7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Robust porter by this craft brewery in Dundee (Scotland), from tap at Himmeriget, the legendary pub in Copenhagen. Thickly moussy, membrane-lacing, yellowish beige head, black robe with thin burgundy edges. Aroma of cold black coffee, bitter black chocolate, wet leather, toasted walnuts, burnt brown bread, dried fig, blood, hard caramel. Subdued sweetish note in the onset, raisins and dried blackberries, fizzy carbonation, slick and oily, relatively full body; caramelly, burnt-walnutty, very toasty maltiness with a roasted, coffee-like bitter tail. Accents of bayleaf, leather, black peppercorn and very vague liquorish are added in the end, while a leafy hoppiness further accentuates a long, drying, satisfying, closing bitterness. Very solid, old school dry stout rather than robust porter – but who cares, I love this kind of beers so have a decent score.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2022
at 09:57