Nøgne Ø In Nøw Yørk

As part of a very hectic north-eastern US visit, Kjetil, the brewer of Nøgne Ø of Norway, took time to speak to us at a tasting event at Swifts in downtown Manhattan, where two of his beers which were cloned by Bitter & Esters a few months earlier were on hand to sample side by side with the originals -- the Sunturn smoked barley wine and the Nøgne Ø Porter.

Let's not ever piss off Norway, least they eat us whole.

L-R Small Sunturn Clone, Sunturn Clone, Sunturn.

Kjetil and Tim. (Don't upset the Norwegian, Tim...)

Clone station.

Ø, Ø, Ø!!!!

Norway or No Way!

On Saturday March 11, 2012 a courageous band of homebrewers set out to attempt to replicate two different beers devised by one of the most reputed international craft brewers we know, Nøgne Ø of Norway.

Because they were using the state-of-the-art HRMS system at Bitter & Esters, it made the daunting challenge a little bit easier.

The morning crew brewed a clone of the Nøgne Ø porter.

While the afternoon group took on the Nøgne Ø Sunturnbrew. 

For now, the photos tell the story better than words, though not as well as the finished (or Norwished) product will in a few weeks!

It ain't brewin' if there ain't beer!

Grind over matter.

Run of the mill.

Charlie says, relax, have a homebrew.

B.R. inspects the kettle for Kjetil.

Hop salad.	Kind cones.
Mash mash mash...	mash mash mash...
get your mash on...	stir your mash pot!
Flavor hops, added with flourish.	Get those grains outta that pot!
Spent.	Wort up.

Brew Like Kjetil

Bitter and Esters host the latest installment of the Brew Like a Pro Series, cloning a beer from the reputed Nøgne Ø brewery of Norway. You can sign up HERE, and get more info HERE. Beer Hear! will definitely be attending this one!