with a thick, almost chewy mouthfeel. Interesting beer, better than 2nd, but needs about 8-10 years to settle down, I think.


 JoeTheYounger (292), California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/510/104/519/20
Oct 13, 2009  
My #200 rating, and what a good beer to have. Bottle from mspindler. Poured a dark dark horizon brown color with no head. Aroma of Brandy, figs, dark roasted fruits, raisins, alcohol. Taste of sweet prunes, roasted coffee, toffee, very strong and well balanced. Low carbonation thats thick and coats the glass. Overall very very good. I think this one was a bit better than Dark Horizon 2nd edition.


 DuffManSW (296), Riverside, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/519/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottle shared by mspindler...Pours black with no head.. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted malts and booze... Flavor is dark chocolate, coffee, and toffee with a lot of alcohol left still... Thick with low carbonation.. Good stuff.



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