Põhjala Tallinn at Dawn (Cellar Series)

Tallinn at Dawn (Cellar Series)

 

Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪

  Porter - Imperial Baltic Regular
Score
7.64
ABV: 11.0% IBU: 30 Ticks: 33
BA Imperial Baltic Porter

An indulgent imperial Baltic porter aged in Madeira casks for 16 months.

Taste: The first sip explodes with a delightful mix of toasted grains, caramelized sugars and bright red berries, reminiscent of a warm homemade cherry pie. Bit by bit the character of Madeira starts to unfold and flows over the palate with notes of sun-kissed grapes, dried figs and chocolate ganache, balanced by a peppery hop bitterness and exquisite oak tannins.

Appearance: A mahogany brown beer with a dense beige head.

Nose: Rich and toasty, with a wave of dark chocolate and mocha notes interwoven with the warmth of toasted almonds.

Malts: Pilsner zero, Munich light, Low colour Maris Otter, Carafa special T-2, Chocolate rye, Caramel pale, Caramel 300, Oat malt

Hops: Magnum, Columbus, Northern Brewer
 

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

Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small beige head. Rich aroma of licorice, earth and madeira. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Raisiny madeira, caramel and earthy licorice. Mellow. Warming, oaky bitter finish.

Tried on 23 Oct 2025 at 20:30


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

Bottle at home, black beer, small head. Aroma is sweet, fruit, raisins, grapes, madeira, wood, malt. Taste is the same, sweet, bitter, wood, vinous. Very nice

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2025 at 18:35


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

EB - Bottle 330ml. w. red wax @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 🍂 ☁️☂️ [ As Põhjala / Kihoskh Winter Bliss ]. ABV: 11.0%. [20250909]. -8/4/-8/4/15

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2025 at 09:55


7.8

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2025 at 22:04


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

TCBW2024. Black colour, small off-white head Aroma is chocolate, cherries, mild vanilla, some Madeira sweetness with a bit grapes and some wooden tones. Flavour is quite similar, but also has some slight nutty and slight alcohol sweetness to it.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2025 at 21:01


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter søt engelsk lakris, toffee, sjokolade, noe svisker og fat. Fyldig. Smaker toffee, mørk sjokolade, søt lakris og noe fat. Middels lang. Nok en gang mye for penga fra Pohjala!

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2025 at 19:01


7

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2025 at 23:05


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

Mjuk och elegant och den runda fylliga och porter gifter sig så fint med madeirafatet och ger koncentrerade mörka fruktig toner med russin, sötlakrits, madeira, katrinplommon. Mycket gott

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2025 at 16:23


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Flarra med PQ på stor ölprovning. Här doftar det vinkällare där just madeira flarrona ligger krossade på golvet . Smakar spritlagrat , svagt lakrits, samt tydlig smak av madeira och choklad. Jävla god 😋 som vanligt från bryggeriet . Ok bättre betyg behöver fylligare ja lite fylligare

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 18:21


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Flarra på Krokius. Doftar finfint med bourbonlagring o 70% choklad. Smaken ja jag var lite orolig då det var en baltic porter men den här var full med goa smaker. Bourbon o 70%choklad med lite russin. Lite tunn i eftersmaken men där ligger ändå russin o torkade fikon. Mmmm.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 18:20