Nøgne Ø / Jolly Pumpkin / Stone Special Holiday Ale
This is the second release of Special Holiday Ale, which was first brewed in San Diego in 2008. Each brew is following the same recipe, including Michigan chestnuts, white sage from southern California and Norwegian juniper berries, but differences in brewing and aging practices produce different beers. Cheers to being different! Skål!
3.7
598 reviews
Grimstad, Norway
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Dark brown, creamy head. Brewed 2015. Aroma: yeast, plums, alcohol, dried berries. Taste: plums, coffee, spices, some bitterness. Creamy, full body.
Bottle from SB. Reddish brown with a tiny off white head. Malty and spicy tones. Malt, fruit, spice and hops. Medium to full body with bitter / spicy finish.
Pours black with a medium foamy tan head. Aromas of spices: cloves, cardamom, herbs, roasted malt, orange zest, slight liqourice. Taste is full of spices and roasted tones along with some anis seed and nuts. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Pours brown with low tanned head. Aromas and taste sweet of xmas spices, caramel, sweet fruits, malty bread.
500ml bottle from Systembolaget. Dark chestnut color. Dense and lasting khaki head, rich lacing. Spicy and sweet aroma, nutmeg, juniper, white pepper, caramel, nought and wood. Sweetish, silky, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation, full bodied. Taste follows the aroma, sweet caramel malty, season spices, honey, toast, hints of smoke, molasses, dried sticky fruit, woody and nuts. Pleasant sweet and mild warming finish.
Brown color, small brown head. Aromas of spices, brown sugar, cacao, rye, nuts and alcohol. Sweet taste with brown sugar, spices, juniper, dried figs and leather.
Licorice, herbs, molasses, coffee, berries, alcohol, dark bread.
Murky brown colour, no head.
Dark bread, licorice, molasses, herbs, alcohol and spices.
Full bodied, velvety feel, soft carbonation, spicy finish.
Solid.
Bottle 50 cl, small gusher. Pours a darkish red with a small white head and an aroma of juniper, sweet toffee, roasted malts, ginger, overripe fruits, nuts and rye. The taste is medium to heavy sweet with a medium body, soft carbonation and medium lasting finish.
Bottle. Muddy chestnut brown. Small ivory head. Aroma: caramel, dried fruit, juniper, white sage, other spices. Full body. Medium sweet taste with massive caramel, dried fruit and herbs mentioned above. Well made but not my sincere liking.
50cl bottle courtesy of Gyhallmanti. Appearance: chestnut brown with big tan head. Aroma: caramel, molasses, dates, nuts. Taste: high sweetness and medium bitterness. Notes of roasted nuts/chestnut, caramel, spicy, juniper, haagse hopjes. Palate: medium to full bodied, oily and sticky texture and medium carbonation.
50cl bottle split with SimonBlok. Pours a dark chestnut colour with a small off white head. Aroma of raisins, palm sugar, plums, brown sugar, dark malt, condensed milk, slight nuts, slight soy sauce, flour. Taste is fairly sweet, soft bitter with a warming finish. Notes of palm sugar, dates, plums, raisins, malt, slight nuts, red fruit, caramel, cooked vegetables. Texture is oily, full bodied with soft carbonation
December 9, 2013 - 500ml bottle shared by blankboy with me and R. Deep brick red pour with a small beige head. Aroma is quite nutty and tart - I get that juniper bitterness, it’s quite sharp - and alcohol for sure; a real boozy Christmas cake thing going on; taste follows, more sweetness (I did say Christmas cake!) - candied fruit, spiced wine ... tons going on. Decent body, a little astringent yet also lightly syrupy - emerging bitter/boozy finish; really rich stuff!
50cl Bottle @ LaBIRRAtorium, Madrid, Spain.
Brown colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is malt, caramel, spices, nuts, licorice.
Taste is malt, caramel, toffee, spices, licorice, raisins, hints of berries.
Medium to full body, average carbonation.
Aus der Flasche im Cathead in Gdansk getrunken. Cloudy reddarkbrown in the glass. In the nose wine-notes. Not so special, as I thought.
Piwo ma minimalna piane, troche osadu, barwe bordowo-brazowa. Slodkie, karmelowe, wyczuwalne jagody, kasztany przede wszystkim i orzechy laskowe w smaku. Zapach to wypieki piernikowe z marcepanem. Syropowata struktura, niskie wysycenie. Jak na przyprawowe piwo i w swieta OK, ale na codzien to nie koniecznie
Kolejne Nogne, które bardziej podchodzi pod BW. Słodkie, karmelowe, suszone, owoce, figi, przyprawy nieznacznie wyczuwalne - nie psują na szczęście całości. Momentami przełamane przez umiarkowanie wyczuwalne akcenty owoców leśnych, które lekko kontrują podbudowę słodową. Solidne piwo, niczego nie urywa, nie jest przełomowe. ABV dobrze ukryte, pijalność wysoka, wysycenie niskie. Na pewno przypadnie do gustu miłośnikom klasycznych angielskich BW, jak i fanom Nogne.
Bottle. Lots of apples, some plums, some spices, all rather completely mixed together. Watery with light body, sweet. Too high carbonation. Ok-ish.
Ar: Deep fig and raisin, aroma of some oxidized caramel malts; some dark caramel. Ap: Murky brown; minuscule light tan head with low retention, leaves a very thing ring of mostly very fine bubbles. T: Lots of dark fruit--fig and prune; hints of rosemary, cinnamon, and spruce; fair amount of sweetness throughout; some light herbal hop notes; burnt caramel and more fig on the finish. P: Medium-full body with medium carbonation; finish is medium-dry. O: Sweetness and body are appropriate for a winter warmer, with some nice spice hints; however, the oxidized caramel flavors really mask the spices and create an unfocused beer, overall.
Brown colored with a red hue, thick, small tan creamy head. Aroma is of malt and caramel, syrupy, toast, dried fruit, nutty, spices. Taste is medium to very sweet malt and caramel, candy sticky, dried fruits, spices, toast, light+ bitterness, bit nutty, sweet finish. Medium to full bodied, soft- carbonation, sticky. Too sweet but still very nice.
Aroma:
Medium aroma of malts, caramel, dried fruit, juniper berries and spices.
Appearance:
Turbid/opaque red/dark brown with heavy yeast and with a slight/
Taste/Palate:
Starts medium/heavy sweet with malts, caramel, dried fruit and juniper berries; ends slightly dry with spices.
Overall:
This beer is intense, complex and balanced. I like the flavour of juniper, so this is simply great for me. Together with that amazingly thick palate and a great appearance, only the aroma is slightly lacking.
From bottle. Pours hazy brown. Nose of treacle, junipers, woody, nutty. Taste is marzipan, spices, more berries, full bodied with a smooth, sweet finish.
Bottle @ Køge øldag w senior & friends/the chef. Appearance: pours clear brown with good soapy beige head and lacing. aroma/taste: caramel, nuts, juniper, spices and some fruity notes. palette: strong malty and medium spicy
aroma, average carbonation, medium to full body, medium to notable sweetness, somewhat balanced by a medium bitterness, average to long duration and an oily texture. Overall:very nice spiced ale/seasonal
Godt og fyldig, men veldig søt. God som dessertvin. Nytes best I begrensede mengder.
Tikkeltje muf. Met hazelnoten en cacao en ook een zoete smaak die kruidig aan kandijkoek doet denken Mooi vol
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, strong spicy notes, mild juniper, nuts, touch of dried fruits. Flavour is sweet and mildly bitter. Body is just above medium. Sweet and spicy, nice winter warmer.
0,5l bottle shared. Appearance: brown body, with a small off white nice compact head. With a good retention.
Aroma: Spices, liquorice tones, dark fruits, chestnuts, berries, light raisins.
Taste: Sweet and spicy,Liquorice tones, spices, light coffee, berries,caramel and rasisins.Finish is light roasty with a lot of spices.
full body, slightly below average carbonation, silk texture.
The aroma is of berries, spices and overripe fruit. The taste is the same and actually perfectly balanced for this beer. The beer does not get better without losing the taste a little later. No good bitterness which fills the upper part of the mouth a weak moment. Follow me @ Kung av öl @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings.
Pours really nice in dark brown with medium brown head and a nose that is rich with chestnut and toffee malts. Taste is s2eet
Luke 15 adventskalender 2016. Flaske kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta Tromsø. Aroma krydder, mørk malt, sjokolade, mørk frukt. Utseende mørk brun med beige skum som forsvinner fort. Smak krydder, malt, humle, melkesjokolade, litt alkoholsmak. Søtlig, fyldig og kraftig juleøl med julestemning. Veldig godt øl.
From tap at Taphouse. Pours brown with a small white head. Aroma is dominated with sweet and almost wet malts and spice. Taste is sweet with sweet malts with juniper and caramel nice.