Maple Bänger
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special|
Score
7.44
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A bänging Imperial Stout brewed with generous addition of maple syrup and infused with toasted maple wood
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Black, small head. Aroma of maple syrup, licorice and coffee. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel.Maple syrup, oak and coffee. Warming finish. Intense.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2026
at 20:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Notes and vanilla/maple and a little oak. A bit sweet but overall a very nice stout from Pohjala.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2026
at 18:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
EB - Bottle 330ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Põhjala Maple Bänger ]. ABV: 12.5%. [20260417]. 7/3-/7-/4/-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2026
at 14:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Black colour, small head. Aroma is soy sauce, some maple syrup, alcohol and some mild dried fruity tones. Flavour is maple syrup, some sweet boozy tones with mild chocolate and dried fruits as well. Overly sweet. A bit coffeeish tones in the finish and aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
from Alko (Webshop)
on 02 Apr 2026
at 18:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Joen. Dark brown to black color, average sized light to medium brown colored head. Aroma and flavor are malts, soft roast, roasty bitter, bitter finish that lingers. Quite solid, but I dont really get the maple that clearly tbh. Oh well, nice beer nonetheless!
Tried
on 28 Mar 2026
at 21:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a thin beige head. Body is thick and oily smooth. Big sweet bites with chocolate, maple, vanilla, wood, some roasted notes, with small amounts of dark fruit. Finish is long with sweet maple and some bittersweet cocoa. A luxurious and slow sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2026
at 19:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the pour with a small khaki foamy head which slid off nicely but once it did barely any lace formed
Aroma: big sweet maple syrupy whiffs, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, sweet wafers, some sweet wood
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together to a fine sweet character; finishes maple-y and chocolatey
Texture: medium bodied, this one's a sipper, very smooth and semi-slick along the tongue, not cloying
Overall: a very well done impy stout I would very much love to have again.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the pour with a small khaki foamy head which slid off nicely but once it did barely any lace formed
Aroma: big sweet maple syrupy whiffs, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, sweet wafers, some sweet wood
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together to a fine sweet character; finishes maple-y and chocolatey
Texture: medium bodied, this one's a sipper, very smooth and semi-slick along the tongue, not cloying
Overall: a very well done impy stout I would very much love to have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2026
at 13:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Smell of roasted malt, some tar. Black colour, tiny dark brown head. Aroma of chocolate, maple syrup, roasted malt, truffle. Very sweet. Soft carbon. Thick texture.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Alko (Turku Länsikeskus Citymarket)
on 03 Jan 2026
at 20:49
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2025
at 18:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Another iteration of the bänger! Unsurprisingly, this is an especially sweet and smooth version. Aroma is heavy on maple syrup, wood, light licorice, and some earthy notes. Full bodied with a a thickish mouthfeel. Flavour is sweet, malty, and extremely smooth, with a surprising amount of wood smoke. Maple syrup comes through nicely but doesn't overwhelm as it easily can. Long, quite bitter finish, but not unpleasant in it's bitterness. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2025
at 23:32