Nøgne Ø Porter

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Porter
Grimstad, Norway

Bottle at 33. Roast. Chocolate. Our last beer of the night. Dark body. Very enjoyable. Pleasant finish.

"Very dark brown body almost zero light penetration. A thick rocky cap floats on top with stupidly long retention, lacing is awesome. Sweet/sour aroma lots of red wine and coffee, aroma is so bold. The more I think about it I know red wine isn’t correct but that’s all I can think of. The aroma is starting to get more spicy the longer it sits, possibly some apple showing up to. Smells so good. Lots of spicy earth in the taste, intense dirt (yes that is correct intense dirt) lots of coffee, possibly some cider. Mouth feel is smooth maybe a touch thin though. Flavour is blowing me away with its intensity. Tasting is turning more and more smoky as it warms. I’m also getting possibly strawberry. So complex so yummy this an a amazing brew, I’m positive I could drink this ten times and keep finding new flavours. By far the best beer you have brought back so far Jeff tanks olat."

This one was alright, it didn’t have the chocolatey characters that I expect coming through so much, some coffee notes and a little burnt character, thin sometimes then not so and didn’t notice it was 7% but I drank it easy and fairly enjoyed it.

Pitch black pour with boisterous tan head that is slow to dissipate, but leaves an enticing layer of foamy lacing. Aroma is far more roasty than your average porter. Smokey roast gives way to dark fermented raisin, coffee, caramel, and vanilla bourbon. Flavor mimics the aroma in many ways. Roasty components shine through vigorously. Malt character is very sweet, manifesting in the form of date, fig, raisin, molasses, and caramel. Coffee and chocolate also shine through to create a grandiose set of flavors. Palate is silky smooth with the most modest and caressing of carbonation. Finish is the sort of dryness that only comes from a serious roasted malt component. Overall, very impressive.

pours jet black with a pretty tan head- looks like an impy. Aroma is very roasty and smoky, but lots of dark fruit, caramel, and a bit of chocolate and coffee. Flavor is huuuge with coffee and chocolate, and a beautiful silky smoothness that i love and that you can’t quite find in most stouts. Palate is luscious- damn good porter.

My first Nøgne, my first Norwegian (besides the last time I got some Aass, LOL!) - very refined and on the light side with a nice bit of sour yeastiness and smoky malt, and the expected coffee and mild chocolate. Pours very dark with an effusive but light wheat-like tan head. I am getting raisin and fig type fruits, and a nice after-feel that is very pleasing, of hops and roast. Aroma is somewhat like flavor and a bit ’wild’ with some sour grains and barnyard. Would like some more rich toffee and chocolate in the middle to give it some legs. Almost lemony rather than sweet, The brew needs to find an anchoring point, but is a respectable Porter that might be good to session.

500ml bottle. Batch 396 Bottled 24.11.08 BB 24.11.13 Served with only a slight chill. Pours a dense, medium-sized, tan head atop a near-opaque black body. Big rich, bold malt aroma. Dark chocolate, strong milky coffee, toffee, dark and dried fruits, liquorice, rum. Hint of spice and herbaceous hop. Body is beautifully creamy, almost velvet-like, moderate carbonation with a lengthy oily consistency. Astringencies are well rounded. Plenty more dark chocolate and coffee on the body. Notes of date, nuts, sultana, and toffee. Finishes with a slight spice (possibly alcohol?), some bread and grain dryness, and a lingering bitter note. Very nice porter indeed. Smooth, rich, satisfying, hard to fault.

Nice milk chocolate head with good strong carbonation aroma roasted chocolate coffee mild caramel very smooth flavour full roasted tastes chocolate coffee flavours are mellow with a vanilla and creamy note mixing with the malts hints of caramel body is good finish bitter creaminess