Marshmallow Island
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Porter - Smoked Regular|
Score
7.28
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A multigrain Imperial Baltic Porter inspired by toasted marshmallows – brewed with smoked malt, lactose and Tahitian vanilla.
Contains: barley, oats, lactose
Contains: barley, oats, lactose
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: deep brown very close to black in color with a quickly dissipating head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: toasted marshmallows, black coffee, vanilla sweetness, sweet oats and sweet smoke, sly chocolate
Flavor: mixes up the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to smoky and subtly roasty character; finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; very good smoothness along the tongue
Overall: nice sweet smoked porter worthy of returning to.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: deep brown very close to black in color with a quickly dissipating head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: toasted marshmallows, black coffee, vanilla sweetness, sweet oats and sweet smoke, sly chocolate
Flavor: mixes up the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to smoky and subtly roasty character; finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; very good smoothness along the tongue
Overall: nice sweet smoked porter worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2026
at 21:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Wundi. Visszafogottan desszert-jellegu imp porter, szerencsere a marshmallow karakter nem az a banto-mű jellegu dolog, hanem inkabb a vanilliaba belelatom-ha-akarom dolog, amit egyaltalan nem banok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
330ml bottle consumed at The Jenny Lind, Hastings, East Sussex. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Rich, sweet, marshmallow, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, tonka action. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2025
at 13:50
7/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with some retention and some light lacing notes. Aroma of black chocolate notes with some vanilla and light smoked notes. Taste is also a mix of black chocolate notes with some vanilla and light smoked notes with some light residual sugar notes. Body is above average with oily texture and good carbonation with some alcohol notes discernible. Not bad but the mix of flavors is not as balanced as I would like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2024
at 20:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16/9/2023. Bottle at the Vojens GP beer share. From Beer Central, Sheffield. Pours very dark brown almost black with a small short lasting beige head. Aroma is ashy, marshmallow, dark chocolate, vanilla, cocoa, slight smoked edge. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, quite creamy, soft carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2023
at 11:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11.2 ounce bottle from Total Wine Brookfield, 8/7/23. Black, thin brown head, poor retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate, vanilla bean. Taste is vanilla, chocolate, smoke. Slick, thin. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2023
at 01:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Alehub. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, smoked, vanilla and light marshmallows. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. Soft. 190823
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2023
at 20:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaske fra Alehub. Sort med et mikroskopisk brunt skum. Dufter af røg. Smager kraftigt og sød.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2023
at 20:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 330 ml, bottled on 19012022, best before 19012025, lot 350, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) on January 21, 2023, savoured on March 17, 2023; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring and island of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, coffee, chocolate, smoky, meaty, caramel, light alcohol, vanilla, light plum; mouth: malt, coffee, chocolate, light smoky, light meaty, light caramel, vanilla, light plum, light alcohol, light alcohol warmth, finale in malt with presence of molasses, full bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, malty texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 330 ml, embouteillée le 19012022, meilleure avant 19012025, lot 350, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) le 21 janvier 2023, savourée le 17 mars 2023; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau et îlot de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, café, chocolat, fumé, viandeux, caramel, léger alcool, vanille, léger prune; bouche : malt, café, chocolat, léger fumé, léger viandeux, léger caramel, vanille, léger prune, léger alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en malt avec présence de mélasse, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture maltée; en résumé : bien
Bouteille brune, 330 ml, embouteillée le 19012022, meilleure avant 19012025, lot 350, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) le 21 janvier 2023, savourée le 17 mars 2023; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau et îlot de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, café, chocolat, fumé, viandeux, caramel, léger alcool, vanille, léger prune; bouche : malt, café, chocolat, léger fumé, léger viandeux, léger caramel, vanille, léger prune, léger alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en malt avec présence de mélasse, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture maltée; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2023
at 22:17