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Kevin Tastes: #12 Nøgne Ø - Julefri
May
Kevin Tastes: #12 Nøgne Ø - Julefri
In the Kevin Proeft series, Kevin van Hoorn, diplomatic beer sommelier, beer judge and amateur brewer shares his wondrous walk through alcohol-free beer country. Kevin has tasted 24 alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers, the experience of which he is going to share with you. All tasted beers can be found in the webshop.
Nøgne Ø - Julefri
Nøgne Ø from Norway is a brewery that has a wide range of beers and has now released their 5th non-alcoholic beer. This time a winter or Christmas beer.
The smell of the Julefri (Norwegian for Christmas vacation) is immediately reminiscent of a stew because of the cloves but also cinnamon, star anise and ginger. Although the aroma can be a bit intense, the taste is balanced and more subtle. With a taste of gingerbread, speculoos and Christmas cake, it goes very well with cold winter nights or a Christmas brunch!
The brewery is named after the barren islands off the coast where the brewery is located. Now the word ø (island) is also a nod to the Norwegian word øl meaning beer, perhaps known from the Norwegian brewery To Øl which stands for "two beers.
Cheers
