Nøgne Ø Blonde

Editor’s note: Originally launced as bottle conditioned Kos på Groos as a festival beer for the Skral rock/pop festival in 2008. Spring 2009 it was relaunched as Blonde, tap only. For the Free Port Days in Kristiansand June 2009 it was sold bottle conditioned once more, this time with an extra addition of Cascade hops, under the name Porto Franco. Released on bottle as Blonde January 2011.

On the label of Kos på Groos: Kos På Groos nytes best avkjølt i sola mens man opplever god musikk. Den lille festivalen med det storet hjerte og Nøgne Ø går sammen for å lage sommerens store ølnyhet. Kos På Groos er et sommerlig og lyst festivaløl av anerkjent Nøgne Ø kvalitet.
Vi sees på Groos for litt kos i sommer. Vel bekomme.

On the label of Porto Franco: Øl har lange tradisjoner til sjøs. I et kosthold med mye salt var øl en vanlig tørstedrikk. Det holdt seg også bedre enn vann når reisen ble lang. En sjømanns liv var fullt av prøvelser. Urent farvann, sjørøvere, storm og stille kunne gjøre reisen lang og farlig. Kostholdet om bord kunne ogdå være en utfordring. På 1500-tallet ble øl varmet opp og tilsatt krutt når mannskapet hadde behov for en skikkelig oppstiver! På denne tiden var det vanlig at 20 mann delte en tønne øl i døgnet.Det utgjør ca 6,5 liter pr mann. Porto Franco og Nøgne Ø anbefaler et langt mer moderat inntak. Et lite glass godt øl nytes gjerne sammen med gode venner en varm sommerdag.

English:Blonde Ale is refreshing anytime, but especially after working outside om a hot summer day.Serve at 6 degrees C and pair with seafood and other light meals. Nøgne Ø ales are bottle conditioned, so pour carefully if you do not want to disturb the yeast sediments in the bottle.

3.3

241 reviews

Grimstad, Norway

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3.2 (Thank you!) Sampled draft @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2017. Golden, clear. Nose is weird yoghurt, hand soap, green. Taste is weird yoghurt, white sugar, soap. Not a fan but I am also not the intended audience I assume.

3.4 Bottle. Golden color with off-white head. Aroma has citrus, malt, yeast and fruits. Taste is malty sweet with quite long somewhat dry aftertaste. Flavors of yeast, citrus and other fruits, malt and some spices.

3.2 I love how by the first sip you can already feel that you are not drinking some avarage beer. Citrus aroma dominates and a pleasant bitterness in the taste. As the label says: it is the perfect beer to drink after cutting the grass.

3.4 Can shared with Kermis. Poured a hazy straw colour a thin white head. The aroma is yeast, citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a zesty citrus light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with lively carbonation.

3.0 Keg @El Lúpulo Feroz, Oviedo. 22-03-2015. Pours some hazy straw-golden with nice white head. Honey, herbal nose. Light body, average carbonation, some crispy texture. Taste is yeasty, cereal, citrusy, herbal, some harsh notes. A little watery.

3.1 Fin smag af belgisk gær, og humlen minder meget om en ægte blond. Ramt rimelig godt de belgiske.

3.2 (Nøgne Ø Blonde) Bottle 500 ml at home, served into a tulip, ABV 4.5% Pale orange colour on the body, clear, with a small ad thin white head on top, low retention. Faint aroma, some malts, a touch of citrus. Taste also of malts, straw, faint hop presence. Medium thin body, highly carbonated. Okay.

2.7 Fles 0.5L @ Farris Bad hotel, Larvik. Lichtgeel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht hoppig en ietwat vlak met iets van gras en hooi. Standaard bier, niet echt bijzonder.

3.0 Can shared, post BAF road soda. Cloudy straw with an off white head. Aroma of yeast, herbs, citrus and hay. Flavour is light moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation. [25-09-2016]

2.8 Fresh malty and citrus aroma. Pale and a bit hazy with a fine white foam. Medium-high sweetness and light-medium bitterness. Lively carbonation. Medium body - a lightly drinkable beer.

3.3 Pours a hazy straw yellow with a modest white head. Aroma of citrus, spices and hay. Light body, slick feel, medium carbonation. Taste is floral with grass, pepper and a hint of banana. Crisp and dry finish with some hoppy notes.

3.2 0,5l can. Pale yellow hazy. Hayish pale malty, dry citrus. Nice lightish bodied, flavourful. Good, clean flavoured saisony straw malty drink.

3.1 From tap. Dirty straw yellow with a white head. The aroma is yeasty (dough). Light to medium body. The taste is lightly sweet and lightly bitter with grains and hints of citric fruits. Overall a little thin.

3.4 0,3l from tap at Ottakringer Braukulturwochen. yellow rather hazy colour, small white head. smells belgian yeast, spices, light sweetness, a bit citric. nice smell. light body, soft carbonation, light mouthfeel. tastes citric, belgian yeasty, spices, peppery, herbal, light sweetness, rosmarin. finishes lightly dry with notes of spices and some yeast. good one but not overly special.

3.5 Burk 0,5 liter (COOP Oslo). Dimmigt gul med ett medelstort och långvarigt vitt skum. Dofter och smaker av citrus, jäst, blomster och koriander. Trevlig sötma i avslutningen.

3.5 Boks 0.5L fra Extra Setermoen. Farge uklar gul med hvit skum. Lukt Hvetemalt frukt. Smak frisk fruktig, banan, malt, god fyldig øl

3.2 Puszka, zlote, metne, wyczuwalne drozdze, chmiel i lekkie cytrusy. 17IBU to IMHO niewiele. Piana obfita, srednio trwala. Przyzwoite piwo.

3.1 Bottle. Clear golden with semilasting head. Aroma and taste is spices, yeast, citrus and coriander. Nothing special.

3.3 Bottle a golden yellow colored beer with a tiny white head aroma malts citrus fruits spicy and hops flavor malts citrus fruits yeast spicy and hops

3.7 Surprisingly smooth pale beer. We Are so glad the normal pale ale bitterness was somehow absent and there were no citrus! Jiha!!

4.0 Bottle (50 cl) Sundvollen Hotell, Norway. Shady straw golden, medium to large white head. Grainy malt, peppery phenolics, herbal hops. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Dry, medium to high bbitterness. A bit XX Bitter-ish.

3.1 Very poor simular blonde. Nothing special. Not bad, but not interesting for me.

3.1 How:bottle Appearance: hazy straw color, medium to small white head. Aroma: fresh yeast, hay, citrus peel, floral, Palate: light body, average carbonation.

2.9 Hazy light yellow color. Fruity nose. Quite dry, yet a good touch of malt. A bit hoppy. Tastes of citrus, cookies, and bananas. Ok.

3.6 Pale to straw yellow, one finger long lasting white head, wild carbonation storm going on. Hints of fruits and spices in the aroma. It hits you immediately with dry bitterness and carbonation and spices. Citrus and pepper, absolutely delicious! A-class beer indeed!

3.5 Bottle @ home. Pours a cloudy yellow liquid and a frothy white head. Somewhat sweet and dry aroma with pepper, yeast, toast, citrus, hay and flowers. Nice balance. Medium sweet with a dry and moderate crisp finish, quite short duration. Similar taste.

3.8 caramel, nuts, basement aromas, earthy, vanilla, cloudy, rocky head, medium sweetness, medium sweetness, lightly sour, creamy, fizzy,

3.0 Pours hazy golden with medium fluffy head. Sweet smell, aswell as some pale mat and light bread.

2.8 There was a tiny bit of sweetness from the pale malt with some hints of the cascade hops left in the form of citrus aroma and taste. Light yellow with a clear white head. Lots of biscuit, malt and bread in the flavour, did also get some weetabix on the nose which was strange and there should only be barley in this brew?

3.4 500ml bottle. Hazy golden colour with average, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally spicy, yeasty aroma, fresh, citrusy hoppy overtones, lemon notes, a touch of apricot and mirabelle. Taste is dry, citrusy hoppy, notes of lemon, a minimally grassy touch, slightly bready, pale malty basis, cautious yeasty spiciness. Solid.