Nøgne Ø Saison

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Saison
Grimstad, Norway

Pours a lightly hazy golden with a smaller bubbly white head that left some lacing. Aroma of orange peel, Saison spices, bready malt, cereal, nice hop notes, tropical fruits. Flavor was a nice mix of the same, very fruity, lots of orange notes and a touch of spiciness.

Bottle from SL. The pour was orangey in color, weak initial head which thinned to nearly nothing, especially considering the style (very lame, honestly). The aroma was sweet fruity malts, firm peppery spices. The flavor was much the same, a bit too sweet in the malt department to be excellent, but the spicey peppery finish kept it quite drinkable and of good flavor. Mouthfeel was a little too syrup-stickey-ish for the style, not having enough dry character to it, although an enjoyable beer.

Bottle from Capones, sampled with Stegosaurus. Cloudy golden pour with lemon/wheaty aroma. Lemon, Spice/ sweet flavors with a light hoppy taste. Pretty good. Very different.

a very light saision. Golden color with white head. Aroma and taste were lighly grass like with minimal spice. Would be a spectacular session brew were it not so expensive.

Bottle. Murky golden golden with a small white head. Spicy slightly metallic flavor. Yeasty spicy flavors. Lighht lively body.

Pours a hazy amber with a thin white head. Smells perfumy with a nice dry malty backdrop. Tastes slightly resiny with some nice citrus hints and a pilsnery malt backbone. Mouthfeel is full with a finish that is sweet and chewy.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 4   Bread : 3   Dough : XX   Esters : 3   Phenols : XX   Dusty : XX   Spicy : 3   Apple : XX   Banana : 1   Tropical Fruits : XX   Brett : XX   Barnyard : 3   Leather : XX   Wood : 1   Vinous : XX   Cheese : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 3   Pilsner : 4   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Toasty : XX   Hay : 2   Caramel : XX   Honey : 2   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 3   Wheat : 3
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Perfume : XX   Orange : 1   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : 1   Grassy : XX   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : 3   Cloves : XX   Coriander : XX   Ginger : XX   Orange : 2   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 2   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : 3   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX

Comments: A gorgeous Saison with an exquisite firm, natural and yet crisp palate. Expertly extracted pils malts, bright and lively Dupont-like hops that I assume to be EK Goldings. Beautiful, authentic yeast and a most balanced attenuation level, leaving an ample body and yet a gradually drying out finale. Complex, unspiced and remarkable. I think it’s my favourite from the brewery.

Thanks for sharing this one Alex (sick_boy282). Pours with a crystal clear orange body topped by a medium thick, white head with a good amount of lacing let behind. The aroma is slightly sweet yet sour with a slight yeastiness and fruity notes. The flavor is slightly sweet yet bitter and spicy wtih an underlying yeasty note. Light to medium bodied and smooth yet dry.