Nøgne Ø Citrus Hystrix IPA is an India Pale Ale of strength 7.5% abv. This beer was designed in cooperation with chef Trond Moi of Bølgen & Moi and brewed with rye, oats, kaffir lime (aka Citrus Hystrix) and tangerine juice., a beer that was easy to pair with foods was his request.
Quite murky and cloudy brown in appearance with a nice beige to orange head. Aroma is very fruity, hoppy, citrus, oranges, malty, floral and has some tangerine there. Flavour starts off being quite malty and a little bit sweet before the hops kick in where there is a hop explosion with tropical fruitiness and some toffee. Getting some nice caramel flavours and there is definitely some lime and tangerine there also with a quite strong bitter finish.
Nøgne Ø Citrus Hystrix is not your average IPA and I guess this was the point here, just starting with appearance it is a lot darker and browner for this style of beer. This was a beer that I liked in small doses and I thought the citrus hops kick was just a little bit too strong for my taste buds, with food this big giant of an IPA bomb is probably tamed a lot. I love the idea of adding the exotic lime and tangerine juice to an IPA style and the sweaty malt backbone is really made to work here to somewhat balance out the bitterness here.
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