Põhjala Vahtra (Cellar Series)

Vahtra (Cellar Series)

 

Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪

  Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production
Score
7.75
ABV: 10.8% IBU: 30 Ticks: 77
A bourbon BA Imperial Oatmeal stout, brewed with Maple syrup and Forest blueberries.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is oak with roasted malt, chocolate, soft maple, dark fruits, bourbon, and caramel. Sweet flavour, soft bourbon, full body. Very tasty bourbon barrel aging.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with oak wood, rum raisins, maple syrup, dark bread, chocolate brownies, vanilla, coffee, bourbon and blueberries. Malty, roasted, sweet taste with notes of black coffee, dark chocolate, wood, bourbon, caramel, rum raisins, maple syrup, dark bread, vanilla, roasted nuts, blueberries and a balanced coffee bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, sweet. On the sweet and boozy side, but rich and complex. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2024 at 20:23


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled@Littlepub, Vaasa. Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is syrup, some wood, mild bourbon and vanilla. Flavour is vanilla, bourbon, some syrup, caramel and ripe fruits along with mild alcohol and some blueberries. Somewhat tart as well. But very good sipper!

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2023 at 21:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

-1 Point for the silly wax. Thick cream head over almost black brown beer. Chocolate, sweet and dark, cacao nibs. Alcohol, vanilla and fusels. Ashy, tobacco at first, then chocolate, molasses, some roast and a not very aromatic finish. Alcoholheat, very well-bodied despite alcoholthinning. Good, but not really impressive RIS. Põhjala have done better.

Tried from Bottle at Café Pardaf on 16 May 2021 at 08:32


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a tasting at Lior D's place. Thanks Max. Black. Bourbon, vanilla, some chocolate, some berries, sweet, some maple, some alcohol, quite full-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2021 at 21:54


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

330 ml bottle. Murky dark brown / red / black, foamy head. A lot port wine, rum, candied fruits, maple syrup, blueberries. Dry fruity berry sweetness. Full to medium bodied, oily texture, soft carbonated, dry sweetish finish, alcohol well hidden. Very balanced, smooth, complex and drinkable. Great.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2020 at 18:46


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled 330ml. -from Goblet Zagreb. Pitch black coloured, medium sized brown head, chocolate, wood and light alcohol in the nose. Sweet roasted malt, chocolate, licorice, wood and alcohol with notes of maple syrup and dried fruits in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2020 at 21:07


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at X Bar, Zagreb. Dark brown with small beige head. Malty, roasted, chocolate, caramel, bourbon, maple, some fruity notes, some licorice. Sweet and warming. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle at Caffe bar X on 10 Nov 2020 at 19:24


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Smell of whisky, vanilla, oak. Brown colour, brown head. Aroma of oak, syrup, alcohol, caramel, some bourbon. Very sweet. Thick texture, wild carbon. Surprisingly light body.

Tried on 18 Sep 2020 at 19:30


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A black beer, a head is medium and light brown. Aroma has caramel maltyness, chocolate, some molasses, blueberries and vanilla. Taste has smooth maltyness, caramel, some chocolate and coffee, hint of barrel. Only medium/medium+ bodied, but even stronger body would be nice. Good, but I waited and wanted a more powerful beer.

Tried on 04 Sep 2020 at 17:39