Armchair Detective (Cellar Series)
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Porter - Smoked Special Out of Production|
Score
7.71
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A gently smoked multigrain Imperial Baltic Porter aged in a blend of XO Cognac barrels
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6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
C: opaque dark brown
N: chocolate, caramel, fudge, cocoa powder, light ash, faint tannin acidity
P: med bodied, light woody acidity, faint 40% alc burn, chocolate, somehow tad watery, red berry sensation. A bit all over the place.
N: chocolate, caramel, fudge, cocoa powder, light ash, faint tannin acidity
P: med bodied, light woody acidity, faint 40% alc burn, chocolate, somehow tad watery, red berry sensation. A bit all over the place.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2025
at 19:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown/lighter black with a beige head. Nose is dark chocolate, molasses, dried fruits, a faint smoky hint, vague coffee. Taste is chocolate, light coffee, molasses, spicy wood, a light fruity touch. Low to mid sweetness with some roasted bitterness. Closes with a sticky, sweet and boozy finish, has a medium body and soft carbonation. The barrel aging is not too apparent and the base beer also feels kind of empty and a tad too thin. Not bad at all, but by Pöhjala standards this is nowhere near outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The seventh of twenty-one beers for our 11th wedding anniversary. Išmar's. Three and half year aged. Almost clear, black colored. AROMA- roasted, liquor, prunes, lightly smoke, cognac. FLAVOR- smooth, slightly sweet, lightly bitter, quite strong alcohol, cognac, sherry, plums, pralines. Fuller to full bodied. Nice cognac character.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2024
at 21:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
BBT 01/2024. Dark brown color with tan head. Aroma of coffee, dark malt, alcohol. Taste is mostly alcohol, light chocolate, dark malt, cofee.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2024
at 17:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ BBT 01/2024 as my beer #8800. F: no real. C: black, opaque. A: rich malty, chocolate, vinous, berries, coffee. T: full malty base, cocoa, woody, berries, vinous, nice balanced bitterness, chocolate, coffee, soft carbonation, enjoyed for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2024
at 17:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, liggt roastyness, cherries notes, coffee, dark chocolate, medium bitter. Medium to full body, malty choco bitter sweet finish with light alcohol notes. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2024
at 17:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Semmi hab, fekete szín. Enyhén füstös, kakaós illat, konyakos, aszalt gyümölcsös vonásokkal. Aszalt gyümölcsös, konyakos, füstös, csokis ízek, némi hordós, vaníliás aromával. Testes, enyhén szénsavas, enyhén keserű, amit főleg a pörkölés ad. Kellemes jól összerakott porter.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2024
at 18:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled (from Alko Web). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, caramel, toffee and some alcohol with mild cognac sweetness. Flavour is almost rum like with liquorice, chocolate, toffee, alcohol and some wooden and vanillaish tones. Smooth to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 22:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. I was in desperate need of porter tonight. And where you go for a sure shot? Indeed. Baltics. This one is indeed great. Raisins on nose, bit peated. Dry sticky mouthfeel. Oily texture. Raisins, bit of a peated feel. Great sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2022
at 21:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled 25082020. Glossy black, fine light brown head. Smell roasty, malty, some sweetness, light wood. Soft, bit thin. Heavy roast very bitter coffee, some booze. Light smoke, while there's some wood, the cognac is faded a bit. Tasty, but bit unbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle
on 14 Oct 2022
at 22:00