Italobänger
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.73
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A banging imperial stout inspired by the flavours of Italy and brewed with figs, star anise, Sicilian blood oranges and cooked grape must.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från SB. Tack Samuel214! Kolsvart med litet brunt skum. Tunga mörkrost med lätt rökiga och rejäla chark- och lädertoner med stor choklad/kokos/vanilj- och torkad frukt/fikon-sötma. Massiv kropp med bra tryck och hetta från alkoholen, vilket är lika välkommet som det är välbehövligt. Lite kryddiga toner från stjärnanisen känns av, liksom en distinkt ton av blodapelsinen. Båda är väl integrerade. Desamma gäller druvjuicen, som ligger långt bak och som bäst anas. Här är även (lite typiskt för Pohjala-stouts) en rejäl dos av salmiak och tjärpastill. Det är mycket som samsas om uppmärksamheten här, men samtidigt bidrar de olika delarna med distinkta bidrag till helheten. Var först tveksam på hur väl det skulle hålla ihop när jag såg innehållet, men tycker inte det blir plojigt alls. Håller samma förvånansvärt väl. Överlag är det en för Pohjala ganska typisk impy: massiv, söt och bra tryck i. Gillar att det inte bara blir tokmycket sötma och att de rostiga och rökiga/charkiga tonerna får ta bra med plats. Riktigt gott det här, åtminstone om en gillar lite tyngre och sötare stouts!
Tried
on 01 Jun 2018
at 16:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle, 609, from Vinmonopolet Langnes. Firm, bubbly, espresso head slowly declining over a deep pitch black body. Spotty lacing. Black and brown malty aromas with star anise. Mixed taste of dark fruits, earthy malts, cocoa, figs, and star anise. Spices to a lingering finish added by warmth from the alcohol. Smooth on the swallow. Likable sipper. (Tromsø 27.05.2018).
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 19:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pitch black pour with a tan head. Notes of roasted malts, cocoa, figs, caramel, star anise, licorice, dark chocolate, light coffee, dark cherries. Full body, thick and viscous. A bit all-over-the-place.
Tried
on 18 May 2018
at 18:24
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thanks, sampled draft @ BrewDog Tallinn. Nose is all liquorice, star anis. Taste is massively thick liquorice, star anis, thick, heavy, fruit is bit lost but nice very thick caramel, star anis actually works.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2018
at 09:26
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, figs, grapes, roasted malts. Taste is actually very sweet, brown sugar/figs, slightly acidic and some biterness of the blood orange, i'm actaully not that bothered by the blood orange, that in fact that i hate that fruit. Lots of chocolate, cacao, roasted, coffee, quite nice, full body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2018
at 21:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Svart med fingerhøyt lys brunt skum. Lukter mørk sjokolade, brent kaffe, trevirke og mørke frukter. Fyldig. Smaker lett bitter kaffe, søt lakris, fikenen er der, nøtter og mørk sjokolade. Lang.
Tried
on 10 May 2018
at 21:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Small dark cream to dark russet head over black beer. Creamy nose with sweet fruit, blending so that it is impossible to say what. Roast, roast cake with X-mas or speculaas spices. Meaty (the aniseed?) , cotrissour, lots of burnt/roast. I get the oranges here, as well as the grape. Very creamy MF, thick, voluptuously bodied. The crazier the ingredients, the better, he? But OK, this IS good. 7/4/4/8/16
Tried
on 09 May 2018
at 18:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
8 4 8 3 16 Bottle shared at Klooster, Delft. Aroma of licorice, booze, figs, overripe dark fruits, dark chocolate and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2018
at 18:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle, 0.33 l - batch 609 - BB 28.02.21, at Kaisla, 20180504) The beer poured oily and black. Its head was small and lightly brown. Aroma had dark chocolate, burnt malts, cocoa powder and lightly coffee. Palate was full bodied and oily with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, ash, sweetness, dark fruits and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt and bitter. A nice strong stout with light dark fruit notes. The burnt flavours were bit too intense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2018
at 19:09