Asian Pale Ale

Nøgne Ø Asian Pale Ale is a light and refreshing pale ale with generous amounts of lemongrass added later in the brewing process. Aku Aku was a previous lemongrass beer from Nøgne Ø that i did not like, this version appeals a lot more to me and I can taste and understand the crispiness that the lemongrass adds to this version.

Brewed with malted barley, wheat and rye malts and pacifica, cascade and nelson sauvin hops. As always, Nøgne Ø like to push the barrier here by adding some extra ingredients to make the beer even more multi-dimensions. Not happy with just adding lemongrass, 2 other ingredients were added that compliment the lemongrass. Bitter orange peel and bergamot leave which gives this pale ale a more citrus and herbal aroma and taste.

Light yellow to golden in colour, very big scum and in the beginning it felt over carbonated, but after a few minutes when the beer adjusted to outside temp this was no longer an issue. Aroma had definitely lemongrass in it, along with some light malt, spices and citrus tones. 

Taste had lots of lemongrass and this beer would work very well with lightly spice foods. Body was medium with a nice long bitterness that was both from the lemongrass and the hops and at 4.5% alcohol and just 10 IBU it had great balance between aroma and taste.