Nordic Noir 2
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
7.60
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Nøgne Ø Nordic Noir 2 is built around the wonderful chocolate malt from Norsk Malt at Ringsaker. With honey and juniper from Brekkestø and Kveik from Sigmund Gjernes in Voss, we have captured the taste of real Norwegian craftsmanship from raw materials to finished brew. Stored one year in the bottle before release for a rounded, fruity sweetness.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Well stored bottle @ home. Pich black body under a small, fast disappearing head. First impression was actually a bit disappointing. It smells and taste less complex than previously and felt a bit boozy. Realizing this was served too cold and then gave it some time in the glass to reach a bit closer to room temperature. Big difference. Somehow the booziness seems to be replaced by a nice warming vinous alcohol. That’s actually a bit strange as lower temperature normally hide booze. Anyway, a nice rich malt aroma with balanced roast, coffee, dark chocolate and distinct honey appeared nicely at this temperature. Taste feels soft and smooth even at 15,5 % ABV. Moderate roasted dark malt, a balanced touch of coffee and gentle dark chocolate, not too sweet either. Bitterness feels just in perfect balance and then the perfectly amount of sweet honey. The flavor of honey runs like a red thread throughout the palate, building through layers of complexity before culminating in a beautiful finish, where the alcohol warmth provides a comforting frame for the overall experience. A true big beer made of natural ingrediency without any cheap, commercial pastry tricks. A prime example of what proper aging contributes to a beer that already had an excellent starting point.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2026
at 07:39
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle picked up online forgot where as it was probably 5-6 months ago. Consumed at home in the company of Jonas and Ursula after a lovely hike in the hills behind Deggendorf Saturday 17th May 2025. Black in colour with a fast disappearing beige head. Nice aroma, coffee, chocolate and a little licorice. Thick mouthfeel, similar in the mouth with chocolate, coffee a little bitter dark honey, but also the alcohol is very evident a bit boozy. Good, in fact very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2025
at 21:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks for sharing Fin. . Brown, low head. Spirited nose, vineous, light oxidation. Deep roast, licorice, toffee, cherry, pleasant booze, grappa. medium full, warming slick mouthfeel. intense, but quite pleasant and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2025
at 20:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Svart. Mokkafarget syltynn skumring. Lett lakrisaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken litt kaffe. Einer skinner gjennom etter hvert. Fruktig. Tørr - lett alkoholisk - avslutning. Tror vi her er i nærheten av gårdsøl fra forna dar.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2024
at 13:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle# 04491 / 15500. A very dark brown, almost black beer, a head is small and beige. Aroma has dried fruits, raisin, prune, maltyness, some honey and fresher fresh apricot. Taste has dried fruitness of raisin, chocolate, dry enough, spicyness of juniper. Full bodied, not stickyness. Very close to brilliant beer, but not so balanced to be there. Slow sipprer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2024
at 19:55