Emberwood
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Porter - Smoked Regular|
Score
7.15
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A flavourful porter brewed with cherry wood smoked malts and French oak chips.
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7/10
Bottle, as Julenetter 2025. Roasted malts, coffee hints, burnt notes, hints of alcohol and some dark dried fruit. Spiced. Smoked too, but it took some time to notice. Quite nice actually. 747414 251128
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2025
at 23:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Som Julenetter 2025.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Tromsø, Sentrum
on 28 Nov 2025
at 21:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Two bottles, as Pohjala Julenetter 2025, shared with friends in Bodø. Deep mahogany coloured body, beige head, and fair lacing. Attractive on the nose with earthy chocolate malts and caramel, lightly smoked. Dark malt-forward taste, moments of chocolate, wood, and caramel. Lingering finish, lightly smoked. Well bodied sipper. Best in our Yuletide beer test. (Svenskebyen, Bodø 28.11.2025).
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Bodø, City Nord
on 28 Nov 2025
at 17:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-8-8=7.5, Bottle@330ml, ABV@8%, Når@2025.11.28.
Hvor: Samling Komlefjorden
Navn: Emberwood
Stil: PORTER - BALTIC
Bryggeri: Põhjala
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-8-8=7.5, Bottle@330ml, ABV@8%, Når@2025.11.28.
Hvor: Samling Komlefjorden
Navn: Emberwood
Stil: PORTER - BALTIC
Bryggeri: Põhjala
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2025
at 17:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma has mild smokiness, a touch of cherry, and gentle cocoa. Flavour has lightly sweet cherries, gentle smokiness, toasted malt, and a hint of cocoa. Nice malt base that serves up the cherry and smoke nicely. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room
on 27 Nov 2025
at 03:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Pivoljub Ljubljana, shared with Hrabren. Black coloured, small beige head, roasty and light smoke in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa, light caramel and touch of wood with discreet cherries. Alcohol subdued, sweet finish, unbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia
on 24 Nov 2025
at 12:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle shared with Ogi. Black, small beige head. Aroma is roasty and burnt, charred wood, light smoke but slightly messy and unbalanced. Underneath, hints of cedar and prunes. Flavour is roasty, cocoa, charred wood, molasses, cherry. Smooth, medium body, alcohol hidden. Some caramel, some cardboard, finishes dry. Strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 18:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Beerdome. Roasted malt with mild smoke, oak chips, dark chocolate, caramel. Moderate bittersweet flavour. Good Porter, but I wished for more smoke.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beerdome
on 21 Nov 2025
at 23:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle bought at the brewery. Pours dark mahogany coloured with a modest, tanned head. Mild smoky aroma with roasted malt, caramel with and hints of herbs. Medium sweet with medium flavour intensity and quite balanced bitterness. Quite tasty and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room
on 07 Nov 2025
at 21:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Opaque colour, small beige head. Smoke and some tart cherries in the nose, even wood. Medium-bodied. Smooth palate. Smoke, toasted malts, sweetish fruityness, even hints of candy. Not maybe my absolute favourite mix but interesting and well-brewed.
Tried
from Bottle
from Alko (Webshop)
on 13 Oct 2025
at 18:25