Brown Boobies Falling

Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰

Collab with: Lervig
Porter - Imperial Regular Out of Production

Score

7.37

ABV: 7.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 71

English: It is said that that the first Europeans to experience the impact of a falling coconut were a group of Portuguese sailors. Under the command of Duarte Barbosa, captain of the Victoria on a voyage more than 500 years ago, a landing party was sent to investigate a small coral island in what is thought to be the present day Maldives. The crewmen however got utterly lost on the Island and decided to rest under an unknown palm tree. Sliding into an exhausted sleep they were quickly woken by what they first thought to be giant droppings from the infamous Brown Boobies, a giant seabird known to be a constant nuisance to sailors when out of a sudden they would fall from the sky in a Stuka-like attack fashion. Relieved they were, the poor sailors, when they realized they were under no booby attack, but simply the victims of falling coconuts. And ever since that day coconuts have been a very popular ingredient in foods as diverse as chocolate bars and Imperial Porters. Actually it’s on that very Maldive island the first Coconut Porter is said to have been brewed. And that dear friends is a true story.

Danish: Efter sigende var de første europæere, der oplevede styrken bag en faldende kokosnød, en gruppe portugisiske søfolk. Under ledelse af Duarte Barbosa, kaptajn på det gode skib Victoria på en rejse for mere end 500 år siden, blev et landgangshold sendt i bådene for nærmere at undersøge en lille koralø i det, der nu antages at være Maldiverne. Dog skete der det, at landgangsholdet i den grad for vild på den lille, frodige ø og besluttede sig for at overnatte under en ukendt art palmetræ.
Søfolkene gled ind i en udmattet søvn blot for hurtigt herefter at blive vækket af et bombardement af, hvad de antog var gigantiske, faldende fugleekskrementer fra den berygtede Brune Sule, en gigantisk havfugl, som var en kendt plage for søfolk, når den uden varsel dykkede fra himlen, i hvad der mest af alt lignede et Stuka-lignende styrtbombeangreb. Men lettede var de stakkels søfolk, da de opdagede, at de ikke var under angreb fra de Brune Suler, men simpelthen var ofre for kokosnødder, der faldt fra palmerne. Siden den tid har kokos været en populær ingrediens i fødevarer så forskellige som chokoladebarer og Imperial Portere. Faktisk var det efter sigende på præcis denne palmeø, at den første Kokos-Porter NOGENSINDE blev brygget. Og det kære venner, er en sand historie.

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tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 1 year ago

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

Bottle at home. Aroma is dark malt, some roast, coconut, coffee, chocolate, with some hoppy notes and liquorice in the finish. Flavour is medium sweet and moderate roasty bitter. Body is medium to full and creamy. Lovely coconut Porter, just the right amount of coconut for my taste and the roasty coffee malty backbone is solid. Very tasty!

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:35

7.6

Beer5000 (11295) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 4 years ago

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

Backlog May 2017. Dark brown body under a small beige head. Aroma is rather malt dominated with some caramel, chocolate and coconut. Taste is pleasant sweet malt, slightly roasted, caramel, fruit, coffee and balanced bitterness. Fine body and long lasting aftertaste.

Tried on 01 Feb 2022 at 18:17

_angst_ (8410) ticked Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 6 years ago

EB from 2016

Tried on 13 Jan 2020 at 10:45

Robin Svensson (13124) ticked Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 6 years ago

Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2019 at 17:07

Bitterbill (4330) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 7 years ago

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

Bottle bought at Liquor Shed.

Looks pretty black to me though I would fall short in saying pitch black. Head of foam is very short lasting. No lacing.

Roasted malt, slightly sweet and slightly bitter. Almost has a barrel aged aroma because of the alcohol, which actually isn't up there. Coconut...nah. I can't pull any out. No dating on the bottle so it must not be fresh? It's retired..

Flavours resemble the smell with maybe a smidgen of Coconut. Reaffirms what I said aboot the smell. That being said, I quite enjoy this Porter. Imperial at 7.50% abv or whatever.

Mouthfeel..excellent.

I could see myself buying more.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2018 at 00:18

Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 7 years ago

Backlog

Tried on 04 Sep 2018 at 10:07

7.9

Bamsen78 (8674) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours cloudy very dark brown with airy but stable robust tan head. Clear aroma of fruit and barrel, with notes of coffee and malt. Bitter, roasty flavour of coffee and hops, with notes of malt, fruit, barrel and yeast. Hints of biscuit. Bitter, roasty aftertaste with hints of barrel. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2018 at 19:23

7.2

Foffern (3540) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 8 years ago

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

Bottle at home. The color is dark brown to black with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, rye bread, coffee, leather, dark chocolate and some grass and alcohol. Roasted flavour with lots of dark chocolate, coffee, leather, pine and grass. Has slick and a little silky mouth feel, medium body and bitterness. Tasteful and balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2018 at 19:57

7.6

CambridgeUtd (3880) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 8 years ago

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

Bottle 50 cl. Black with a light brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee and some licorice and vanilla sense. Sweet taste with a good chocolate and some licorice end.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2018 at 21:29

7.2

Hrabren (9642) reviewed Brown Boobies Falling from Amager Bryghus 8 years ago

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

0.33 l bottle shared with Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran during a tasting session in the summer of 2017. Thanks! Purchased at Hoppiness Beer Shop, Koper, Slovenia. Dark brown to black, small tan head. Coffee, roasty, nutty, leather, dark malts, dark fruits, brown bread. Sweet, some coconut, dry and roasty finish. Medium body, sticky, moderate carbonation, medium finish. Although not very strong, this really feels like an imperial porter. Good job!

Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2017 at 09:14