Gourmetbryggeriet Brewers Reserve Single Cask Porter Project

Formerly brewed at Gourmetbryggeriet (Harboe)
Style: Baltic Porter
Roskilde, Denmark

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Brewed August, 2007; Samples October 22, 2008. Big thanks to BDR. Black color with no head. Bourbon and vanilla aroma, though not an overwhelming bourbon. A little sea salt. Woody, oaky taste. The bourbon, vanilla and sweet malt blend very well together. A bit of a grape or wine vinous quality appears. Slightly salty. Walnuts and molasses. Wicked good.

Tastingsession LCRBM08.
Black colored brew. Bourbon, vinous aroma. Sweet, port-like, vinous flavor. Dark fruits, some dark chocolate bitterness. Very nice.

Bottle at EBF 2008. Black coloured with a small beige head. Sweet roasted and vinous aroma of coffee, chocolate and dried fruits. Sweet and roasted flavour of dried fruits and chocolate with notes of alcohol and oak. Roasted finish.

Trade with Fonefan. It’s pitch black with a small, light-brow, creamy head. The aroma has notes of oak, vanilla, raisin, roasted malt, licorice and whisky. The flavour has sweetness and a roasted bitterness, notes of oak, vanilla, bourbon, licorice, light cocoa and chocolate, and it hides the 11% very well. It’s smooth, pleasant and very harmonic – very nice indeed!

Bottle. Pours pitch black with a small beige head. Huge vinous aroma of prunes, brandy and chocolate. During the glass I had it evolves to dark berries. Flavour is dark fruits, chocolate, some smoke, dark berries, port and raisins. Good mouthfeel.

UPDATED: MAY 2, 2009 LCRBM08: 75 cL bottle. Pours pitch black with a fully gone head. Aroma is mild spiced and dense malty. Very wineous too. A nice and inviting aroma reallt. Spiced and winous flavoured with a solid fruity note lurking beneath - given how dry and roasted the original Winter Porter was, then it is clear how much fruity complexity the barrel has added. Sweet and fruity finish. Well done Mike!8-4-9-4-17=4.2

From bottle, Papsoes blindtasting #10. Pours pitch black with a light chocolate brown head. Roasted malt, chocolate and light tarish aroma - towards wooden too. Sweet, cherry citric and distinct roasted to winegrape flavoured. Citric and bitter flavoured, lasting fruity flavoured finish. Lovely.8-4-8-4-16=4.2

UPDATED: JUN 8, 2009 Black with a medium beige head. Aroma had burned malt, chocolate and coffee notes, vanilla, wood and sourish notes. Flavour was sourish with burned malt, wood, vanilla, coffee, liquorice and hints of bourbon. Finished sweet and sourish.

Aug 3, 2008
Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, bourbon and coffee notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, alcohol, bourbon and coffee notes. Mild smoke notes. Warming alcohol in the end.
7,4,8,4,16=3,9

From 750 ml bottle and shared by BDR, pours an opaque dark brown brew with a fast dissolving tan head that dissipates clean with maybe a film top. Aroma of bourbon and vanilla with some dark chocolate, dark pitted fruits and some roasted nuts. Taste is strong bourbon, full bodied, with flavors of molasses, vanilla, dark chocolate and a touch of toffee. Finish has a mild apple and vanilla aftertaste that slowly disappears with the bourbon character. Honored to have tried this rare porter.

Bottle@Home. Thanks Menno for sharing this! Was so impressed I didn’t make much notes :-) It’s a blow-you-away beer for sure. Very much bourbon and strong licorice. In my opinion maybe just a little bit too sweet or too less bitter.

There’s much, much to love here. Lovely smooth palate--I love it when you can produce something that is smooth yet well supported. Wood and whiskey in an excellent blend with the coffee/chocolate notes. Although the alcohol is apparently high, it really isn’t that apparent. Gosh, this is really good.