Perkunos Hammer Imperial Porter
Heavyweight Brewing Company in Ocean Township, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Baltic Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.22
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A Baltic porter brewed in collaboration with Lew Bryson. This style is difficult to find outside of the Baltics. What a shame! The grist consists of lots of Munich malt and some chocolate and other specialty malts. A Bavarian lager yeast is used to create this. Dark and mysterious, subtle and well, it is called the Hammer. For those who care, Perkuno was the Baltic thunder god.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
20 year old bottle from Sloth! Big cocoa tone. Not much carbonation, rather flat. Oily, roasty, deep chocolate malts. Reminds me of Dutch Craft beer from the same era, rich and depthful malts. Holds up reasonably well, all things considered, probably more enjoyable than a 10 week old hazy. Thanks!!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2024
at 04:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A 2005 trade from Dorwart, finally opened. Some raisin and plum in the nose, a bit of oxidized sherry, but nothing I wouldn't expect of a 17 year old beer that's been through 2 moves. The look in the glass is a bit thin. Not much on bubbles, just a few of them along the edge. Taste is pretty dry, but still a bit of plum brandy, slight sour cherry. Some sludge in the bottom that I'll decant out in a bit. Resolves to a dry red wine note. The only thing I'm disappointed in is my holding on to these vintage beers, and should go through more of them while I still can.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2022
at 03:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a very dark brown with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, prunes. Slick mouth, light roast, caramel, dark chocolate, nice sweetness and light booze finish, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2016
at 19:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by IrishBoy. Pours dark brown with a transient tan head. Aromas of slightly sour dark fruits and chocolate with dark malt. Full bodied. Flavor is pretty much the aroma. It’s extremely delicious. Aged marvelously.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2012
at 14:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Malzig-prickelnder Antrunk, zu Beginn noch recht mild. Durchgehend mittelherb, das ab dem Mittelteil durchschimmernde Malz wird im Nachgeschmack würziger und klebriger, wirkt aber auch wässrig und beschert so einen milden Abgang mit verhaltener Süße. Danke an den Doppelbock! 10/8/9/10/8/9
Tried
on 21 May 2011
at 03:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2004 Bottle thanks to CaptainCougar. My first Heavyweight ever. Pours with a deep brown body and a very faint and fleeting brown head. Coats the glass decently well. Aromas of dark fruits, dusty cocoa, oatmeal cookies, lead, earth and wood. Flavors of licorice, cocoa powder, leather, figs, spruce, chocolate, cola and raisins. Decently earthy as well. Holding up pretty well it would seem (I have nothing to compare it to). Medium carbonation. Milk chocolate finish. Mellow, but no obvious signs of age. A solid baltic porter!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2010
at 22:51
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottles, 2005 and 2006. Both poured thick and brown with strong, beige heads. Aroma of dark, roasted malts, coffee and bitter chocolate. Sweet flavor with lots of mocha, some tartness, and bits of smoke. Full bodied with soft, smooth carbonation. Finishes with lightly dry roast, chocolate sweetness and lingering smoke. The ’06 seemed a bit thinner and more tart, while the ’05 was more relaxed and attenuated. I give the ’05 a 4.3 and the ’06 a 3.9.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2010
at 10:19
3.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Majestic thanks goes out to FROTHINGSLOSH for this special brew! Had the pleasure of sampling this at the 7/9/2009 Pittsburgh RB tasting extravaganza (PGHRBEXT) at the Sharp Edge Creekhouse. It will be a long time, if ever I see a spread of bottles like I did there. I am not good enough for the beers that were that we served! For example, how about this beer; heavyweight hammer 2006! Barely any aroma, but what I do smell is a little off. Starts off really strong on the palate then goes somewhat astray. Weird! Some smooth carbonation, but just barely. I think I can’t really describe this experience, very unique. I don’t know what to really say about this brew. Rude finish. On style, even this old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2009
at 09:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... deep brown .... thin tan head ... sweet cheery and roast malt nose ... sweet fruity ... light roast ... cherry ... vanilla ... maybe a tiny sour tinge ... some raisins... quite tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2009
at 15:19