Ölbeat 092: Nøgne Ø India Pale Ale

Brewery: Nøgne Ø
Country: Norway
Style: India Pale Ale
Abv: 7,5 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is hazy golden yellow with a nice white foamy head. Aromas has orange, mango and lemon. Taste starts with gentle fruity bitterness. Fresh, slightly bitter and mildly sweet grapefruit takes control with some piny dryness and malty flavour in the background. Near the finish some orange and a bite of alcohol gets through. Aftertaste has long-lasting bitter grapefruit and dry pine.

Balanced and delicate India Pale Ale from Norway. It's doesn't offer overthrown hop feast but smooth bitterness that gives room to the citrus flavours and even some spotlight to the malts. There's the delicious and enjoyable tingle in this one that should be in every IPA.

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No questions asked - this was instantly my choice. The fruity flavour just asked for some R&B and we've already listened to Mr. D'Arby once before with an IPA. So let's timetravel back to the 80's again:

Terence Trent D'Arby: If You Let Me Stay (YouTube)

From the 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, the song was written by Terence Trent D'Arby.