Icelandic Toasted Porter
Einstök Ölgerð in Akureyri, Northeastern Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Brewed at/by: Viking ÖlgerdPorter - Baltic Regular
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Score
7.09
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With clear notes of espresso, dark chocolate and a hint of authentic Icelandic coffee, this Porter is dark and rich, offering a medium body that is robust, yet smooth on the palate and easy to drink. There’s no need to be afraid of the dark anymore.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
My choice from the Einstock lineup to finally check Iceland off my country list. Has a nice dark box nose under the pull top pours a dark brown color with a very foamy tan head. Smell in the glass is mostly nicely roasted lager type malt. The taste brings out a nice Porter roast, with a light mouth feel, and just a bit of a logger character. The whole package just goes down very nicely. Especially for an imported beer that probably took its time getting here. Although the can does say it was packaged on 4 November 2025, so that's still pretty fresh as beers on the shelf go.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2026
at 20:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: black in the pour and in the glass with a finger and a half of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, cocoa powder, caramel, black coffee and some earthiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to slightly bitter quality; finishes semi-dry with a good cocoa powdery tone to it
Texture: medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness - nothing distracting, good carb level
Overall: nicely done porter I would have again.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: black in the pour and in the glass with a finger and a half of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, cocoa powder, caramel, black coffee and some earthiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to slightly bitter quality; finishes semi-dry with a good cocoa powdery tone to it
Texture: medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness - nothing distracting, good carb level
Overall: nicely done porter I would have again.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 10:59
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2025
at 23:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by Dan, thanks.
No head. Very dark brown, almost black color.
Dark chocolate aroma.
Light body for such a dark alcohol beer.
No head. Very dark brown, almost black color.
Dark chocolate aroma.
Light body for such a dark alcohol beer.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2025
at 20:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Best before 04/24, buying it at Heinrich 3000, Kornwestheim, february 2023. Opening the bottle yesterday at midday, despite of the hot weather. Classical and tasty porter, smooth, dry, note of coffee, cocoa, bitter, mineral, bitter, well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Heinrich's Super Getränke-Markt 3000
on 15 Jun 2025
at 09:46
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from Aug 2014 - 330ml bottle, pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, toffee, caramel, liquorice & roasted malts. Medium body. Dry slightly sweet finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 09:33
7.5/10
Pour is a black with a large tan head. Aroma is a nice bitter bakers chocolate. The flavor is again bitter with some maple syrup sweetness and some minor roasted notes. I don't know what's "toasted" about this but it was an above average porter.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2025
at 22:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Deep, dark chocolate brown with a small head. Small yellow, particles in it. Aroma was coffee, chocolate and toast. Taste was a creamy, rich mocha.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:53
8/10
RB score 3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2025
at 21:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Aroma of dark malt, light roast, coffee, chocolate, charcoal. Flavour is moderate sweet with a moderate bitter finish. Body is medium. Easily drinkable and tasty Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:03