Open It! Beer Review: Imperial Stout by Nøgne Ø Highland Edition
Posted by SmallTimeDrinker in Open It! on April 30, 2011 9:53 pm / no comments
If anyone can tell me how to pronounce “Ø” that would be appreciated. The Highland Edition of the Imperial Stout is aged for three months in Scotch Whiskey barrels. I bought this beer for $10 about the same as the Dogfish Head World Wide Stout. This beer was about twice the volume and half the ABV. I felt like I got so much more out of this beer. Excellent job folks!
Tasting Notes:
Imperial Stout pours like motor oil with a thin tan head, and has a slight booze aroma, but primarily chocolate and coffee aromas. The taste does follow the nose. Initial flavor of whiskey with malt and a bitterness at the end. This is a light bodied beer and almost seemed to flow across my tongue like water.
Pairing Notes:
On the second glass I had a piece of plain cheesecake. It really mellowed the flavor out. Good pairing, but if you never had the beer before make sure you try it without the food first.
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