Haandbryggeriet Akevitt Porter

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle. Thick dark liquid. Minimal head. Aroma of licorice, alcohol and a witchy earthy spice. Flavour is kind of exotic with a silky dark spiced malt alcohol quality. Seems to be missing a bit in the next layer of my favourite porters which is only the difference between very good and great.

Pours a fizzy black with a thick head that quickly dissolves. Aromas of chocolates and roasted nuts and coffee. Starts almost dark fruits and chocolate, a hint of brandy I’m thinking as well. A nice overall alcohol burn throughout the drink. Finishes with a very glorious coffee, by far and away my favorite coffee flavor I’ve gotten while drinking a porter or a stout. Kinda fizzy and watery in a way though, I don’t normally put this as palate is something that tough for me to rate but in this case it is a bit fizzy for a stout/porter.

500 ml bottle @ Tilt,Oslo Fantastic smell of hop and malt.Dark color.Semi sweet. A joy to drink

[4369-20120411] 1pt0.9floz bottle. Super dry-roasted nutty wood shavings and raisin malt. Black body with a long-lasting creamy brown head. Roasted woody barrel malt flavour has a sweet thread throughout. Full body. Delicious, very drinkable. (8/4+/9/4/17) 4.2
(w/ jerc)

Jet black pour with light brown head which stuck around. On the nose I get almost a fruity oak. Taste is same with a great distinct oak flavor with a raisin type note. Not the greatest oak aged beer IV had but still decent.

2012-04-11. Black body with a large foamy brown head. Pleasant aroma, rich dark malt, light fruit accents, lightly tangy mild barrel character. Fruity character gains a bit more alcohol, and lightly herbal touch - perhaps that is the aquavit? Flavour is similar, rich dark malt base, mild barrel accents have a lightly tangy fruity character to it. Mild bitterness, particularly in the finish. 7+ Smooth medium to full bodied palate suits it. It is relatively simple up front, with the subtlety of the barrel growing as it warms up a bit, particularly in the finish and aftertaste. Quite enjoyable. Bottle aged approximately six months, from Premier Gourmet, Buffalo

Bottle @ Håndverkerstuene. Dark brown. Chocolate, roasted malts, caramel, akevitt. Smoke, molasses, alcohol.

500ml bottle. Pours a very tar like deep black colour with a thin wedge of tan foam. Looks strong in the glass. Roasted malt is predominant in the aroma. Super sweet with lots of chocolate flavours coming through. Smooth creamy velvet texture wih lingering chocolate aftertaste. A good beer to sip.

Deep brown pour. Reddish brown head. Cocoa, ash, espresso and roast. Nice ashy flavor, asphalt, chocolate, coffee. Nice stuff!!

9/2/11 from nbutler. orange tinted dark porter color with a small tan head. the nose is tart!... vinous tartness, wet wood, toasted nuttiness, roasted grain, chocolate, caramel, spiciness and peanuts all show up as well. very interesting flavor... balsamic vinegar, grass, minerals, barrel, savory business, herbs and a ton of weird haandbryggeriet hard to describe things. the aftertaste is chocolate and tart red wine. it doesn’t feel at all like 10% and the acidity helps keep it drinkable... and perplexing. methinks this has gained an infection of some sort.... but hasn’t gotten worse for it. 8/4/7/4/15

Pours deep black with a sweet nose that drives e deep porter grains. The aquavit notes show nicely in the finish.