Theis (3765), Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 12, 2006 Bottle at Ølbaren. Black - offwhite head. Burned, roasted, light smoked, licorice, hoppy finish..... nice light finish. Dedollewaitor (3753), Odense, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 21, 2006 Batch 260. Pours dark brown, nearly black with little creamy bubbly white/brown head. Aroma and taste of roasted malts - caramel, coffee, hops & bitter chocolate. Spices & easy smoke. Soft & filling texture. Great bitter lasting finish. Truly wonderfull. sayravai (3752), Helsinki, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 1, 2006 Updated: Dec 4, 2007(Bottled) Very dark brown color with a medium, foamy, beige head. Pretty aromatic-hoppy, grainy-malty, salty-licoricey aroma with a hint of alcohol. Roasted, sweetish-malty, pleasantly dry-hoppy, salty-licoricey flavor with dark chocolate and some fruitiness. Medium to full-bodied, smooth, but somewhat carbonated palate. Has both the dry hoppiness and licorice of the Imperial Stout, and some fruitiness of the IPA - but cant quite reach either of them overall. Anyway, a great beer to spend your Xmas with. Were soooo lucky to have 4 of the very best (if one doesnt count the #100) Nøgne Ø brews currently in the Alko shops here in Finland :).
(Draught, brewed at Plevna, Tampere) Clear, dark red with a smallish, lacy and partly lasting, beige head. Served too cold to rate the aroma. The flavor feels more sharply hoppy and thinner than the bottled version (less yeast, I guess). Maybe the water is also harder than at Nogne. Medium-bodied, but a bit thin and quite carbonated palate. I would give this a score of about 3.7... Rciesla (3750), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 29, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Dark fruits, caramel, spices, alcohol latent fruit. Vanilla and coffee to finish. egajdzis (3631), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Sep 3, 2007 Poured a dark chestnut color with a medium sized tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of chocolate, caramel malts, nuts, and light citrus. Taste of more chocolate, roasted malts, nuts, caramel, and vanilla. Low bitterness, with low alcohol apparency. Very nice, I wish more brewers would make non-spiced winter ales! saxo (3617), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 30, 2007 Bottle. Nice big tan and creamy head with excellent duration. Color is dark ruby. Aroma is good with lots of roast malt. Taste is roast malt and spices. Nice and complex. badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Mar 22, 2007 Winter Ale. Dark brown, near black color with a very small head that quickly falls to a few bubbles. Strong malt aroma with ample amounts of coffee and bitter chocolate. Big, chocolatey flavor up front, but it faded rapidly into only malt. Not bitter, not sweet. A little spiciness, a hint of cloves and maybe cinnamon. Not what I expected at all and damn fine. gunnfryd (3601), Kristiansand, Norway
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 16, 2006 Bottle. Red black colour with light brown head. Roasted coffee and chocolate in the aroma. Balanced roasted coffee and chocolate in the flavour. Pleasent finish.
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