tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418805853228346290.post2382220597574577475..comments2023-09-15T15:58:25.893+02:00Comments on The Beer Trotter: Nøgne Ø - the death of independence?::bor::http://www.blogger.com/profile/11023905987526898975noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418805853228346290.post-42741558527425145122018-01-07T19:03:28.157+01:002018-01-07T19:03:28.157+01:00I have been Nøgne Ø’s biggest (self proclaimed) su...I have been Nøgne Ø’s biggest (self proclaimed) supporter since moving to Norway from England. I have always enjoyed locally brewed cask ale back home through years of piss taking from my lager swigging friends. I was so dissapointed with Norwegian “Pils” that I started brewing my own beer just to get something close to the great bitter I so dearly loved. Then along came Nøgne Ø & my beer life changed. Finally a brewery that wasn’t scared to dig up old ales & recreate them to a high standard. Imperial Stout, Brown Ale, Porter, Saison, Barley Wine, Indian Pale Ale. I quickly started to buy everything new from them that hit the shelves & was rarely dissapointed. They were creating English style beers far superior than any I had tried growing up. Ale is expensive in Norway & the adverage I paid was close to 90kr (£9) a bottle. To think I have got over 100 different styles in my beer library goes some way to describe how much money I have invested in their great beer. All until everything changed in 2017. 4 years it took Hansa, after takeover, to destroy Nøgne Ø. You find the same styles but everything has changed. The bottles are smaller, the price per litre has increased. The lables & bottles are cheap. As for the beer they hold well that has had the same treatment but worse. They should have looked to Brewdog when the fat cats came knocking. A very sad demise to a legend of a brewery. RIP Nøgne ØAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197449252906340215noreply@blogger.com