I only tried this beer because of my Norwegian heritage. It was expensive, and I didn't have high hopes. But...
Holy crap is this good beer! It arrived in a 16.9 oz bottle with a funky looking black label with purple lettering. The pour was deep brown with a nice tan head. At 7% ABV, it's a big beer, but it's also extremely complex in flavor. Ripe cherries, roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and a hint of American hops...INTENSE!!! I was surprised to see Centennial and Northern Brewer hops listed on the bottle, but apparently the Norwegian homebrewer who started the brewery was inspired by the American craft brew industry.
The website gives a brief description of the beer, along with a rather complete ingredients list:
16.5° P, 30 IBU, 7% ALC/VOL.
In this quite dark ale, dark malts provide flavors of coffee and dried fruit. Recommended serving temperature 10°C/50°F. Try with dark chocolate, cheese, or red meat dishes
Ingredients: Maris Otter, Munich, caramel, black malt, and chocolate malt; Centennial and Northern Brewer hops; English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water.
nogne-o.com
A clone of this beer may be the brew hut's inaugural brew.
Holy crap is this good beer! It arrived in a 16.9 oz bottle with a funky looking black label with purple lettering. The pour was deep brown with a nice tan head. At 7% ABV, it's a big beer, but it's also extremely complex in flavor. Ripe cherries, roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and a hint of American hops...INTENSE!!! I was surprised to see Centennial and Northern Brewer hops listed on the bottle, but apparently the Norwegian homebrewer who started the brewery was inspired by the American craft brew industry.
The website gives a brief description of the beer, along with a rather complete ingredients list:
16.5° P, 30 IBU, 7% ALC/VOL.
In this quite dark ale, dark malts provide flavors of coffee and dried fruit. Recommended serving temperature 10°C/50°F. Try with dark chocolate, cheese, or red meat dishes
Ingredients: Maris Otter, Munich, caramel, black malt, and chocolate malt; Centennial and Northern Brewer hops; English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water.
nogne-o.com
A clone of this beer may be the brew hut's inaugural brew.