Faraway Friends (Cellar Series)
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Collab with: LervigStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
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Score
7.77
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A Colossal rye whisky barrel aged imperial stout brewed with vanilla pods and coconut sugar. Made in collaboration with our friends from Lervig.
Taste: Full-bodied and intense. A fusion of malty sweetness, roasted coffee, and coconut, complemented by the warm glow of rye whiskey. The finish is dominated by spicy vanilla, balanced by caramelly sweetness. This decadent dessert beer is a perfect choice both alongside and as a replacement for dessert.
Appearance: Jet-black beer with a small but well-retaining beige head.
Nose: Bold and rich, filling the room as soon as the bottle is opened. Notes of dark toffee, cocoa, vanilla, and roasted coconut are prominent.
Malts: Pilsner, Red active, Rye malt, Caramel 150, Caramel 300, Chocolate wheat, Carafa special T-3
Hops: Azacca
Taste: Full-bodied and intense. A fusion of malty sweetness, roasted coffee, and coconut, complemented by the warm glow of rye whiskey. The finish is dominated by spicy vanilla, balanced by caramelly sweetness. This decadent dessert beer is a perfect choice both alongside and as a replacement for dessert.
Appearance: Jet-black beer with a small but well-retaining beige head.
Nose: Bold and rich, filling the room as soon as the bottle is opened. Notes of dark toffee, cocoa, vanilla, and roasted coconut are prominent.
Malts: Pilsner, Red active, Rye malt, Caramel 150, Caramel 300, Chocolate wheat, Carafa special T-3
Hops: Azacca
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle. Pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark and dried fruits, caramel, toffee, chocolate, coconut, vanilla. Taste is very rich, sweet, caramel, toffee, dried and dark fruits, coconut and vanilla additions prominent but well judged, chocolate, some bitter roast, very warming whisky finish. Medium-full bodied, very smooth, almost liqueur like. Beautiful.
Tried
from Bottle
from Left Field Beer
on 08 Nov 2025
at 20:18
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2025
at 23:07
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2025
at 23:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a slight fizzy head. Aromas of vanilla, dark creamy chocolate, dark sugars, a bit of coconut, an and slick roasted malts. Rich sweet flavors follow same with more coconut and additional soft whisky notes. Warm finish. An excellent pastry stout; lots of flavors and not too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Struise Beershop
on 16 Oct 2025
at 22:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Worthy Burger draught, 10/3/25.
Dark, probably clear. Small, tan head, moderate retention.
Big whiskey character in the nose is spicy and robust with a smidge of alcohol but nothing hot. Wood, tannin, oak, spirit; it's all here and there's plentiful chocolate, light prune, vanilla and raisin to round it out.
Soft, chewy, chocolatey with big rye whiskey flavors and a drying sensation from the strength on the finish. Not syrupy, with proper attenuation leaving it malty but not sugary. Strong, but not boozey or hot. Lots of whiskey and fresh oak flavor. Lovely sipper but also shockingly drinkable.... Do not get much vanilla at all; certainly nothing cloying.
Dark, probably clear. Small, tan head, moderate retention.
Big whiskey character in the nose is spicy and robust with a smidge of alcohol but nothing hot. Wood, tannin, oak, spirit; it's all here and there's plentiful chocolate, light prune, vanilla and raisin to round it out.
Soft, chewy, chocolatey with big rye whiskey flavors and a drying sensation from the strength on the finish. Not syrupy, with proper attenuation leaving it malty but not sugary. Strong, but not boozey or hot. Lots of whiskey and fresh oak flavor. Lovely sipper but also shockingly drinkable.... Do not get much vanilla at all; certainly nothing cloying.
Tried
from Draft
at
Worthy Burger
on 07 Oct 2025
at 12:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled 330ml. -at Goblet Zagreb, shared with Hrabren & Marko. Black coloured, small brownish head, wood, rye and alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, rye, noticable wood and subdued alcohol with touch of vanilla in the finish. Bit too sweet but quite nice overall
Tried
from Bottle
from
Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička)
on 28 Sep 2025
at 19:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle, wax top. Shared with Ogi and Marko at the Goblet Beer Store closing party. Dark brown to black, oily. Aroma is roasty, licorice, dark chocolate, burnt and alcohol. Hints of dried fruit, prunes, molasses. Just a note of black coffee. Flavour is nutty, toffee, Nutella, prunes, blueberries. Sweet, hints of oak, vanilla and black pepper. Oversweet, smooth, full, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička)
on 26 Sep 2025
at 21:05
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Smell of rye bread, whisky, tar. Black colour, tiny brown head. Aroma of rye bread, coffee, chocolate cake, some molasses and roasted malt. Also vanilla, oak and whisky. Very sweet. Foamy soft carbon. Slick and thick texture.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Alko (Turku Kupittaa)
on 26 Sep 2025
at 18:21
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Toffee and light bourbon aroma. Toffee and rye bourbon flavor with light coconut and light chocolate. Fuller bodied. Toffee and bourbon linger with spice, light coconut, and light chocolate.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2025
at 16:50