Dark Horizon 2nd Edition
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.70
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We at Nøgne Ø love brewing. This bottle of Dark Horizon 2 is the proof of our love, and maybe some creativity too. Only you can judge whether we have been successful. It is best enjoyed as, or with dessert, and shared with someone you think deserves it. This beer was created November 5th 2007. We recommend that you let it mature until fall 2009. It is best consumed before end of 2020.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
3 oz bottle pour at ChurchKey shared by solidfunk, thanks Josh! Black with no noticeable head. Aromas of smoke, caramel, chocolate, whiskey. Tastes of chocolate, smoke, whiskey, coffee. Medium-full body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2015
at 21:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Lots of roast and some smoke. Dark chocolate and booze. Thick pour but not necessarily syrupy. Bitter finish with some boozy sweetness. Black pour without much head. Bottle pour at Churchkey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2015
at 15:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours pitch black with a fading brown head, setling to a small ring of foam, some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate, dried dark fruit, plum, figs, alcohol. Flavor is rather sweet, malt, sweet dried dark fruit, plum, figs, dark chocolate, licorice, boozy, wood. Medium body, quite high carbonation for the ABV, sweet finish with lots of alcohol. 301015
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2015
at 16:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle sample @ BAJT. Pours viscous pitch black with a small mocha head that doesn’t leave much trace while dissipating. Smell is malty and fruity with roasted malts, burnt caramel, toffee, dark roast coffee, chocolate syrup, raisins, dates, leather, moist soil and alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter, salty and malty. Mouthfeel is viscous, round, roasted astringent, slightly boozy and near full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with roasted malts, burnt caramel, syrupy coffee and chocolate, raisins, dates, brandy, ketjap manis, cardboard and alcohol. Time has taken its toll but still a fairly good heavy IS. Was most likely quite good many years ago. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dark Horizon 2nd Edition on 27 Oct 2015 at 19:44 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 13:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle with a nice aluminum case. This was brewed in about 2008!! Bottle stamped number 5493. AdamC with another crazy share! Pitch black with no carbonation (obviously). Aroma is dark chocolate and still showing a solid amount of alcohol. Hints of molasses, dark fruit.
The viscosity of this stout is crazy! As you swirl the snifter, it leaves an oily film, same as it is across the palate. Flavor is notes of tobacco leaves, mild dark fruit, dark chocolate, espresso bean and perhaps anise. The mouthfeel is full with that slick film over the palate. This is an 8 year old brew and it is NOT a mess. The booze preserved the stout nicely. A touch hot from booze with alcohol but it truly helped preserve this stout, wow!
The viscosity of this stout is crazy! As you swirl the snifter, it leaves an oily film, same as it is across the palate. Flavor is notes of tobacco leaves, mild dark fruit, dark chocolate, espresso bean and perhaps anise. The mouthfeel is full with that slick film over the palate. This is an 8 year old brew and it is NOT a mess. The booze preserved the stout nicely. A touch hot from booze with alcohol but it truly helped preserve this stout, wow!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2015
at 18:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Acquired in a trade 3 years ago, split 3 ways at cellar temperature today. Small bottle for a big tin.
A - Good cap whisp. Sounds full of carbonation but pours a small head. Pitch black and thick.
S - The aroma is pretty awesome. A lot of vanilla, coconut and dark chocolate fudge. Bourbon presence is big but everything is well integrated.
T - Taste is very nice. Chocolate, fudge, some oak smoke, char taste with a faded coffee bean and maybe some raisin. There’s a lot of flavor here. Well integrated and actually slightly oxidized but it’s minimal.
M - Thick and oily, tiny carbonation bubbles
O - I’m very impressed by how well this held up. A big beer but it really did well over the last 7 years. Fantastic but I’d drink it soon if you have a bottle.
A - Good cap whisp. Sounds full of carbonation but pours a small head. Pitch black and thick.
S - The aroma is pretty awesome. A lot of vanilla, coconut and dark chocolate fudge. Bourbon presence is big but everything is well integrated.
T - Taste is very nice. Chocolate, fudge, some oak smoke, char taste with a faded coffee bean and maybe some raisin. There’s a lot of flavor here. Well integrated and actually slightly oxidized but it’s minimal.
M - Thick and oily, tiny carbonation bubbles
O - I’m very impressed by how well this held up. A big beer but it really did well over the last 7 years. Fantastic but I’d drink it soon if you have a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 23:08
10/10
Tried
on 06 Jul 2015
at 03:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade, vanilje og en anelse alkohol.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Smak: Frukter, kaffe, lakris og sjokolade.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vinmonopolet, Nydt@Tasting hos Bryne med Gorm og Untapped gutta.
Medium: Flaske@500ml, ABV@16%, Når@01.05.2015
Kommentar: Takk til Bryne for å dele denne.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 07:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Garvie’s - big thanks to the host. Pours oily black with a small brown foam head. The nose has lots of charred wood, iodine, dark cocoa, earth. Medium to big sweet flavor with rich earthy roast, more char, baking cocoa, burnt sugars, slight vanilla. Full bodied, chewy, with fine carbonation. Quite nicely balanced on the finish - especially considering the strength - with plenty of peat, cocoa, roast, earth, some leathery dark fruits. Very good overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 11:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours jet black with a short-lived head. Aromas of liquorice, dark malt, tar, dark chocolate. Taste is toasted bitter, sweet chocolate, dark stone fruit, more liquorice, salty too. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 11:00