Ægir Natt Imperial Porter

Brewed by Ægir Bryggeri
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Flåm, Norway

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle, kindly traded with Palme. Dark as the night (who would have guessed?), oily pour with a small, beige head. The aroma is absolutely fantastic, deep and complex. Dark chocolate, roasted malt, brown sugar, dark fruit (figs and blackcurrant), port wine, cork, licorice and dark bread. The taste is just a tad worse than that, thick, oily, full bodied, with a velvety carbonation. Rather sweet, balanced by a light bitter, warming, alcoholic finish. Very malty, chocolatey and fruity flavour, makes the impression of a wood aged brew. Aftertaste of dark bread, licorice, cork, subtle roasty notes and faint earthy hints. Deep, complex, harmonic. Brilliant!

Dark head, disappears quickly but leaves beautiful lacing to the glass. Scent and flavor is highly similar! Scent has just a little bit of chocolate in it. But taste has slightly more chocolate. Strong taste but it isn’t that powerful because of thickness. Pleasant beer.

Bottle at home. Vintage 2010. Has a very dark and hazy deep burgundy colour with a small light beige coffee-like head. Sweet and roasty aroma with dark chocolate, roasted almonds, oak and dades. The flavour is wonderfully complex and rich with leather, oak, coffee, dried fruit, brown sugar, coca cola and some dark chocolate. Has a oily and rich mouthfeel, and a light bitterness. A fantastic beer with a great balance and wonderful richness.

Bottle ordered from Vinmonopolet, Norway. Pours quite black with nearly an inch high dark beige head. The head does not last very long but leaves some lacing. Aroma is good with the expected roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate. Mouthfeel is pretty good. Flavour is dark chocolate, licorice, some hops is noticeable, and some alcohol but well hidden. This is a very nice porter, of the imperial kind.

0.5 l bottle. Dark brown with a thin offwhite head. Roasted fruity aroma. Sweet caramel, coffee liqurice. Warm alcohol. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

500ml shared by someone at DLD ’12. Pours near black with a small beige head that leaves some lace. The aroma is dark malts, dark fruits, dark chocolate, black licorice and some alcohol. The flavor is fudge, dark caramel, dark fruit, some black licorice, and light herbal hops.

pitch black with creamy brown head. roasted coffee and chocolate with somecaramell maybe? good porter

Bottle. Medium high lasting brown creamy head. Without my lamp behind it I would have said black. Now I say very dark red brown body. Lovely mild and smooth coffee choccolate wood aroma with just a hint of the alcohol. Flavor likewise smooth and pleasant of choccolate liquorice and a good deal of hops bitterness that is however not too dominant. Low carbonation, long finish. Alcohol level seems just right. Very well balanced.

Draught 4oz sample from Churchkey in DC. Slightly reddish brown but nearly black pour. Darker beige head and fair lacing. Nose shows toast, roasty malt, chocolate, brown sugar and just a bit of dark fruit. Tastes similar. Lighter body.

Bottle at Theis & Mette. Pitch black coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of honey, dark chocolate, hops, grass and alcohol. Sweet and roasted flavour of dark chocolate and caramel with notes of honey, hops and roasted bread. Sweet and roasted finish.