I was a little scared off because of the tales of anise which I really don't like. Every other version of the Dubbel I had was full of anise flavor and each one was off putting. But, from the very first sip until the last, I never got any off putting anise flavor. It was wonderfully hidden in a complex blend of molasses, malt, clove, banana and cinammon.
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Nommo Dubbel feels dangerous, just skirting around the power of the star anise used. It's there, I can feel it, but so is the malt and molasses with some clove (which can also be off putting) and banana. It feels like it can spring at any moment and knock you back with either anise or clove. But somehow the Nommo stays compressed and never springs. You feel like you're living dangerously drinking it (and the 8.1% ABV certainly could be dangerous). At the end of the day I felt like Katie Holmes in "Go", after spending the night as a hostage with the potentially dangerous Timothy Olyphant, his charm won out and Holmes has sex with Olyphant on his apartment building's stairs.
The Timothy Olyphant of beers, Boulevard Nommo, comes out on Tuesday morning. It's not a Tom Cruise like blockbuster, it's not dumbed down to be merely entertaining, it's going for truly memorable. I think if you like the stylings of Timothy Olyphant or really love a super flavorful dubbel, you're going to fall in love with Nommo. You should be able to find Nommo pretty easily over the next month, give it a shot, love it or hate it, you're definitely going to find it interesting.
Disclosure: I received a free bottle of Nommo from a source interested in selling more Nommo. This did not affect my review, but you can be the judge of that.
7 comments:
You forgot the heavy celery taste; this beer is a missfire by a great brewery
I didn't notice celery at all, maybe it's a draft thing. I might end up all alone on this one, but I really liked the Nommo.
I thought Nommo was boring at best. I liked the 2nd batch of test Dubbel that was bottled last year. It wasn't the best Dubbel I'd ever had but it was good enough that I would've bought it regularly. I've had Nommo on tap a couple times and it just lacks any Belgian character at all. It just tasted boring to me. I'd be surprised if this one lasts much longer than Seeyoulator. I was never that fond of Seeyoulator but after drinking Nommo I'm really starting to miss it...
The celery taste is from the coriander. I pick it up too, but would not describe it as heavy.
Is it ok to ask how it compares to Doodle Dubbel? I'm sure you don't get as much free stuff from Doodle, but what's your opinion?
I like it better than Doodle Dubbel, but they're really different. I find Doodle's to be real light and not as complex whereas Nommo was really complex. Let's call it The Situation as opposed to Olyphant.
That being said, I also like the Doodle Dubbel.
Just throwing this out there...Just had the Nommo from my trusty Lagunitas Mason Jar and didn't like it that much, switched to the Sam Adams Perfect Pint and loved it. I drank my first one from the Perfect Pint glass. Your choice of glassware may matter.
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