Friends of Nøgne Ø

We decided to check out the beertastingevening at Patrick's last week. Friends of Nøgne Ø meet there regularly to test different beers, pen and paper in hand, all very serious of course, no fun at all....

For those of you who do not know, Nøgne Ø is a microbrewery in Grimstad, not far from Kristiansand. They are serious brewers, into pure taste, pure ingredients, innovation and style. Half of the guys we met at Patrick's are a part of the tasting comission. In short we learnt a lot about types, style and history in one evening. But most of all we got to taste a most fabulous (dessert) beer, the Black Tokyo Horizon, a collaboration project between Brew Dog, Mikkeller and Nøgne Ø. Finely tuned to a chocolate fudge ice cream combo, it sent us straight to gourmet heaven.

Thanks a lot to Terje, Geir, Jarle, Kenni, Erik and Peer Øyvind for a great evening. Looking forward to some more serious and responsible tasting after the summer! Then we can also enjoy the new micro brewery in town: Christiansand Brygghus

By the way, a great series on Flemish television on Belgian Beer is Tournée Générale. A great book on a piece of history of English Brewery is Waterland by Graham Swift.