Nøgne Ø Saison

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Saison
Grimstad, Norway

A little hazy golden colored beer, with a thick foamy white head. The aroma of fruits like citrus with wheat. In the back hints of orange and it’s malty. The taste is dry bitter with fruits and wheat. The aftertaste is bitter and a little sweet.

04-DEC-2009, bottle, Ulkløbben @Michael. Light golden, hazy, nice white head. Slighty sour nose, citrus and yeast. Creamy, low carb., nice sweetness, low bitterness. Nice beer. Nit in the best company today among all the Z-mas brews.

The beer pours out a cloudy yellowish/orange body with a 2" white sudsy cap. Fruit juice, yeast, a bit of baked bread, with some nice light clove/nutmeg notes. Flavor has some light apple juice notes, a touch of lemon, doughy bread with some light sweetness. Probably better to drink this in the spring or summer, but it wasn’t bad.

Golden color with an active foamy white head. Aroma of slightly sour/tart yeasty wangy goodness, citrus fruit and a little spice, aroma is good, but a little light. Flavor begins a little sweet, but the fruit, tartness, and spice develop mid taste, finishes with a drying sensation a a little more spice. Again, as with the aroma, I just wish that there was a little more. Subtle is the story here, not a bad thing, but not terribly exciting, good, but not great.

Botle. Pours a cloudy deep orange with huge off white head. Aromas are really nice with heaps of earthy tones, yeast, some malt and also a little citrus and pine notes. Flavours are once again quite earthy with a little clove and spice. Plenty of malt and yeast tones. Finidh is quite dry with a fair amount of hop bitterness. Nice beer.

Bottle. Poured an apple juice gold with a thick white head. Aroma was full of yeast and malts with a bit of underlying spice and fruit. Flavor was sweet with yeast and malt notes as well as some fruit.

Appearance: Pours out a clouded, darkened yellow body with a medium-sized, frothy, white head. Smell: Mild, airy malted grains in the nose rounded out with a few fruity scents and some nicely fragrant wafts of fresh spice. Taste: Lightly sweet tastes of light pale malts and delicately tangy malted wheat. An array of subtle flavors graciously pass by the palate: finely-ground pepper, mild cloves, and both lemon and apple peelings. Very appealing! Floral, zesty. lightly citrusy hop character with a smattering of complimentary bitterness. A few sugary honeyed hints dodge in and out and amongst the various flavors. Finishes fairly dry with a lingering mix of citrus, spice, and mild earthiness. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-plus carbonation. Some slight creaminess to the mouthfeel. Drinkability: A pleasant combination of fine flavors, fluffy (but not too fluffy) mouthfeel, and overall drinkability. Nogne Saison is a pleasant saison -- won’t you give it a chance?

pours a yellow orange with large white head. aroma is citrus and spicy with some wet hay and yeast. drinks similar with a very crisp refreshing citrus throughout. very good.