Kamin (Cellar Series)
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Porter - Smoked Regular|
Score
7.73
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BA Imperial Porter 11% vol
A Cognac, Sherry, and Islay whisky BA Imperial Porter.
Taste: Sweet reds fruits pair with an iodine-like salinity, reminiscent of a a campfire on the beaches of Islay. Poached pears, winter spices, and cloves join in with a hint of berry-like acidity. Vinous tannins round out the taste, with a smooth malty sweetness to finish.
Appearance: Jet black with a dark brown head.
Nose: Rich smoked malts and vinous cognac combine with hints of plum and raspberry jam.
Malts: Pilsner zero, Pilsner, Pale malt, Munich malt, Oat malt, Carafa special T-2, Dark chocolate malt, Chocolate rye malt, Low colour chocolate malt, Special B, Golden naked oats, Cara pale, Cookie malt, Chocolate wheat Crystal 300, Flaked oats, Biscuit malt, Cara 150, Lightly peated malt, Smoked malt, Cherry smoked pale malt, Peated black malt, Dark sugar
Hops: Magnum, Columbus, Northern Brewer, Chinook, Yellow Sub, HBC 472, Hüll melon
A Cognac, Sherry, and Islay whisky BA Imperial Porter.
Taste: Sweet reds fruits pair with an iodine-like salinity, reminiscent of a a campfire on the beaches of Islay. Poached pears, winter spices, and cloves join in with a hint of berry-like acidity. Vinous tannins round out the taste, with a smooth malty sweetness to finish.
Appearance: Jet black with a dark brown head.
Nose: Rich smoked malts and vinous cognac combine with hints of plum and raspberry jam.
Malts: Pilsner zero, Pilsner, Pale malt, Munich malt, Oat malt, Carafa special T-2, Dark chocolate malt, Chocolate rye malt, Low colour chocolate malt, Special B, Golden naked oats, Cara pale, Cookie malt, Chocolate wheat Crystal 300, Flaked oats, Biscuit malt, Cara 150, Lightly peated malt, Smoked malt, Cherry smoked pale malt, Peated black malt, Dark sugar
Hops: Magnum, Columbus, Northern Brewer, Chinook, Yellow Sub, HBC 472, Hüll melon
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Goblet Zagreb, shared with Marko & hrabren. Black coloured, small to medium sized beige head, malt and peat in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, light peat and touch of whisky in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2023
at 10:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Goblet ZG, with Hrabren and Ogivlado. Blackish body, beigeish head. Huge aroma, malt-driven, peat and sourness dominating initially before it warmed, remaining there, with some roast, light smoke and alcohol later on. Hm. Sweet taste, medium body, peat, earthiness, some roast, red apple, warming, the malty sweetness is pleasant, supple, soft, and the best part of the beer, which is, as Hrabren says, messy. And peat + messy is not a great combo usually in beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2023
at 21:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from Goblet Beer Store Zagreb shared with Ogi and Marko. Dark brown to black, oily. Small beige head. Intense oak, peat smoke roasty and alcohol. Green apple. Brandy. Rubber, roasty and burnt flavour. Heavy. Some toasty, coffee and dried apple aroma. A touch of whiskey. Sweet finish. Messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2023
at 21:21
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
330 ml bottle. Pours black with little head. Aromas of sherry, soft oak, chocolate and slick roasted malts. Flavors of sherry, a bit of peat, and a bit of oaky cognac with lots of chocolate, vanilla, and oily roasted malts. Complex. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 17:53
8/10
Tried
on 29 Mar 2023
at 23:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 29/03/23. Black with a good sized lasting khaki head that . Nose is dark malts, scorched toffee, chocolate, spice, dried fruit rinds, mellow barrel. Taste comprises rich roast, mellow Islay, chocolate, fruit cake mix, toffee, molasses, sherry stained oak, toasted brown sugars, hint of red berries, light smoke. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid complex BA impy.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2023
at 17:36
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 26th March 23. Pours black and thick. Aroma is liquorice, dark chocolate, barrel, dark fruit, Sherry, light peat. Smooth and excellent
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2023
at 19:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home picked up from HOTM. A jet black coloured pour with a small mid tan cap. Aroma is some alcohol, marker pen, black roast, dried appel, treacle, black liquoprice. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, jammy berries, dark black malts, liqorice, toasted nutmeg, jammy dark berries, light bitter roast. Palate is medium sweet, oily, thick, light carbonation. Delicate barrel character, light islay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2023
at 22:23
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Color: Black, no head. Aroma: Boozy, fruity Sherry, some peat. Taste: Roasted malt, accompanied by fruity Sherry and Cognac (grape) and subtle peated Whisky notes. Some oak wood and vanilla, hints of marzipan. Very well balanced barrel ageing. Over moderate to medium sweet, moderate bitterness. Full body, low carbonation. Very nice Põhjala Cellar Series once again. I was a bit 'anxious' about the combination of barrels and feared overwhelming peat but these brewers are masters of barrel ageing...
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2023
at 20:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, oak, cognac, peat, taste is similar, sweet, chewy fudge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2023
at 18:20