{"title":"Nøgne Ø","description":"\u003cp\u003eNøgne Ø is a Norwegian brewery from Grimstad, on the south coast of Norway. The name comes from a poem by Henrik Ibsen and roughly means 'bare island'. At Hoptimaal, the focus is on the Nordic Noir 3 editions: heavy barrel aged beers that are highly rated on Untappd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--verhaal--\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA brewery named after an Ibsen poem\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNøgne Ø is based in Grimstad, on the south coast of Norway. The brewery was started in 2002 by Kjetil Jikiun, a pilot at Scandinavian Airlines. On his many trips to the United States he brought home brewing supplies: bags of malt, yeast and barrels. Together with a welder and a housewife, he built up the brewery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name comes from Terje Vigen, a poem by Henrik Ibsen set in Grimstad. Nøgne Ø roughly means 'bare island'. In the Napoleonic Wars, the main character tries to break the English blockade of Norway. The founders saw that as a symbol of their attempt to breathe new life into lost Norwegian brewing craft. The official company name is Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri AS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAles, stouts and a brewer without rules\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorway had its own brewing tradition for centuries, but legislation and increasing scale made the independent brewers disappear. According to a blog from 2010, Nøgne Ø was among the handful of Norwegian breweries that took up the craft again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat same blogger described four of the brewery's beers at the time: a Bitter with East Kent Golding hops, a brown beer with Maris Otter barley, a Wheat Stout and a Belgian witbier, all four at 4.5%. The beers are brewed with top-fermenting yeast. In 2010 Nøgne Ø also started making sake; the first batch appeared in May of that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a description from 2010. What the brewery makes now is best seen in the range below. On its own website, the motto is: 'There are no rules!'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNøgne Ø at Hoptimaal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Hoptimaal you will find Nøgne Ø in 33 cl and at 15% alcohol. On Untappd, the Nøgne Ø Nordic Noir 3 Brandy Barrel Ed. and the Nøgne Ø Nordic Noir 3 Loupiac Barrel Ed. are the highest rated. The range changes, so check the brewery page to see what is in stock now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 15% and with barrel ageing, you take your time with this one. Don't serve it ice cold but at around 12 to 14 degrees, in a small glass. Feel free to share the bottle and give the beer time to open up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--faq--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere does Nøgne Ø come from?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNøgne Ø comes from Grimstad, in the Agder region on the south coast of Norway. The brewery was founded in 2002 by Kjetil Jikiun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat kind of beer does Nøgne Ø make?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to a blog from 2010, Nøgne Ø brewed a Bitter, a brown beer, a Wheat Stout and a witbier, among others, with top-fermenting yeast. At Hoptimaal you will mainly find the heavy, barrel aged Nordic Noir 3 editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the name Nøgne Ø mean?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNøgne Ø roughly means 'bare island'. The name comes from Terje Vigen, a poem by Henrik Ibsen set in Grimstad.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nogne-o-nordic-noir-3-brandy-barrel-ed","title":"Nøgne Ø Nordic Noir 3 Brandy Barrel Ed.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description product__block product__block--medium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte non-page-rte rte--product ff-body fs-body-200\"\u003eStrong Ale | 15% | 33cl\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nøgne Ø","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705719677273,"sku":null,"price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0076\/4249\/files\/salikattcloudscape-130-Photoroom.png?v=1731947096"},{"product_id":"nogne-o-nordic-noir-3-loupiac-barrel-ed","title":"Nøgne Ø Nordic Noir 3 Loupiac Barrel Ed.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description product__block product__block--medium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte non-page-rte rte--product ff-body fs-body-200\"\u003eStrong Ale | 15% | 33cl\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nøgne Ø","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705721905497,"sku":null,"price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0076\/4249\/files\/salikattcloudscape-129-Photoroom.png?v=1731947122"}],"url":"https:\/\/hoptimaal.com\/en\/collections\/n-gne.oembed","provider":"Hoptimaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}