Nøgne Ø

Microbrewery in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Owned by Hansa Borg Bryggerier
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2002

Contact
Lunde 8, Grimstad, 4885, Norway
Description
Independent until 2013, then bought by Hansa Borg Bryggerier.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle at an outrageous price, from Vinmonopolet Sandnes Kvadrat, also available at Nettbutikken. ABV is 18%, IBU 30. Black colour, small tan head. Aroma of fusel alcohols, oak, coffee and dark berries. Fairly good flavour with the same elements, but less fusel, and fairly distinct notes of liquorice.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Sandnes, Kvadrat on 01 Apr 2026 at 15:39

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750 ml bottle, as Nøgne Ø Posh Kriek Reserve, probably from Vinmonopolet Sandnes Kvadrat. ABV is 8.0%, IBU 10. Deep red colour, huge pink head. Aroma of brettanomyces and sweet and sour cherries and cherry kernels, a hint of marzipan. Medium sour flavour of cherries, cherry kernels and brettanomyces. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Sandnes, Kvadrat on 31 Mar 2026 at 20:25

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle #2012/3200. A dark brown beer, a head is small and light brown. Aroma has dried fruits, raisin, prune,grapes, alcohol is nicely hidden. Taste has ried fruits, raisin, sweetness, barrel. Full bodied, warming. Good, but maybe I expected more.
Tried from Bottle from De Struise Beershop on 28 Mar 2026 at 10:01

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Solid nice evening sipper
Balanced and dangerously easy drinkable
Dried fruits, oak, decent whiskey and some coffee
[Bottle at Rebel Beer & Cider Fest 2026 in Oslo, Norway]
Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2026 at 22:00

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle web SB 2026-03-25 Göteborg
AR: vinos strong red vine - madeira, wee cherries, hint of chocolate
AP: dark thick reddish brown, no head
F: vinos strong red vine - madeira, wee cherries, hint of chocolate , bozzy
Tried from Bottle from Systembolaget Webbeställning on 25 Mar 2026 at 19:25

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Solid powerful evening sipper
Quite balanced at this alcohol level
Toffee, fruity, oak and some spices
[On tap at Rebel Beer & Cider Fest 2026 in Oslo, Norway]
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2026 at 19:28

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
A black beer, a head is small and brown. Aroma has dried fruits, liquorice, salt liquorice, caramel, strenght of alcohol. Taste has salt liquorice, caramel, dried fruits, some barrel, no alcohol. Full bodied. Too sweet. Better than DH 9 Whiskey edition. Good beer.
Tried from Bottle from De Struise Beershop on 22 Mar 2026 at 10:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap @ Nødingen Påskekro. Clear, deep amber body under a small, fading beige head. Aroma of dark malt, dry red fruit, wood and vinous alcohol. Taste goes in the same direction with sweet, dark malt, red fruits, wood, alcohol and tannin bitterness. Balanced body with long lasting, pleasant aftertaste. Not too sweet and nice, warming alcohol that’s almost modest in Nøgne Ø scale. Looking forward to taste a slighter more matured version in a few more months’ time.
Tried on 22 Mar 2026 at 08:13

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Nødingen Påskekro (from the vintage shelf). Deep amber body under a thin, lacing beige head. Aroma is quite alcoholic, but in a pleasant way. Dark caramel malt, dry fruit, vanilla, Bourbon and wood. Complex taste with sweet malt, toffee, oak, vanilla, Bourbon, balanced bitterness and warming alcohol. Fine body with forever lasting aftertaste. A really nice sipper with several layers of taste.
Tried on 22 Mar 2026 at 08:05

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
0,33 flaske fra fjernlageret i Verksgata, hjemme etter 2 uker i Bergen: nesten helt svart med kort bruseskum. Forførerisk aroma og vederkvegende smak med mørke dessertchokolader, hetvin og nytraktet kaffe i en superb maltbase. Jeg lener meg tilbake og nyter øyeblikket og resten av kvelden.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Stavanger, Verksgata on 21 Mar 2026 at 19:30