Nøgne Ø Imperial Rye Porter is a collaboration brew between Nøgne Ø of Norway and Spike Buckowski, one of the founders of the Terrapin Brewery in Athens, Georgia USA. This rye porter had a great aroma of sweet malt, rye bread, dark chocolate, some coffee and lots and lots of roasted malt. A great creamy and full bodied porter that has some spice, dark fruits, lots of bitter chocolate, coffee, even got some cherries in it. This is a true Imperial Porter with extra of everything and has a very appealing appearance and aroma, it creates a huge cappuccino coloured head and is very subtle when it comes to the usual porter characteristics like smokiness, bitter chocolate and licorice flavours.
At times it became quite creamy and had some sweeter chocolate, yes milk chocolatey in certain ways which worked very well with the roasted malts and nuttiness that the rye malt gives. As it warms, the fruity and chocolaty elements come to the fore blending very well with some spicy, boozy, nutty flavours.
Definitely a 5 star beer in my opinion, up there with the best of the dark beers that Nøgne Ø produces. I have not tasted many other rye dark beers beside Rye King which I also loved. Sometimes porter can be too smoky, chalky and have a dry bitter finish, the Nøgne Ø Imperial Rye Porter did not have any of these qualities in my opinion. A true sipper of a porter with some much taste and body to it, it was a meal in itself. Luckily for me I bought a box of 12 bottles and have lots lots more left to enjoy.
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