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Nøgne Ø God Jul

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: American Strong Ale

Grimstad, Norway

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5393.81/5.03.8/5.0Winter8.5%89.7Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
In the US this is called "Winter Ale".

A dark ale brewed specially for the Christmas season, with a rich, complex taste of caramel. This is a strong, dark and rather sweet Christmas Beer – just the way we think a Christmas beer should be.

Recommended serving temperature 12°C/53°F. Great with cheese or nuts. Ingredients: Lager, Munich, caramel, black, and chocolate malt; Chinook, Columbus, and Centennial hops; English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water.

19°P, 30 IBU, 8.5 % ABV.

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 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 13, 2006  
Dark brown with a nice tan foam. Roasted with tones of vanilla and coffee. Medium body with a dry, espresso finish.


 azlondon (665), Fribourg, Switzerland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Little head. Aroma: Quite malty, burnt/roasted. Slight alcohol. Taste: Complex. Malt and roasted. Bitterish, but nice. Info: 500ml bottle, 26/12-2007


 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 28, 2006  
Sweet raisins with chocolate liqueur. Lots of malty sweetness in the flavour, and it really combines well with the aroma. A very good depth, and a lovely warming glow. Top notch


 madmitch76 (645), , Essex, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/511/20
Nov 15, 2009  
3rd August 2008. Soft black beer with a tan head. Chocolate malt and a touch of fig leading to a subtle hop finish and a pronounced cinnamon like spice ending. Complex, unusual.


 MrChopin (643), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 3, 2009  
Dark brown with a lush milky-tan head. Nose has some fantastic balance between sugary malt elements in chocolate and a nice, full spice. Flavor has a lot of milk chocolate sweetness, some smoke, light alcohol, spice. Sharp palate, moderate body. Unique and diverse, God Jul is high quality.


 nhorween (640), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Bottle. Dark brown with a yellow-white head. Spicy and malty aroma - toffee, light hops. Malty flavor, acrid smokiness. Fine, but not for me.


 Gypsy19 (638), California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/516/20
Nov 16, 2009  
Pours an opaque dark brown with a medium sized brown head. Aroma is very chocolatey, with heavy brown sugar, toffee, sweet malts, a little hop is detected too. Sweet aroma overall though. Very nice aroma. Flavor is again quite chocolatey, very sweet, but at the same time tarry and ashy, with mouth-coating maltiness. A little cloying is the sweetness, flavor would be near 10 if were just a tad less sweet. But still an awesome flavor. I like the espresso flavor throughout. Mouthfeel is rich, luxurious, awesome. A damn good beer overall, despite a couple of imperfections. Very soulful winter ale. Overall, world class minus.


 wickedpete (627), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Dark black with almost no head formation. Aroma like raisins and caramel. Flavor is roasted with a chocolate sweetness and maybe some cola. This is incredibly smooth and stout-like. A real pleasure to drink.



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