Ghost Ship
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.77
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours utterly viscously to thick tan head over virtually black beer. Fully smoked, phenolic nose with dried fruit, ending ashy. Dried fruit returning, smoke, tobacco ash, molasses, cane sugar, vanilla, booze. Pretty sweet, strengthened by the alcohol. Very thick, well bodied, viscous; alcoholburn, good carbonation. Wow... and a quite original combination at that.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Café Pardaf
on 11 Oct 2020
at 08:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
330ml bottle, batch 1320 1, purchased at Vinmonopolet Langnes. A bubbly, fawn-coloured head remaining over a coal black body with a deep dark ruby glint. Clingy lacing down the glass. Appealing smoked malty nose, peaty. Powerful taste character of smoked malts and dried fruits, oak vanilla backbone. Rounded long-lived ending with a bourbon input. Full bodied, but does not taste that strong. Solid, enjoying slow sipper on a Saturday afternoon. (Tromsø 19.09.2020).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2020
at 08:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Mørk mørkebrun med beige skum. Aroma malt plomme rosin alkohol krydder. Smak malt rosin brun sukker sirup alkohol sjokolade. Kraftig og fyldig med noe alkoholsmak, noe sødme underveis. Flaske fra Vinmonopolet Nerstranda
Tried
on 19 Sep 2020
at 13:30
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Dark brown, almost black body under a nice, stable, big, dense, lacing beige head. Aroma is distinct smoke and peated dark malt, then followed by warming Islay whisky type of alcohol with hint of some chocolate, vanilla, wood and coffee. Taste is sweet, but balanced sweet, malty, lots of chocolate and coffee and dry fruit. I feel like this flavor becomes the core flavor of the beer and the smoke and alcohol seems more like a framing around the total experience. There are definitely some similarities with Sunturnbrew here, bit Ghost Ship is even smoother and more complex at the same time, even as its stronger in alcohol. Full bodied and aftertaste that lasts forever. This is so tasty, well balanced and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2020
at 19:35