Nøgne Ø Sunturnbrew

50cl bottle. Minimal off-white head atop clear red-dark brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some smoked malt, chocolate, raisin. Taste is sweet, plum/raisin, molasses, caramel, some alcohol, light chocolate, faint smoke. Sticky full body, low carbonation.

POurs dark brown. Nose is cocoa, molasses, roasted malt. Flavor is sweet roasted malts, spices, fig, raisin. Not much smoke.

Bottle courtesy of blazer06. Pours a dark cola brown with thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and smoky with notes of caramel, honey, malt, chocolate, light spice and toffee notes. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of honey, caramel, brown sugar, smoke, candy sugar, light spice and toffee notes. Medium body with a pleasing malty finish.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with an average, frothy off-white head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toffee, nutty), light hop (herbs), average yeast (leather, broth) with notes of plum, prune, date, port, charcoal, and licorice. Full bodied, alcoholic texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.

Bottle. Interesting concept. Poured a dark reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma of smoke malt, caramel, cocoa, fruit, roasted malt and alcohol. Flavor was solid and surprisingly mellow, in spite of the abv and style. Quite easy to drink. A slight sweetness at the front gives way to roasted malt, rye and smoky malt. Some fruitiness towards the end with some earthy hops in the finish. Overall it was a quality beer.

Bottle from Pizza Port Bottle Shop. Pours a clear, deep burgundy color. Light tan head develops that settles into fine bubbles. Lovely aromatics of warm cinnamon bread, brown sugar, smoked malt and alcohol. Smells quite sweet. Flavor is very mellow; sliding between tones of smoky grains, dark fruit and cinnamon caramel. Medium hops bitterness towards the end. Breadish rye malt is noticeable too. Nice warmth on the finish, aromatics improve with rising temperature. Medium body that coats the palate.

Tested@NøgneØ’s stand @Ølmessen 2009,Nærbø. Cloudy, dark brown pour with white, frothy and short lived head. Molasses, alcohol, vanilla, prune on the nose. Sweet alcoholic flavor and hints of smoke. Medium to full bodied with a syrupy feel to it and soft carbonation. Exiting and powerful!

I cant believe ive never seen this brew in norway, but here in new jersey i find myself drinking this brew. it is a darkbrown pour with little head. nose is maple syrup, some smokiness is evident, buttery, smoke is like an islay whisky i think. delicate smoke taste throughout. quite sweet, with a dry hop finish. i think it might be a little too sweet for me,. it is quite an intense beer. ive been sipping it for a halfhour. really well done though.