Kurg (Cellar Series)
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series|
Score
7.66
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A bold and brooding imperial stout aged in alder wood smoked whisky barrels.
Taste: Very full-bodied and powerful. The initial alder smoke flavor is balanced by sweet chocolate, nuts, and dark toffee. The finish reveals a pleasant warmth of alcohol, leaving a gently spicy glow in the mouth.
Appearance: A dark brown beer with a small but well-retaining brown head.
Nose: Delicately smoky, sweetly chocolatey, with a hint of tobacco. In the background, a slightly tart coffee note can also be detected.
Malts: Pilsner, Red active, Rye malt, Caramel 150, Caramel 300, Chocolate wheat, Carafa special T-3
Hops: Azacca
Taste: Very full-bodied and powerful. The initial alder smoke flavor is balanced by sweet chocolate, nuts, and dark toffee. The finish reveals a pleasant warmth of alcohol, leaving a gently spicy glow in the mouth.
Appearance: A dark brown beer with a small but well-retaining brown head.
Nose: Delicately smoky, sweetly chocolatey, with a hint of tobacco. In the background, a slightly tart coffee note can also be detected.
Malts: Pilsner, Red active, Rye malt, Caramel 150, Caramel 300, Chocolate wheat, Carafa special T-3
Hops: Azacca
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle picked up from Beyond Beer webshop Hamburg and consumed at Zoku Aparthotel. Had this Saturday 23rd May 2026 after a great day in Wien. Pours dark brown/almost black with a thin rim of beige. Light smokiness but theres a little bit of nuttiness and chocolate but definitely a nice smokey edge. Boozy but not too boozy, warming and surprisingly easy drinking despite the abv. This is a v.good imperial stout from Pohjala. Score: 8.0
Tried
from Bottle
from Beyond Beer
on 23 May 2026
at 20:52
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 31 Mar 2026
at 22:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 06/03/2026.
Pitch black with a dirty tan head that veers to the edge.
Nose is smoked malts, bourbon, light medicinal tones, earthy dried fruits, charr.
Taste comprises dark malts, molasses, subtle smoke, bourbon stained oak, toasted brown sugars, fruit cake mix.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Pitch black with a dirty tan head that veers to the edge.
Nose is smoked malts, bourbon, light medicinal tones, earthy dried fruits, charr.
Taste comprises dark malts, molasses, subtle smoke, bourbon stained oak, toasted brown sugars, fruit cake mix.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:57
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
21st February 2026
Near opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly dark tan head that doesn't last too long. Smooth palate, a mild viscosity and a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Rich dark malts, rich chocolate with a great woody smoke accompaniment. The rye whiskey sits very well here, spicy rice ripe dark fruity booze that is unsurprisingly spicy with it. Smooth finish. Not had a smoke job in ages, what a way to break that dry spell. This is wonderfully rich and, errr, a bit grown up like.
Near opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly dark tan head that doesn't last too long. Smooth palate, a mild viscosity and a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Rich dark malts, rich chocolate with a great woody smoke accompaniment. The rye whiskey sits very well here, spicy rice ripe dark fruity booze that is unsurprisingly spicy with it. Smooth finish. Not had a smoke job in ages, what a way to break that dry spell. This is wonderfully rich and, errr, a bit grown up like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 23:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een diep donkerbruin bier met een bruinig schuim. Het heeft een rokerige geur. De smaak is vol gebrande mout, chocolade, koffie, noten en een rokerige afdronk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 22:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours black with short fizzy tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate syrup, vanilla, smoke and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same with a hint of whiskey and a bit more smoke and rich chocolate. Smoke is nicely balanced without overloading. Dry. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Struise Beershop
on 13 Oct 2025
at 23:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Smell of peat, oak, some vanilla and roasted malt. Black colour, dark brown head. Aroma of oak, vanilla, rye bread, peat, whisky, some spices. Lively soft carbon. Slick and thick texture. Bitter, very sweet. Intense.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Bergen, Bergen Storsenter
on 01 Aug 2025
at 20:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 9
slightly hazy dark brown, settles very dark brown, smooth brown head.
first aroma imression is surprisingly mostly modeling wax or perhaps mushrooms, but mostly medeling wax. maybe glue.. notes reminds me of the most over-barrelled beers i've had only the over-barreled notes here are taken to the extreme here and dominate everything.roasted malts and high abv. is hinted at below all the wax.
flavor is roasted malts, wood, charred wood, licorice. a lot of woody notes - complex. also a lot of smoked woody notes.. tastes quite nice if you're into smoked woody peaty imp stouts.
It really grow on you. give it time in the glass and you will be rewarded. I increased my initial rating. Aroma is still off.
first aroma imression is surprisingly mostly modeling wax or perhaps mushrooms, but mostly medeling wax. maybe glue.. notes reminds me of the most over-barrelled beers i've had only the over-barreled notes here are taken to the extreme here and dominate everything.roasted malts and high abv. is hinted at below all the wax.
flavor is roasted malts, wood, charred wood, licorice. a lot of woody notes - complex. also a lot of smoked woody notes.. tastes quite nice if you're into smoked woody peaty imp stouts.
It really grow on you. give it time in the glass and you will be rewarded. I increased my initial rating. Aroma is still off.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 20 Jul 2025
at 12:59
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 10
Bottle shared, black beer, small head. Aroma is smoke, wood, sweet, malt, hint of chocolate. Taste is the same, smoke, wood, malt, chocolate, sticky sweet molasses aftertaste. Very nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2025
at 21:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
TCBW2025. Deep brownish black colour with a small foamy off-white head. Aroma is chocolaty. some smoky tones with some rye bread and mild caramel with some alcohol as well as some syrupy and mild wooden tones. Flavour is quite similar to the elements of the aroma. Surprisingly smooth considering the ABV.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2025
at 17:44