Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon Second Edition

Formerly brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial Stout
Grimstad, Norway

22 oz bottle. Pours black with red hues and almost no head. When the head is present it is a light brown. Big Aromas of coffee,vinegar, olives and a hint of vanilla. Flavors similar to the aromas and a hint of alcohol. Medium bodied with low carbonation. Nice Beer. Would like to give it some time. Not as good as the first edition.

[Sampled with the trio: Svoger, Svogergylp and Adenila Foged at EBF, 2008.] Although it is long time I’ve tasted this I remember some asphalt, tar, roasted coffee, burning and wellnesswarming alcohol. Good for a night at the north pole.

Bottle sampled with Sparky27. Eric is AWESOME!!! So don’t light a match when consuming this beer...and definitely stay away from fire the night after consuming. Your whole house could go up. This one is HOT, HOT, HOT!!! Viscous crude oil pour with thin toffee colored head. Aroma is dark fruit, molasses, and eye-watering alcohol. Caramel, brown sugar, bitter chocolate and gasoline bite. Syrupy mouthfeel. This one needs ten years or more.

Alcohol in this one is still too fresh and covers up the nice coffee, and vanilla, chocoalte character- more fuesl and more green than the first one was when it was fresh. More nutty, herbal and green fusel alcohols in the flavor, dark burnt black chocolate- bitter and still fresh hops, tar and anise with tons more alcohol and some burn.

Bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer. Pours a black with copper head. Aroma of dark roast and chocolate. Flavor of dark roast and chocolate, bitter. Mouthfeel is heavy body and low carbonation.. Great stuff!

Bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer. 2/5/09 tasting. Pours thick and black with a small brown head. The beer is completely black and leaves a film of dark brown all around the side of the glass when swirled. Aroma of chocolate, thick and gooey caramel, banana and vanilla with a light alcohol presence (all things considered) that comes across as rum. Taste is sweet with chocolate, cocoa and a bit of well contained heat. A touch of smoke and dark fruits as well. The alcohol is really well hidden for such a big and new beer. Syrupy mouthfeel and light bubbles. This beer reminds you of its potency after sipping with a sense of alcohol traveling up your throat and into your nasal cavities giving you a bit of a nasal burn after drinking (not smelling). Should be good for many years to come.

It will be interesting to see how this evolves. Initial tasting notes, 2/5/09: Pours a dark motor oil like black brown color with small reddish brown head. Nose is booze and raisins, roasted malt and coffee. Taste id dark chocolate, brandy, raisins, bitter baking chocolate, and rumcake. This monster needs time to find its way. Surprisingly very smooth and scarily drinkable at what says on the bottle is 17.5?

bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer. black pour with a ring of espresso head. nose of alcohol, roasted malts and coffee. not bad on the palate with a huge flavor of alcohol and coffee. I know this is too early to drink this beer but, we couldn’t wait any longer.