Midvinterblot (2012-)
(has 3 batches)
Sigtuna Brygghus in Arlandastad, Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.36
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Imperial Porter as dark and bitter as mid winter - and as full-bodied and inspiring as the return of the sun. Brewed from grain and oats with innumerable types of malt, conjuring tangible tones of chocolate and caramel. Goes perfectly with Christmas dinner desserts, and ideal for laying down for a few years.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 2014-12-17, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on February 12 2014; eye: black with ruby reflections, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: roasted barley, coffee, chocolate, caramel, cocoa, molasses; mouth: roasted barley, coffee, bittering hops, chocolate, caramel, cocoa, molasses, soy sauce, semi-dry finale in roasted barley with presence of hops, medium body, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, lightly salty, silky texture; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, 8,0 %, meilleure avant 2014-12-17, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 12 février 2014; œil : noire avec des reflets rubis, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat, caramel, cacao, mélasse; bouche : orge torréfiée, café, houblon amérisant, chocolat, caramel, cacao, mélasse, finale semi-sèche en orge torréfiée avec présence de houblon, corps moyen, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, texture soyeuse; en résumé : belle surprise
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2014
at 16:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a very dark brown with a small dark brown head that fades quickly. Nose is vanilla, dark fruits, caramel, coffee, chocolate and sweet malts. taste is quite sweet with the vanilla and caramel leading the more bitter coffee and chocolate. Body is a bit light for a porter with soft carbonation. Oily mouth with a lingering bitterness. Complex and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 19:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Systembolaget. 2012 vintage. Cellared properly in rotbox conditions for about 1.2 years, Pours black with a big nice-looking blackish beige head that slowly dissipates while leaving some thick lacing on the glass. smell is malty with heavily roasted malts, salty liquorice candy, burnt wood, caramel, burnt cookies, pine needles, grapefruit rinds, dark roast coffee, resin and hay. Taste is tiny sweet, bitter, malty and earthy with roasted malts, burnt caramel, charred wood, dried pine needles, salty liquorice candy, alcohol, dark roast coffee, bitter chocolate, lemon zest, hay, resin, moist soil and toffee. Mouthfeel is soft, velvety, tiny roasted astringent, tiny boozy and near full bodied. Finish is bitter and malty with roasted malts, burnt caramel salty liquorice candy, dark roast coffee, bitter chocolate, burnt cookies, resinous wood, soil and dried pine needles. Quite tasty...
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2014
at 13:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lots of roast malt with a good dose of bitter chocolate and a light note of rust. Creamy, thick texture with low carbonation. Pours black with mocha head and lacing. Bitter finish with a little caramel sweetness. Turns a little sour on the long term aftertaste. Bottle from lick-bough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2014
at 22:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Single bottle from the LCBO. Pours a real dark brown colour with a mocha head, good retention and small lace. Aromas of roasted malts, dark fruits (plums), vanilla and other sweet malts. Smooth mouthfeel with well-hidden alcohol and no burning at all. The flavours are not as sweet as expected. More on the mild bitter side with the coffee, grassy hops and dark chocolate. Dark fruits are light as well, with some yeast. A nice dryness overall, but missing some character (strength).
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 22:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out notes of cocoa, a little roast, and almost some wintery spices. Flavour is similar, bringing out dark fruits, cocoa, and some slightly spicy notes a la Xmas spices. Not a typical porter by any means, with the wintery spices in there. Pretty well-balanced and unique. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2013
at 20:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of maæt, chocolate, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, smoke, roasted malt, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2013
at 11:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and breadish. Breadish and liquorice. Mild bitter, liquorice, roasted malty towards chocolate. Smooth toasted malty and liquorice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2013
at 11:26