Nøgne Ø Porter

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Porter
Grimstad, Norway

pours black with tan airy head that laces quite nice. very rich porter with a touch of coffee, chocolate, and a hint of liquorice. well balanced with a bittersweet flavor!

(Bottle, Haket, Gothenburg, 1 Aug 2007) Black colour with frothy brown head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of chocolate, cocoa and loads of liquorice. Roasted taste with chocolate, coffee and liquorice. Balanced sweetness, chewy solid mouthfeel. Brilliiant porter.

Date: 08/16/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark brown, whispy beige head, touch of lace, big chocolate aroma with nice floral hops, creamy body, nice rich chocolate flavor, nice sweetness,
-------- /> Date: 06/09/2007
Mode: bottle
Words: Noog 3D

rich dry dark chocolate aroma, rich creamy chocolate flavor, a touch of vanilla sweetness brings out the chocolate,
-------- /> Date: 08/08/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip

a touch of vanilla sweetness in the rich dark chocolate aroma, an initial brief slight dry chalky character in the rich dark chocolate flavor, touch of sweet licorice, otherwise lots of creamy rich chocolate flavor

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Black bottle pour consisting of an amber-colored halo and a small tan head. Nutty, malt oriented aroma with hints of dark chocolate, coffee and some fruit. Great silky mouth feel leading to a big malt, hazelnut, and mocha taste.

500 ml bottle from Blue Max in Burnsville, MN (June 2007, consumed a bit below cellar temperature from a Unibroue glass. The fluffy medium-tan head dies slowly, leaving thick and chunky lacing atop the opaque ebon-hued nectar....strongly roasty nose offers bitter dark chocolate and espresso beans, a hint of old port, a faint whisper of vanilla and caramel, perhaps a breeze of dates, in short just what I’m wanting in a fine porter....the flavor picks up nicely, with a bit of nutty (walnuts or pecans) character joining the roasty cold chocolaty cowboy coffee....it’s quite smooth and easy to drink, and therein lies the only small flaw to me, as a bit too much sweetness emerges and there is a faint cloying aspect from the middle through the finish, enhanced by the low carbonation....still quite pleasant, if not spectacular.

Black in colour, rich lingering tan coloured head, great lacing. The aroma is sweet and rich, dark chocolate, light liquorice, coffee and light alcohol. The flavour is of chocolate, quite sweet, lots of malt, roasty, nutty, some coffee. Sweet mouthfeel, medium body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes long, sweet with some alcohol heat. The sweetness starts to come through more than the roast as this start to warm up. Quite good and warming.

500ml bottle from the <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York graciously picked up for me by <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank>IPFreely, many thanks Tim.
Opened on June 2, 2007.
No best before date.

Very deep, dark brown to virtually black pour. Small tan colored head that settles to a thin foamy layer. Small patches of lacing noted. The aroma is big time dark coffee and bitter baker’s chocolate. The flavor follows suit almost exactly. The coffee is so imposing in this one that I didn’t really get any of the dried fruit. It’s pretty bitter, though it does mellow out a bit as it warms. Medium body that goes down moderately smooth and leaves a long coffee finish. Decent brew, but too much in-your-face coffee and not enough depth.

Bottle shared by DYC. Ample light brown head superimposed on a very, very dark brown body. Acidic aroma: anise, roasted malt, dark chocolate. More acidity early in flavor, wisps of smokey and evergreen bitterness. Very creamy, brashly roasty finish.