8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Brown bottle, 0,5 l, batch 241, purchased February 5 2007, savoured on March 28 2007; eye: black, dark brown head that disappears almost immediately, opaque, no effervescence, no lacing; nose: nice roasted malt, high cocoa-content chocolate, vanilla, coffee, grainy hops, smoke, woody; mouth: in that order, velvety, nice roasted malt, chocolate, nice hops appearance, underlay of vanilla, a bit lactic, smooth, light presence of alcohol, mix of spices-pepper, finale in roasted malt with a bit of acridity and surprise, a bit of astringency, creamy and oily texture, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, not much carbonation; overall: as Ian says: "It’s fu#?!%$ good!" FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 0,5 l, batch 241, acheté le 5 février 2007, savourée le 28 mars 2007; oeil : noire, mousse brune foncée qui disparaît presque immédiatement, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : beau malt torréfié, chocolat à haute teneur en cacao, vanille, café, hioublon granuleux en rétro-olfaction; bouche : dans cet ordre, velouté, beau malt torréfié, chocolat, belle apparition de houblon, une petite couche de vanille, fumée, un petit côté lactique, « smooth », alcool léger, mélange épices-poivre, finale en malt torréfié avec une légère âcreté et surprise, un peu d’astringence, texture crémeuse et huileuse, la rétro-olfaction fait ressortir le côté amer, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, peu carbonatée; en résumé : C’est bon en criss
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2007
at 15:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a small foamy head with minimal retention. Aroma of black chocolate with subtle coffee notes was well balance and very enticing. Taste is a perfect balance between some black chocolate malt with a very subtle hint of sweetness and some subtle coffee. Creamy texture is incredible with a thick body à la Bells Expedition. No alcohol was detectable and carbonation was low. Definitely the best beer I have tasted from this brewer up to now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2007
at 14:24
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle nose of roasted and slightly smoky malts, with coffee and chocolate; opaque black witha good rusty cinnamon head; flavor has chocolate, some roasty coffee, a hint of smokiness and a small hop finish! Excellent!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2007
at 19:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. It pours a unclear, almost copper color, with a nice but diminishing beige head. Beautiful lacings though. Hops dominates the aroma, with pine and citrus, and there’s malt and sugary notes as well. It has a quite sweet flavor with a good dash of hops to accomplish the malt. Medium body with a little stickyness, and a long hoppy finish. I even think there’s a little warming sesation. Yet another Easter beer from Nøgne Ø that leads my thoughs to a traditional Norwegian Easter trip to the snowy mountains. (070326)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2007
at 14:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nearly opaque pour, with an impressive dark brown, frothy head - deep roasty aroma, with notes of freshly brewed coffee, sweet cream, light anise, and some bitter hops in the background - quite dry, with strong bitter, dark coffee flavors - nicely hopped, with some smoke and woody touches complimenting them pretty well - a tiny bit of anise and prune - slightly herbal near the end, with lingering smoke and a little bit of alcohol warmth - reminds me of better vintages of Brooklyn BCS - nice.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2007
at 19:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle; nose of caramel and smoke; Slightly hgazed brown with a small offwhite head, flavor of smoke and caramel; OK brown, but not a Rogue Hazelnut, the one I compare against!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2007
at 18:33
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Black colour with a brown head. Aroma is harmonic coffee, alcohol, hop, roasted, chocolate. Flavour is sweet, roasted, malt, coffee, chocolate, hop, alcohol, vanilla.. This is a powerful beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2007
at 13:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark ruby brown beer with a nice tan head. Chocolate and slight roast aroma and flavor. Slight spice and hops backing in the flavor. Nice balance. Lingering citrus/pine hops with some rich malt. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2007
at 23:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Blackish beer with a brown head. Sweet malt aroma with some roast/chocolate. Rich caramel/chocolate/coffee/sweet malt flavor. Fuller bodied - velvety. Seems like it has some oats to smooth out the body. Well balanced. Lingering complex sweet malt. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2007
at 23:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Rich brown beer with red tinges and a tan head. Big roasty aroma with coffee. Chocolate/roast flavor with no hrashness and backing hops. Lingering sweet chocolate malt. Medium body. Like most of their beers I’ve tried, it’s well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2007
at 23:00