Nøgne Ø Saison

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Saison
Grimstad, Norway

Bottle. Pours cloudy dark gold with a thin and frothy white head. Sort of a lemon, fruit, honey and coriander nose, with coriander being the main wheel. Same thing going on in the taste. Lightish body, moderate carbonation. Dry and a little watery at the end. Seems a bit heavy on the hops (comparatively speaking) for a Saison.

Date: 08/17/08, 50 ml. bottle

Aroma - Citrus, honey, some spice,

Appearance - Mildy hazy yellow pour, rather paltry, fleeting, white head with sparse lace.

Flavor - Sweet light malt flavors initially, some light tartness, and the gentlest of spicy bitterness at the finish.

Palate - LIght body and carbonation, barely dry palate

Overall - Of the Nogne O beers that I’ve had, this is the least inspired, IMHO. Although it’s very drinkable, and has a certain refreshing quality, it’s just not very flavorful, tart, and dry as a really good saison.

Bottle. Hazy dark straw color, thin, sparse white head. Mild herbal aroma of lavender and coriander, some white pepper. Nice mouthfeel. The herbal flavor initially tiptoes towards a leafy astringency and finishes mildly peppery and dry. Not bad.

16.9 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy light gold with a thin white head that faded to a ring after two sips and left virtually no lace. Mild aroma of wheat and a few citrus notes detected as well. The flavor is mild wheat with some lemon and, to a lesser extent, orange. Some spice in the flavor as well, although I cannot pick out the specific spice(s). Mild bitterness at the finish. An ok beer, but not worth the higher price.

Bottled:
Pours golden with a slight haze. Head is thick and leaves fine lacing. Orange peel aroma. Thick mouth feel. Flavour is sweet oranges followed by a long zesty citrus bitterness.

500ml bottle. Fresh. Pour is a hazy melon/lemon color with an uneven head of creamy white bubbles. The aroma is stunted by the cold, but I can still tell there is a rough wheat character and citrus. As it warms, I can also smell a creamy, yeasty character. Flavor is citrus, wheat and some spices. The creamy character is still present. This actually tastes more like a basic American wheat than a saison. Its sweet and creamy, rather than dry and refreshing as I had hoped. I’m really disappointed I paid so much for this.

[From the archive] I don’t know what’s up with this rating but this is what I thought at the time and it sticks until somebody gets me another bottle :) Spice and hop aroma but something is off. In a sweetish way. Hardly any head over mottled orange. Something is off in the flavour, very disappointing.

Hazy golden body, white head; Pleasant yeasty nose; Initially fruity body, but way to full; Way to malty full finish