Nøgne Ø Saison

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Saison
Grimstad, Norway

Witbier yellow cloudy appearance. Soft and floral nose of wheat, light pillowy yeast, some lemon sweetness and some faint ginger spices. Soft, slick, uncercarbonated texture, but incredibly smooth and wheaty throughout, with s rich, sticky semi-sour lemon flavor that I actually found in Cuvee de Castleton. Excellent beer, though a little heavy or chewy when I like saison to be more dry.

Pours a slight hazy golden, with a fluffy white head that disappears into a very decent lacing. Aromas of yeast, malts, and light spices. Some light lingering spices, malts, and light esters in the flavor. A light body easy driking beer.

50 cl bottle from Liquid Solutions - Pours a slightly hazy light golden color with a one finger thick white head. Light spotty lacing. Aroma is bready malt, light yeast, light esters, and spice. Flavor is toasted malt, herbal hops, and spice. Light to medium. Palate is soft and smooth. A good beer.

Bottle. Big floral scent, flowers and a lot of coriander, rather spicy. Yeast is distinctly Belgian. Cloudy yellow pour with a ton of carbonation and a beautiful, dense, rocky, creamy white head that makes the look. Taste that coriander and candyish Belgian yeast, really dries out in the body, we’re talking Duvel levels, before finishing on a dry, bready note. Just a drop of vanilla. Leafy, herbal notes underneath the subtle citrus and perfumed hops. Deliciously floral, in fact. Lightish medium body, but doesn’t decompose into water and floating particulate; this is a solid, smooth blend. Easily one of the better Saisons I’ve had this year – well-made, traditional character, and enormously refreshing.

Not a very good saison, and this is a style I love. Light spice. Soap in the flavor, and I was drinking from a glass I am certain was clean. Light spice in the flavor as well. Cloudy like a wit, but not enough flavor. It does look nice and has a fair palate however.

500ml Bottle from Enniskillen from John’s Marketplace; Nose of light spices, grain, and very lite tartness; yellow with a small white head; flavor is slightly grainy and lagerish with some slight sweetness and light peppery spiciness. finish of light hop bitterness.

(bottle at Cellars tasting) Poured a cloudy gold with a decent size white head. Nice aroma of spices with some funkiness in there too. The taste had a really nice interplay between sweet and spice, with the two battling it out in the mid-palate, but a yeasty finish dominates towards the end. A pretty good saison, one of the better ones I’ve tried.

500ml Bottle: Aroma of spices, coriander, cloves, yeast, and pepper. Poured golden orange in color with a small to medium, foamy white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Small to medium lacing. Cloudy. Sparkling. Light to medium sweet flavor. Flavor of yeast, cloves, hay, coriander, spices, straw, and grass. Medium body. Viscous, slightly sticky texture. Soft carbonation. Peppery finish.