Smoke on the Porter, Fire in the Rye
To Øl in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: Buxton BreweryPorter - Smoked Regular
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Score
7.49
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An Imperial Porter, using Rauch Malt for a depth of smoke, a selection of Chillies for subtle smoky flavours and designed to light the fire under you, and a mix of both roasted and regular Rye Malt to spice things up further.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
8th July 2026
A bottle that I have had for well over a decade. Near clear dark brown beer, decent bubbly tan head. Smooth palate, slightly soft, decent fine carbonation. Chilli starts to bite from the get go. Soft dark malts, a pleasing dark chocolate cream and aged beer caramel malt go well together. Soft smoke, really quite light. Unlike the chilli, fairly punchy. Nice though, fruity and hot without causing seconds degree burns. Comes together well in a light smooth finish. Bloody good for it's age and a nice beer anyway.
A bottle that I have had for well over a decade. Near clear dark brown beer, decent bubbly tan head. Smooth palate, slightly soft, decent fine carbonation. Chilli starts to bite from the get go. Soft dark malts, a pleasing dark chocolate cream and aged beer caramel malt go well together. Soft smoke, really quite light. Unlike the chilli, fairly punchy. Nice though, fruity and hot without causing seconds degree burns. Comes together well in a light smooth finish. Bloody good for it's age and a nice beer anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2026
at 17:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Valhalla Beer Club, pours jet black with a large brown head. Aroma is full of spicy rye, dark cocoa, deep dark malts, and a touch of smoke. Flavour is rich, with powerful dark malts, plenty of deep rye, gentle smoke, and some earthiness. Wonderful malt profile, just enough smoke, lovely rye. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 20 Nov 2025
at 14:41
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
A beautifully blended IP from To Ol! Richer in body than expected. Notes of coffee, rye spice, toffee, dark chocolate and woody herbalness. Absolutely nailed the interaction between sweetness, heat, spiciness and earth tones. One of the best
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:18
8/10
Rich barrel presence, lots of spirits. 2023
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2025
at 18:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Svart med brunt skum. Lukter mørk sjokolade, noe bål og rått kjøtt. Fyldig. Smaker mørk sjokolade, svisker og noe trevirke. Middels lang.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2024
at 15:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Excellent mild smoked porter. Smooth and easy drinkable. Well masked alcohol level [Bottle from Espen]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2024
at 09:24
8/10
Nice way to finish today
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2023
at 22:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is toast, some toffee, mild herbs as well as some roasted notes and mild smoked wet wooden elements. Flavour is roasted, some slight rye tartness with toffee, and mild ashy notes with some chocolaty elements too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2023
at 17:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
(Bottle) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with coffee, black rye bread, liquorice, raisins and some smoke. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, black rye bread, chocolate, liquorice, raisins, vanilla, molasses, smoke and a finish with a mild roasty bitterness and some chilli heat. Full body, really sweet. Hardly balanced and far too sweet, but rich and tasty. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2021
at 18:36
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2018
at 16:00