Saint Petersburg

Saturday night brew for Patriots game. Pours dark brown with thin soapy beige head. Tastes of cola, leather, dark chocolate, light coffee, some peat, and malty sweetness. Pretty thin for imp stout but very drinkable and quite tasty.

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50cl bottle @ home. Pitch black color, average sized off-white head. Smell roasted malts, earth, coffee and a slight hint of vanilla. Taste roasted malts, lightly earth, some coffee and lightly hops. Medium carbonation, medium body.

(Bottle, 0.5 l, at Pikkulintu, 20111203) The beer poured black. Its head was Medium sized and white. Aroma had liquorice and roasted malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were roasted malts, liquorice, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy, roasty and bitter. A good imperial stout without anything too extreme.

500ml bottle @ Pikkulintu

Pours black with a tiny white head. Aroma has notes of slightly roasted malts, licorice, toffee and alcohol. Taste is quite malty with notes of roast, licorice, chocolate and toffee. Finish is slightly bitter and dry. Doesn’t really taste like a proper imperial stout, but still quite good.

50 cl bottle @ Olutravintola Pikkulintu
Surprisingly light aroma has roasted malt and hints of grassy hops and butter. A bit german feeling here. Very dry palate. Flavour has roasted – almost burned – malt, some coffee and licorice. Interesting.

Sample from bottle at Porterfestivalen 2011-11-19 Göteborg AP: pitch black, thin beige head AR/F: winegum (again?), peaty, chocolate, coffey

First ratingBottle at Porterfestivalen 2011, sampled on November 19, 2011Dark brown to black color, light brown head. Sweet, wood scent. Sweet, spicy, alcohol taste. Moussy mouthfeel, dry high bitterness.6/4/7/3/13=3.3Rerate500 ml bottle at Haket, Götborg, on Januart 13, 2012BB 28-10-13Black color, big light brown head. Hoppy, sweet, licorice, vanilla, alcohol scent. Malty, dry, alcohol, grainy taste. Very dry roasted aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, rather high bitterness.7/4/7/4/14=3.6RerateDraught at Bishops Arms Järntorget, on October 24, 2013.On tap during "Porterveckan 2013".Pump clip marked with 7.4% ABV.Celar very dark red to black color, medium sized light brown fairly lasting head. Sweet, roasted, some charred coffee beans, dry taste. Roasted, burnt pop-corn, ash aftertaste. Medium to smooth, yet to the fizzy side, mouthfeel. Medium high bitterness, finishes dry and a bit harsh. Sweet, wort, some caramel scent. The alcohol comes through a bit more once the beer is allowed to warm up.6/4/7/3/13=3.3

50cl bottle. Dark brown almost black beer with light brown head, creamy with good persistence. Aroma is to roasted malts, coffee, with hints of whisky. Flavour is roasted, moderate bittery, dark coffee, dense on palate, but the final is a little bit watery. Carbonation is flat. Body is medium to full. I expected more alcoholic traces in this beer; the alcohol is not so present in this beer as another in the same style.

Slightly haze dark brown to black colour, beige head. Aroma of malts, smoke, peat, vanilla and milk chocolate. Slightly sweet flavour, malts, vanilla and smoke. Slight salty touch. Carbonation quite soft, body quite silky. Texture bit thinner than expected. Dry finish, burned malts.
(From 0,5L bottle @ home)