Truffle Stout
Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.18
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A captivating imperial stout brewed with a generous helping of truffles.
Taste: The initial taste is on the drier side with a hint of cocoa. The mid-palate introduces a milky chocolate sweetness, while the finish reveals the characteristic nutty and umami flavors of truffle.
Appearance: Dark brown beer with a small but long-lasting brown head.
Nose: Full-bodied and chocolaty, with roasted coffee and cocoa notes. The specific aroma of truffle is initially subtle but ultimately ties all the other scents into a pleasant bouquet.
Malts: Pilsner, Munich light, Golden naked oats, Caramel 150, Fermented rye malt, Carafa special T-3
Hops: Vic secret
Taste: The initial taste is on the drier side with a hint of cocoa. The mid-palate introduces a milky chocolate sweetness, while the finish reveals the characteristic nutty and umami flavors of truffle.
Appearance: Dark brown beer with a small but long-lasting brown head.
Nose: Full-bodied and chocolaty, with roasted coffee and cocoa notes. The specific aroma of truffle is initially subtle but ultimately ties all the other scents into a pleasant bouquet.
Malts: Pilsner, Munich light, Golden naked oats, Caramel 150, Fermented rye malt, Carafa special T-3
Hops: Vic secret
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml @ Home. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and funk. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and funky finish. Body is full texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat
Tried
on 09 May 2026
at 23:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour but shows more of a black color when held up to the light, a quarter finger of tan foamy head which dissipated inward then didn't bother to leave any lace
Aroma: leads with the dark fruits, good dose of sweet smoke, good level of milk chocolate & dark chocolate, some earthiness and a little bit of black licorice
Flavor: sweet through the blend of the dark fruits & chocolates, the earthiness and black licorice give a little bit of spiciness; mild finish of the dark fruits and subtle spicy earthiness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper, some smoothness but also some roasty grind and a little bit of sweet stickiness
Overall: I never got the truffles in this beer or in the two bottles of this beer before this reviewed bottle. But somehow what was in this beer was nice enough to warrant another bottle just for the heck of it.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour but shows more of a black color when held up to the light, a quarter finger of tan foamy head which dissipated inward then didn't bother to leave any lace
Aroma: leads with the dark fruits, good dose of sweet smoke, good level of milk chocolate & dark chocolate, some earthiness and a little bit of black licorice
Flavor: sweet through the blend of the dark fruits & chocolates, the earthiness and black licorice give a little bit of spiciness; mild finish of the dark fruits and subtle spicy earthiness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper, some smoothness but also some roasty grind and a little bit of sweet stickiness
Overall: I never got the truffles in this beer or in the two bottles of this beer before this reviewed bottle. But somehow what was in this beer was nice enough to warrant another bottle just for the heck of it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2026
at 02:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tip Tap draught, 2/6/26, as pictured.
Slightly roast with fudge and dark chocolate. No truffle apparent at the outset. Earth and dark fruit emerging with warming. Some sweet date, perhaps.
Both sweet and bitter at first which is odd. Slight smoke, soy, fudge and maybe a hint of dry alcohol. Still not getting much, if any truffle. Maybe just a bit of salt, really. Lots of peppery bitterness lingering to balance the moderately fudgey malts. The juxtaposition of sweet and bitter should work better than it does, but it's just a bit too overwhelming and disjointed. I'm glad the truffles are tastefully-[under]done.
Slightly roast with fudge and dark chocolate. No truffle apparent at the outset. Earth and dark fruit emerging with warming. Some sweet date, perhaps.
Both sweet and bitter at first which is odd. Slight smoke, soy, fudge and maybe a hint of dry alcohol. Still not getting much, if any truffle. Maybe just a bit of salt, really. Lots of peppery bitterness lingering to balance the moderately fudgey malts. The juxtaposition of sweet and bitter should work better than it does, but it's just a bit too overwhelming and disjointed. I'm glad the truffles are tastefully-[under]done.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Tip Tap Room
on 06 Feb 2026
at 21:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at Billies, day 2. Opaque black color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, roast, lightly a sweet nite but a lot of malty bitterness as well. Okay. 8-7-7-6-7
Tried
on 22 Dec 2025
at 21:01
7/10
Bottle. A bit low on the carbonation. Full-bodied, smooth, lightly warming. Soy sauce, roasted malts, dark chocolate, hints of licorice and a light earthy touch. A bit demanding this one, and a bit low on carbonation, but sure nice. 747414. 251207
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2025
at 17:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
YG. Black color with a beige head. Aroma and flavor is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, licorice, alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2025
at 14:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade, svak alco.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@330ml, ABV@10%, Når@2025.11.18.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Truffle Stout
Stil: STOUT - PASTRY / FLAVOURED - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Põhjala
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade, svak alco.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@330ml, ABV@10%, Når@2025.11.18.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Truffle Stout
Stil: STOUT - PASTRY / FLAVOURED - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Põhjala
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Bryne
on 18 Nov 2025
at 15:31
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
8/XI/25 - on tap @ Billies Craft Beer Festival Day 2 - Session 2 (Antwerp), BB: n/a (2025-1229) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: oxidized, soy sauce, roasted, some chocolate, sourish impression, malty, a bit funky. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very sugary, sweet, alcohol, chocolate, caramel, sugary, ok but not great. Aftertaste: more roast, chocolate notes, malty, sugary, oxidized, Port, mocha, ok. Not getting any truffle.
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: oxidized, soy sauce, roasted, some chocolate, sourish impression, malty, a bit funky. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very sugary, sweet, alcohol, chocolate, caramel, sugary, ok but not great. Aftertaste: more roast, chocolate notes, malty, sugary, oxidized, Port, mocha, ok. Not getting any truffle.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2025
at 19:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared thanks to Alexander. Very dark brown with tan head. Roasted malts, very earthy, tobacco, chocolate, shitake, chestnuts. Solid sweet and bitter, but umami. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2025
at 19:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours black, with close to no foam. Aroma is fairly intense, with chocolate and cigar. Body is only partially dense, with average carbonation. Taste is nicely roasty, with a little chocolate sweetness. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2025
at 17:58