Borg Brugghús Surtur Nr. 8.7

Surtur Nr. 8.7

 

Borg Brugghús in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland 🇮🇸

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.08
ABV: 15.0% IBU: 25 Ticks: 19
This edition of Surtur was aged in Scottish Islay whisky casks, giving it heretofore unknown levels of strength – the iron fist of a Jötunn in a black velvet glove.

Surtur is named after Surtr (Old Norse for "black" or "the swarthy one”) a devil giant in Norse mythology foretold as being a major figure during the events of Ragnarök.
 

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from De Bierliefhebber. Aroma is heavily peated with roasted malt, whiskey, oak, chocolate, booze, and ash. Flavour is sweet with a decent roasty bitterness and some warming alcohol. Body is medium to full, could have used a little extra substance to carry the aroma. Quite the peaty and boozy bastard, hardly balanced, pleasant to sip on though.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:17


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Inky black pour. Aroma of strong peat, heavy smoke, chocolate, tarr, ashy licorice, malt and some burned caramel. Taste has really strong peat, iodine, heavy smoke, bitter chocolate, bitter smokey licorice, a little booze and molasses. Heavy smokey Islay finish, damn this is strong stuff. I you like potent Islay flavors , then this is amazing, otherwise this might be too much.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2020 at 22:01


5

Bottle at Dockside tap... Dark black.. Light elastoplast nose... Dark chocolate roast malts.. Big elastoplast medicinal smoke

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2019 at 12:02


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at the dockside tap. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is meaty, smoky, peat, roasted, taste is chewy, meaty, chocolate, quite peaty, medicinal.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2019 at 08:30


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Glass, 4-ounce, bottle, drunk at L’autre œil, Borg Invasion event, savoured on November 2 2018; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: smoke, peat, roasting, iodine, alcohol, intense, whisky; mouth: smoke, peat, roasting, iodine, alcohol, intense, whisky, light astringency, meaty, burnt, finale in peat with presence of roasting, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, thick texture; overall: quite likable

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 4 onces, bouteille brune, bue à L’autre œil, évènement Borg Invasion, savourée le 2 novembre 2018; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : fumé, tourbe, torréfaction, iode, alcool, intense, whisky; bouche : fumé, tourbe, torréfaction, iode, alcool, intense, whisky, légère astringence, viandeux, brûlé, finale en tourbe avec présence de torréfaction, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture épaisse; en résumé : bien aimé

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2019 at 20:57


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ Skaal, Copenhagen. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty smoky licorice aroma. Roasted malty smoky licorice flavor. Has a a roasted malty smoky licorice and chocolate finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Apr 2019 at 13:40


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Black and oily with no head. Aroma and flavour have a lot of smokey peat and leather. The whisky comes through strongly. Backed up by bittersweet dark malts.

Tried on 29 Dec 2018 at 16:50


8.5

I really like this series. This one is (of course) lovely peaty, without pushing it too far. Warming alcohol, some wood, whisky. Base beer is thick, roasty, coffee. Heavy and lovely.

Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2018 at 23:00


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

A deep dark imperial stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with light grassy hops, light whisky barrel notes, woody notes, dark fruits, molasses, very nice. In mouth, a nice bitter chocolate with loads of whisky barrel, alcohol warmth, woody notes, plum, very nice and complex. Bottle at L'autre oeil.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 01:26


7.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Butelka 330ml. Czarne z niewielką i błyskawicznie znikającą, brązową pianą, trochę to przypomina bąbelki w coca-coli. W aromacie i smaku rządzi torf i niewiele poza tym się dzieje co nie znaczy że jest źle, wręcz przeciwnie. Nuty torfowe są agresywne ale nieprzesadnie, skontrowane na finiszu wyraźną, lekko oblepiają, słodyczą i wyraźnym alkoholem, który przyjemnie rozgrzewa w gardle i żołądku. Piwo jest pełne w odbiorze, moze ciut przegazowane ale ogólnie całkiem smaczne, zdecydowanie do długiej degustacji, głównie za sprawą dość wysokiej zawartości alkoholu.

Tried on 07 Sep 2018 at 22:26