Underlig Jul
Nøgne Ø
- From:
- Nøgne Ø
- Norway
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
Ranked #10 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #23,138 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 12.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 126
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2004
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
15°P, 30 IBU.
Also sold as "Peculiar Yule".
Ingredients: Maris Otter, Munich, caramel, and chocolate malt; Columbus and Cascade hops; 5 different spices, English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water
Also sold as "Peculiar Yule".
Ingredients: Maris Otter, Munich, caramel, and chocolate malt; Columbus and Cascade hops; 5 different spices, English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.1/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Copenhagen 14/12 2016. 50 cl bottle from Meny, Østerfælled Torv, Kbh Ø. Purple Ø with a couple of snowflakes to underline that this is a Christmas Seasonal. Can read on the back that this is a blind date between a Beer and a Gløgg which sounds pretty ominous.
Pours murky brown with small yellow head. Aroma is heavy sweet and reminds me of Gløgg. Raisins, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and sweet wine.
Soft carbonation and slightly thick texture.
Flavor is heavy sweet and sugary with a light spicy bitterness. Aftertaste is spicy and kind of weird.
Too much Gløgg and too little beer for me. But it is certainly peculiar.
Mar 01, 2026Pours murky brown with small yellow head. Aroma is heavy sweet and reminds me of Gløgg. Raisins, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and sweet wine.
Soft carbonation and slightly thick texture.
Flavor is heavy sweet and sugary with a light spicy bitterness. Aftertaste is spicy and kind of weird.
Too much Gløgg and too little beer for me. But it is certainly peculiar.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.64/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a tall bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Dark mahogany brown pour with 2 fingers of foamy white head. Nice lacing. Pretty good looking brew.
S: Malts and spice... caramel and Christmas.
T.F: Just plain odd. More toasted grains than malts... definitely lacking the expected sweetness.... a whisp of caramel, but not what I was expecting. That followed by strong spice... ginger, nutmeg, and clove. Some earthy hops/bitterness. Surprisingly light bodied. Again expected a bit more heft. Gentle carbonation.
O: Wasn't a huge fan. Interesting to try... but the flavors didn't work all that well together, and if you're going to go all-out on the spices like this it helps to have some caramel malts/sweetness for balance. Glad I got to try it... wouldn't pick it up again. "Peculiar" definitely fits.
Aug 02, 2020L: Dark mahogany brown pour with 2 fingers of foamy white head. Nice lacing. Pretty good looking brew.
S: Malts and spice... caramel and Christmas.
T.F: Just plain odd. More toasted grains than malts... definitely lacking the expected sweetness.... a whisp of caramel, but not what I was expecting. That followed by strong spice... ginger, nutmeg, and clove. Some earthy hops/bitterness. Surprisingly light bodied. Again expected a bit more heft. Gentle carbonation.
O: Wasn't a huge fan. Interesting to try... but the flavors didn't work all that well together, and if you're going to go all-out on the spices like this it helps to have some caramel malts/sweetness for balance. Glad I got to try it... wouldn't pick it up again. "Peculiar" definitely fits.
Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
4.27/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours opaque dark reddish brown beer with 2-finger beige head.
Smell - cola, chocolate, beverage "Baykal", pepper, herbs, ginger, juniper.
Taste follows the smell, cinnamon tones.
Light body, medium carbonation.
Really interesting and tasty.
Dec 05, 2016Smell - cola, chocolate, beverage "Baykal", pepper, herbs, ginger, juniper.
Taste follows the smell, cinnamon tones.
Light body, medium carbonation.
Really interesting and tasty.
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
4.21/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
**
12/25/2013
AROMA: Raisin,chocolate, prune, nutmeg.
LOOK: Dark black color, medium white head.
Taste is raisin, coffee, tea, dark raspberry, cranberry. Pepper also. Very complex.
Really nice. Excellent Christmas brew.
**
Dec 04, 201612/25/2013
AROMA: Raisin,chocolate, prune, nutmeg.
LOOK: Dark black color, medium white head.
Taste is raisin, coffee, tea, dark raspberry, cranberry. Pepper also. Very complex.
Really nice. Excellent Christmas brew.
**
Reviewed by BradC from Pennsylvania
3.79/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very interesting brew. Gushed like crazy when opened. A little over carbonated, but that helps bring out the spices. Smells of cardamom and clove, flavor follows. Kind of cola like and gets better as it warms.
Dec 24, 2015
Reviewed by papat444 from Canada (QC)
3.75/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled 2014, best before 2017.
Interesting beer, much better at room temp. Getting leather, some juniper berries, a little ginger and mild smokiness.
Dec 24, 2015Interesting beer, much better at room temp. Getting leather, some juniper berries, a little ginger and mild smokiness.
Rated by bylerteck from Canada (ON)
2.3/5 rDev -40.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
2.3/5 rDev -40.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
Way too much spice for me
Feb 05, 2015
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