Nøgne Ø Porter

Pours a deep shadowy black with a thin head of mocha. Laces intermittently. Aromas of licorice, plums, chocolate, and vanilla bean. Warming flavors of deep plum, licorice, dark wheat toast, roasty malts. Rich flavors. Heavily roasted malts. Lactose with anise. Creamy mouthfeel. Lingering aftertaste. Subtle smoke to me. I loved this beer.

Bottle. Sweet nose, touch of acidity. Smoke, chocolate, and light fruit. Deep opaque black with ruby tint and minimal brown head. Opens with mild acidity folding into lots of coffee. Smooth with a slightly dry finish. A touch thin, but good flavor.

10-28-07 bottle. Black color with very creamy head. Nice lacing. Roasted smell - which I want more of. Perfect creaminess on the palate. Has actual depth in the flavor. Great balance!

Bottle. Pours obsidian black with rather large cocoa foamy head. A considerable amount of yeast seems left in the bottle. Nose is raisiny, mildly like pepto bismol, smoky, perhaps some port. Velvety on the palate, not too thick, some coffee and chocolate tones but mostly dark fruits, leading to a salty, tangy finish that is well bittered with British style hops. Quite a nice beer.

(bottle) Pours dark with a tan head. The aroma has a lot of burnt malt, some coffee and roasted barley. The flavor is somewhat dry with dark chocolate and cocoa, with a lingering roasted finish. My only knock on this beer is that it is kinda thin.

Pours a thick, dark color that alows very little light through it. The aroma is of roasty malts, raisins, cocoa, and plums. The flavor is of bitter chocolate with some coffee astringency, light hop bitterness, and some mild vanilla notes. Complex, but ruined by a thin, watery body. This beer could be so much more than it is, but the thin feeling on the palate totally kills it.

Pours a rich, black color with a nice tan head. Smell is dry, roasty malt with some light dusty hops, and some chocolate comes through as it sits a bit. Taste is exceptional. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel and a somehow dry, cocoa flavor balanced perfectly with bittersweet dark roast. Finishes so smoothly and cleanly, leaving a hint of a pleasant aftertaste. Carbonation is spot on, and makes for a silky, creamy beer. Very, very drinkable. One of my favorite porters for sure.

Bottle - 500ml. Opaque black body topped with a lasting beige foamy/creamy head. Lovely malty aroma with roasty, coffeeish, and cocoa hints. Some subtle smokiness is also detectable. Taste is complex, robust, and very well balanced. It ends with a long and warming bitter/roasty finish. Excellent Porter.