Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon Second Edition

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

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt combined with notes of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt and alcohol, which leaves a burn in the mouth. The body is thick.

(On tap) Completely opaque black with no head. Distinct aroma of burned malt, tar and tobacco. Extremely full-bodied with almost sticky burned malt and molasses - and again tar and tobacco. Very burning alcohol in the finish. 120908

RB# 6400 (zip code of my birthtown), Norway #100: Shared from a bottle put on by Greg Koch@Stone, just another rediculous world class beer on this RBSG tour. Pours pitch black with a creamy brown head. A solar eclipse when held against the California sun warming behind us. Dense roasted malt and chocolate aroma, like a smooth piece of Belgian chocolate that you’ll enjoy in a second. Flavour is smooth, dense chocolate and roasted malt. Mild lingering alcohol into the finish. Smooth and extremely tasty - by far not as boozy as some of the first editions where.

Bottled at Europen Beer Festival, Copenhagen. Very black, no head. Tarry nose with wet asphalt and wood. Sweet and thick with compact mouthfeel and massive body. A tar explosion sends cascades of licorice, salmiak and grain vodka all over the place. When things finally settles it ends up tasting like Finnish Salmiakki-booze.

<b>Bottle 50cl.</b>
Clear dark black color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark chocolate, sherry, cognac, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. (120908)

Bottle at EBF08. Good vinous aroma. Black colour, seems a bit muddy. The flavour is quite rough, very peppery, but OK.

Bottled@EBF2008. Pitch black colour, not much head. Aroma is wood, smoke, alcohol, salted licorice and a lot of caramel malts. Flavour is much the same, but will probably be better and more mellow if kept for some time. Will be interesting to see if this gets better than the first edition.

Bottle at EBF 2008. Pitch black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Alcoholic aroma of liquorice, dried fruits and fruits. Alcoholic flavour of liquorice, chocolate and dried fruits. Roasted and warming alcoholic finish. Still too young and alcoholic.