Nightcap Of The Dead
Brew York in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.95
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Nightcap of the Dead is a rich marshmallow porter brewed in collaboration with Valhalla, York’s legendary Viking bar. Inspired by Hel and the misty stillness of Helheim — the cold, shadowy afterlife for those who lived quietly — this decadent beer brings warmth and sweetness to the darkest of realms.
With toasted marshmallow notes and a velvety depth, it’s the perfect fireside companion for the fallen. If it’s good enough for Helheim, it’s ready to be raised in Valhalla.
With toasted marshmallow notes and a velvety depth, it’s the perfect fireside companion for the fallen. If it’s good enough for Helheim, it’s ready to be raised in Valhalla.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, marshmallow, vanilla, taste is similar, sweet, creamy. 8/7/7/7/7
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 08:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep brown with a firm beige head. Big red berry notes, some marshmallowy vanilla, chocolate, faint smoked notes, some burnt malts, roasted malt. Sweet throughout. I gotta say, this is not doing it for me. Seems like a lot of artificial components here. Mid.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2025
at 21:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
very dark brown, smooth light brown head.
aroma comes off as very artificial, mostly marshmallows, the aroma reminds me of coffee liquer, not malty beer.
flavor is better. roasted malts, marshmallows (big time). hard roasted malts, smoked malts, some serious bitterness into the end, a mix between roasted malty bitterness and marshmallow bitterness if such a thing exists at all.
I think the vikings would prefer mead.
If you like way-out-there experimental crazy beers, you probably like this one. It's pretty agressively marshmallowized
can from meny toftegårds plads
aroma comes off as very artificial, mostly marshmallows, the aroma reminds me of coffee liquer, not malty beer.
flavor is better. roasted malts, marshmallows (big time). hard roasted malts, smoked malts, some serious bitterness into the end, a mix between roasted malty bitterness and marshmallow bitterness if such a thing exists at all.
I think the vikings would prefer mead.
If you like way-out-there experimental crazy beers, you probably like this one. It's pretty agressively marshmallowized
can from meny toftegårds plads
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2025
at 12:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Dark sweet malty with notes of chocolate some dark caramel, and lots of vanilla sweetness, getting some dark almost berry like fruit coming through, medium body, more vanilla into the sweet ashy dark malty close. Solid supermarket pastry stout find.
Tried
from Can
from
Meny Valby - Toften
on 27 Oct 2025
at 19:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Sweet, some jammy dark berries, nip of roast, light booze, some scorched earth. A little ash. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
23rd October 2025
CBJ tasting, thanks to Cloin for the can. Near clear dark amber brown beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Light bodied dark malts, an aggressive artificial chocolate vibe. A ton of candy fruits. Too sweet.
CBJ tasting, thanks to Cloin for the can. Near clear dark amber brown beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Light bodied dark malts, an aggressive artificial chocolate vibe. A ton of candy fruits. Too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:40
8/10
That smoky toasted marshmallow. With a light bodied cigar. Wow
Tried
from Can
from Trembling Madness Online Shop
on 18 Oct 2025
at 15:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml can. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is sweet roast, caramel and beefy chocolate. Taste has dark chocolate and marshmallow to start with marshmallow, caramel and roast on the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2025
at 21:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
keg at that beer heroes ... earthy chocolate roast malts nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit..soft sweet caramel chocolate roast malts
Tried
on 30 Sep 2025
at 15:18