Chaga Stout
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Collab with: Denali Brewing CompanyStout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.26
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We've got friends in remote places, Alaska being one of them. Sassan and Brian from Denali Brewing Co. packed their bags with 30 pounds of Chaga mushrooms from Alaskan birch trees and embarked on the long journey through foreign lands and over the arctic just so that we could brew with it. Chaga has been known as a medicinal plant for ages. Denali is not only a brewery, once again it is also the name of the highest mountain in North America
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7/10
0,5 litre Bottle, from a trade, at home. Almost Black with little head. Roasted Malts, coffee, Chocolate, sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2024
at 18:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark pour and a fine beige head Ok intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and a fine carbonation level Easy to drink Dark malt, fruity, herbal, coffee, chocolate and some spices in the flavor Hard to know if there was any chaga impact [Bottle from Tore at Nøgne Ø]
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2024
at 19:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Bob's Bar during the 21st Extravaganza! on 02/25/2023.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2023
at 20:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Black with a large foamy brown head. Roasty, smoky and earthy with an odd presence that I could not place - almost mushroom but strange. Long finish full body.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2023
at 00:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Intense, chocolately, roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of Belgian chocolate, coffee, cocoa, a touch of caramel, slightly nuttily overtones, some liquorice, an earthy touch of bark. Taste is sweet-ish fruity and chocolately, roasty dark malty, notes of dark chocolate, some cocoa, a touch of coffee, hints of blueberry, some liquorice, an earthy touch of bark: oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally sticky palate, lingering roasty finish. As I don't know Chaga mushrooms it is hard to identify their contribution - probably the earthy aspects go on their account.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2019
at 22:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured at Shelton Festival, black with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is wood, cocoa, roast. Medium body, roast, a bit oxidized, dry finish, good.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2017
at 00:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours pitch black with a tan head. Chocolate, soil, plum, brandy, earthiness, an orange peel bitterness thing. Good full body to it. Really very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2017
at 01:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Very dark brown, close to black body with a nice beige head. Distinct but not very strong aroma, its rather well composed complex with dark, smooth roasted malt, hint of coffee, dark chocolate, some dark fruit and warming alcohol. Flavor is quite strong and very smooth at the same time. Dark, smooth roasted malt, coffee/chocolate, dry fruit, balanced bitterness, warming alcohol and some umami something. Well balanced full bodied and long lasting very good aftertaste. Had this when fresh and compared with this well stored bottle the complexity has increased considerably after about one year storage. Very nice and probably well fit for further storage.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2017
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I was expecting it to be more Savory and somehow it’s slightly more sweet. It’s low carbonation which also is not a benefit. It’s decent beer but nothing to write home about
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 01:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Shelton Brothers. Roasted malt with some light umami notes on the palate. A hint of smoked earthiness on the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Nøgne Ø / Denali Chaga Stout on 30 Oct 2016 at 23:49 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2016
at 21:24