Nøgne Ø Brain Salad Surgery is a rich SMASH («single malt and single hop») IPA brewed with all Norwegian malt from Stor-Gaalaa's farm, and Belma hops.
Soundtrack: Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery.
Soundtrack: Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Light hazy golden with a white head - Malt and some hints of citrus - Malt body with some hop bitterness that has some fruity notes and some herbal flavours - Hop flavours goes into the finish - This was just ok
Tried
on 12 Nov 2022
at 15:29
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 500ml @ home
Pours slightly yellow with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, hay, dust and hint of plum. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with an average bready, yeasty and somewhat fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft. I seriously hope there is something wrong with this bottle or else i'm sorry to say this is not good enough Nøgne Ø I expect so much more from you guys.
Pours slightly yellow with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, hay, dust and hint of plum. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with an average bready, yeasty and somewhat fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft. I seriously hope there is something wrong with this bottle or else i'm sorry to say this is not good enough Nøgne Ø I expect so much more from you guys.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2022
at 16:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours hazy golden with white head. Aroma of oranges, lemons, some bready and sulfury notes. Tastes slightly bitter with some sweetness; well balanced. Thin bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2022
at 14:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, batch #2618, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7%, IBU 30. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts and yellow plums. Medium sweet flavour, notes of malts and yellow plums again, fairly distinct bittering hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 29 Aug 2022
at 00:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
GYG 060822. Golden-yellow color with a white head. Aroma is pine, grapefruit. Flavor is pine, grapefruit, berries, pineapple, herbs, grass. OK beer.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2022
at 05:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Unclear pale yellow body under a big, creamy white head. Rather weak aroma with hint of malt and pineapple. Taste is quite mild as well but still stronger than expected from aroma. Smooth, mild malt, mild fruit, pineapple, slightly herbal with hint of grass, distinct bitterness. Medium body and the same gentle aftertaste. Not the most exciting beer from Nøgne but still quaffable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2022
at 18:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Drukket på Lillehøgda. Gylden. Nesten klar. Lavt tett skum som etterlater pen lacing. Aroma av malt & sitrusfrukt. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken jordbær & tørket frukt.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2022
at 14:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
100ml draught at Nøgne Ø Bar, Bryggerifestivalen, third day. Hazy pale yellow body, covering white head, crocheted lacing. Grassy hops on the nose, joined by a tropical touch. Pineapple up front to the flavour profile, mild malty base. Fresh fruity ending, on the sweet side of bittersweet. Pretty good. (Trondheim 30.07.2022).
Tried
on 12 Aug 2022
at 13:54
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. It's almost clear in the glass, pale golden in color and with a finger-thick white head. Some lacing. The aroma is sort of herbal and dusty malty, with a generic fruityness. It's medium to full-bodied, semi-dry, with a soft carbonation. Soft bitterness. Mostly fruity flavor too, piney and lightly grassy and herbal, with some dusty malts, orange zest hints and fruity sweetness. Medium length finish with a vegetal hint. A pretty weird one, like the experimentation though. Feels sort of kveik-ish this one, seems not to be made with kveik though. 220806
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2022
at 16:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber, white head. Aroma of recin, and gras. Taste is a lot of biscuit, hay and vegetable. A bit sweet and strange.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2022
at 19:52