Imperial Stout
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.09
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We think the russian tsar would have liked his stout this way. A dark, rich ale in which a generous sweetness with roasted malt bitterness. Serving temp.10°C/50°F. Great with vanilla ice cream or dark chocolate.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From Jun 2008
I got this bottle in a trade with russpowell. Thanks Russ!
My first beer from this brewery:
A very nice pour. A really thick looking pitch black brew with a 1 finger head of tan foam. Some good sticky lacing here and the head retention is better than average for the style.
Taking a few whiffs, the smell is on the light side but I get some notes of coffee, dark fruit, and a bit of caramel malt. Sweetish overall.
First sip and man, nice complexity going on here. Rich dark chocolate flavours are the first thing I notice and then the coffee shows itself along with some plum and toffee. And wow, the mouthfeel is superbly thick and the carbonation is livelier than I thought it would be but it works really well so no complaint here.
Further sips in and I notice a slight tartness coming from the hops and it does a nice job in complimenting the other flavours. And the 9%abv? I'm trying hard to find it but I can't say I can. It's *very* well hidden. The finish is really tasty with notes of bitter chocolate and a light hoppiness. This is a damn good example of the style and the next time I visit Colorado, I'm going to pick up some. It *is* that damn good, imho!
I got this bottle in a trade with russpowell. Thanks Russ!
My first beer from this brewery:
A very nice pour. A really thick looking pitch black brew with a 1 finger head of tan foam. Some good sticky lacing here and the head retention is better than average for the style.
Taking a few whiffs, the smell is on the light side but I get some notes of coffee, dark fruit, and a bit of caramel malt. Sweetish overall.
First sip and man, nice complexity going on here. Rich dark chocolate flavours are the first thing I notice and then the coffee shows itself along with some plum and toffee. And wow, the mouthfeel is superbly thick and the carbonation is livelier than I thought it would be but it works really well so no complaint here.
Further sips in and I notice a slight tartness coming from the hops and it does a nice job in complimenting the other flavours. And the 9%abv? I'm trying hard to find it but I can't say I can. It's *very* well hidden. The finish is really tasty with notes of bitter chocolate and a light hoppiness. This is a damn good example of the style and the next time I visit Colorado, I'm going to pick up some. It *is* that damn good, imho!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2017
at 09:54
9/10
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Tried
on 05 Nov 2017
at 13:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Botella. @El Cabanón, Avilés 05/08/2017
Color negro opaco con buena corona de espuma beige aromas torrefactos seguidos de café,el sabor es torrefacto y café con un cuerpo denso rica
Color negro opaco con buena corona de espuma beige aromas torrefactos seguidos de café,el sabor es torrefacto y café con un cuerpo denso rica
Tried
on 08 Aug 2017
at 10:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle with expiry date 13.01.20. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, some coffee, some hops. Medium bitterness. Smooth, medium carbonation - a bit too high for a RIS. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2016
at 15:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Black with small beige head, medium/thick body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is dark malt, coffee, and dark chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2016
at 20:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hyvin tummanruskea, miltei musta olut pienehköllä beigellä vaahdolla, joka jättää hieman pitsiä. Tuoksussa vahvasti salmiakkia, joka peittää muut tuoksut aika hyvin alleen. Maultaan kauttaaltaan aika kuiva, kahvia ja katkeroa sekä hieman alkoholia. Turhan yksiulotteinen, ja ehkä itselle sitten sopivat paremmin kauttaaltaan pehmeämmät ja asteen verran makeammat tekeleet. Hyväähän tämä on, mutta ei vastannut odotuksia.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2016
at 14:33
7/10
Bardzo w porzadku, mimo ze niezawiele ciala i jakis leciutki smrodek. Ale po prostu smaczne :)
Tried
on 22 Jul 2016
at 18:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong roast coffee and yeast. Medium bodied, earthy malt, roast, chocolate, nice booze, bitter finish, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2016
at 17:33
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Appearance: Oily black colour, tiny layer of cappuccino coloured head. Some yeast residue. Aroma: complex and very interesting, spicy, dark malts, really roasty with notes of espresso, maybe some lactose, berry notes. Flavour: oily thick, hoppy herbal mouthfeel, very intense flavour, quite boozy, malty, intense roast and espresso flavour, treacle and sweet, spicy and very hoppy, medium bitterness, grassy and earthy hops flavours, hints of berries, long finish which is a combination of grassy hops and intense espresso. Brilliant impy, one of the best I’ve had.
Tried
on 08 May 2016
at 17:25
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.5L bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours pitch black with a dark tan head. Aroma and taste is of roasted malt and dark chocolate, coffee. Bittersweet. Creamy mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2016
at 23:18