No other Norwegian beer has won more international prizes than our Porter. We always include it in our tastings and it has turned many a ”lager lover” on to craft beer. It has a silky smooth mouthfeel with hints of coffee and chocholate. Good with classic stews, but mindblowing with dark chocolate!
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Chester Beer & Wine. Deep dark brown pour with a generous tan head. Coffee, roasted malt and dark chocolate all present in the nose with some vague hoppage. Smooth, soft and creamy with a great body and gentle carbonation. Rich flavour with similar traits to the nose alongside some notes of fruit. Some booze and bitterness developed towards the finish. Really enjoyable porter. Laaverly stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2012
at 11:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ St. Urho´s Helsinki. Poured black color with a beige/brown head. Nice lacing. Aroma is liquirice and roasted malt mostly. Flavor similar, lots of liquirice, along with hops and roasted malt. Chocolate towards finish. Great porter.Very smooth, slightly oily moutfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2012
at 09:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
24/06/2011 Brasserie 4:20 (tap). Bevuta al Nøgne Ø Beer Festival. Nera, densa, impenetrabile, bel cappello di schiuma color cappuccino. Aroma delicatissimo di malti tostati, cioccolato, caffè, luppolo poco in evidenza. In bocca è dolciastra, con note di tostato, caramello, cioccolato, caffè e una punta di lattosio, finale amarognolo. Vellutata, morbida, assolutamente bevibile, corpo medio, carbonazione soft. Tra le migliori porter mai bevute. Al palato è stratosferica, vellutata e preziosissima. Una meraviglia.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2012
at 02:49
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2008 Vintage 50 cl. bottle @ home – batch 377 / bottled on 18.08.2008 – purchased @ Alvinne – dark black with a creamy mocha head – smells like molasses, coffee, berries, dark fruits & slight spices - slightly emptied out in the front due to the aging leading into grounded / grainy coffee mixed with a touch of red wine (main flavours), molasses, slight chocolate & hint of cold, stale coffee, hint berries, sweet mixed with a touch ashy bitterness, definitely vintage, touch too long aged, slightly vintage, creamy body, carbonation touch softened
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2012
at 11:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ The Rover. Pours dark reddish brown, almost black, with a creamy mocha head that clings to the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet with roasted malts, sweetened coffee, liquorice toffee and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet with roasted malts, coffee, liquorice, vanilla, milk chocolate, wood and raisins. Finish is slightly sweet and slightly bitter with coffee and liquorice.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2012
at 13:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Pivoteka Zly casy, Prague. Almost black color with huge beige head. Aroma of coffee, dried plums, caramel, honey. Taste, strongly in coffee, dark chocolate, wood, bitter hops, hints of smoke. Dry finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2011
at 16:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared with ClubGonzo. Deep dark brown to black colour, cloudy. Big beige lasting head. Aromas of sweet chocolate malt. Fantastic taste with chocolate, coffee and more malt sweetness with dried fruit. Nice medium bitterness. Fullbodied with a oily mouthfeel. An excelent porter which only gets better for each time i drink it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2011
at 07:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle, no bottle date. Pours very dark brown color with a small 1 finger dense tan head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lasts. A fair amount of lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of big caramel, roasted malt, bread, molasses, chocolate, and some dark fruits. Nice aromas with good strength and balance. Taste of caramel, chocolate, roasted malt, toasted bread, light coffee, molasses, and a bit of dark fruits. Light amount of spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, caramel, toast, and molasses on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a nice and creamy mouthfeel that drinks very easily. No alcohol noticed other than a slight warming on the finish. Overall this is a very nice and well rounded porter with robust flavor and good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2011
at 19:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle. Pours opaque black with a hint of a plummy colour somewhere around the bottom of the glass. There’s a niced beige head which hangs around for a little while. The nose has milk chocolate and dried fruits, maybe plump raisins. The taste has more of the chocolate but this time it’s dark chocolate and there is a dry amokwy creaminess through to the finish. The palate is big in structure with a nice creamy texture and the finish falls away reasonably well in a fairly elegant style. Overall, an interesting beer, I think it’s got the usual Porter characteristics on the nose but the taste is somewhere between that and a dry stout style. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2011
at 20:41