Nøgne Ø Brown Ale is a dark brown English ale with biscuit characterized malt flavour. The taste is loaded with roasted malt with hints of bread and dark roasted coffee beans. There is some bitterness and roasted character in the after-taste with its complex flavour composed of 5 different types of malt. Being a HUGE fan of brown ales, the grain recipe of Nøgne Ø Brown Ale really got me excited with a bit of everything thrown in. We have the usual suspect Maris Otter 2-row barley, some wheat, chocolate malt, brown malt, amber malt, and caramel malt.
Reddish brown on colour with a large off-white head with a very appealing aroma of caramel, malt, bread, nuts and chocolate. Some smoky flavours dominate the aroma with the nuttiness being a close second. Coming in at 4.5% I was hoping that the body of this beer was not too thin, it just barely managed to pass this test. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and nut in the flavour with some smoke and bitterness in the after-taste. Low in carbonation and a light body, the crystal hops just add the needed subtle hops bitterness that is needed to balance out all the sweetness of the malt. Truly a wordy contender to be little brother to Nøgne Ø Imperial Brown Ale, I liked this beer a lot and wish I bought more.
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