Surtur Nr. 8.16
Borg Brugghús in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.58
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Aged in blackberry brandy barrels
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Black body, with a small, dark beige head.
Dense aroma of blackberry, brandy, soy sauce, cocoa powder, tobacco, dark chocolate. Tastes similar.
Medium mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes quite dry, roasty, moderate sweet, fruity, a bit boozy, with tobacco, cocoa powder, blackberry.
Lovely! Great combination of blackberry and (not too) boozy notes with a dry, robust dark malt backbone. Works really great, not to sweet, really well balanced.
Dense aroma of blackberry, brandy, soy sauce, cocoa powder, tobacco, dark chocolate. Tastes similar.
Medium mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes quite dry, roasty, moderate sweet, fruity, a bit boozy, with tobacco, cocoa powder, blackberry.
Lovely! Great combination of blackberry and (not too) boozy notes with a dry, robust dark malt backbone. Works really great, not to sweet, really well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2025
at 18:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330mL bottle, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is dominated by the blackberry brandy—smelling like blackberries—with plenty of spirit barrels and dark sugars. Flavour is very dry, with tons of dry blackberry brandy, booze, and medium roast. Really like the barrels, but the beer could use a little extra sugar. Very good though.
Tried
from Bottle
from
SIP veini- ja õllepood - Tallinn
on 22 Nov 2025
at 15:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,33l bottle at home. Black color, small tan head. smells spices, earthy, smoky, berry notes, blackberries, very nice. full body, light carbonation. tastes berry notes, blackberries, spices, oak, brandy. finishes lightly bitter with notes of blackberries, oak and brandy. Nice one good balance, blackberry forward
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Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 07:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beerdome. Blackberry upfront with dark malt, brandy, some chocolate, dark berries, blueberries. Medium sweet, body is above medium. Drinks a bit below the 12%.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:35
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter nice peated flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2024
at 13:15
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Black body under a small beige head. Nice, strong aroma of dark malt, dark chocolate, coffee, liquorice and berries. Taste is sweet, super smooth dark roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, red berries, nice bitterness and pleasant warming alcohol. Balanced body with long lasting delicious aftertaste. A wonderful threat without any cheap tricks.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2023
at 18:48
7/10
Magus, mõru, mustikas,kuiv, šokolaad, alks. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2023
at 20:33
7/10
Alcohol, roast, chocolate, booze, plums, dry, woody, blackcurrant skins
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2023
at 20:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12th March 2023
Opaque black brown beer with a big tan head. The blackberry brandy punches through the dark malt nose. Airy palate, soft and with reasonable fine carbonation. Airy dark malts, a soft creamy sweetness and mellow chocolate, more milk than dark chocolate. A little Malteasers buried underneath. The blackberry brandy carries on from the nose, obvious and fruity and a little spicy. Finishes light and spicy. Delicious. I wish Surtur beers were more readily available over here. They have an inventive streak with Impies and the end results are rather spiffing!
Opaque black brown beer with a big tan head. The blackberry brandy punches through the dark malt nose. Airy palate, soft and with reasonable fine carbonation. Airy dark malts, a soft creamy sweetness and mellow chocolate, more milk than dark chocolate. A little Malteasers buried underneath. The blackberry brandy carries on from the nose, obvious and fruity and a little spicy. Finishes light and spicy. Delicious. I wish Surtur beers were more readily available over here. They have an inventive streak with Impies and the end results are rather spiffing!
Tried
on 12 Mar 2023
at 19:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. A black one with a small beige head. Roasted malts, licorice, coffee hints and some dark dried fruit in the wrong aroma. It's full bodied and lightly warming on the palate, smooth and very softly carbonated, with roasted malts, dark chocolate and a touch of alcohol and licorice. Some alcohol. Long finish. Nice and dangerously easy drinkable indeed, quite classic in many ways. 230225
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2023
at 17:53