Brown Ale
Nøgne Ø

Brown AleBrown Ale
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From:
Nøgne Ø
 
Norway
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 11.46%
Reviews:
118
Ratings:
171
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2021
Added:
Nov 12, 2003
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  7
11º P, 27 IBU
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Ratings by farrago:
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Reviewed by farrago from New Jersey

4.15/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Head comprised of a horde of large, swiftly popping bubbles, gets to just about one finger before settling thinly across surface, brownish cream color, not a lot of lacing. Clear red-brown in color, consistent throughout, visibly transparent for depth of hue. Milk chocolate, hazelnuts and pecans, honey and soft caramel make for an inviting nose, dark raisin, date, cherry fruit scents pretty it further, not many discernible hoppy elements, probably add more erectness and structure than olfactory delight. Medium-bodied, polished and smooth, you immediately sense it's crafted for maximal drinkability and satiny texture than complexity of flavors. Not that there's a paucity of chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, cola nuances or a floral breeze and slice of candied orange peel. The carbonation delicately swirls the flavors through the mouth. Never gets truly sweet, this would impede the flow. The cherry, raspberry, golden raisin fruit parts fit into the whole seamlessly. Again, nothing profound or never experienced before, just finely executed craftsmanship.
Mar 15, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.84 by steverx8 from England

Nov 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by emerge077 from Illinois

Jun 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by Stoutmeister from Massachusetts

Oct 31, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.27/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a fairly dark brown close to black color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a slow pace. Wafty wisps of lace. The aroma had some sweet and toasty malts, light roast. Some milk chocolate and caramel and then a light coca cola, I usually get that in their beers, not sure why. The flavor leans sweet but a sly earthy to semi-spicy bitterness from the hops makes a decent effort to balance. Doesn’t exactly for the most part. Sly coca cola to nutty and caramel aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Sly carbonation. ABV felt fine. Overall, decent brown ale leaning towards the English style and sticking to the normal quality of Nogne.
Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by deac83 from Texas

Jul 27, 2016
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Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed in Roger Protz' "300 More Beers To Try Before You Die", a sequel to his CAMRA classic.
May 06, 2016
 
Rated: 2.97 by Epiktetos from Czech Republic

Mar 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by dsshuck from Delaware

Jan 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by 123321123321 from Alabama

Sep 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by AlexAfonin from Russian Federation

Aug 16, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours brilliant deep chestnut under a 1” – 1.5” creamy head that dissipates to a film but leaves good lacing.
S: This has dark caramelly malt aromas
T: Caramel malt with traces of chocolate fades to a mildly bitter finish with a slight granny astringency.
F: Creamy medium body and carbonation.
O: A very drinkable, full flavored brown ale.
Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by killcore from Russian Federation

Jul 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by einman from Minnesota

Feb 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jzlyo from Iowa

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Stigh from Norway

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.9 by Florya from Norway

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wrightst from Maryland

Sep 25, 2014
Brown Ale from Nøgne Ø
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 171 ratings