Haandbryggeriet Porter

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Porter
Drammen, Norway

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Bottle 50cl @ home. [ Batch #58 ]. Alc. 6.0%. Clear medium to dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (230708)

An unclear brown beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is sweet with main notes of chocolate, but also hints of wood. The flavor is sweet malty with lots of chocolate, but also some wood, and a slight acidity, leading to a dry finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/14/2005 Total Score: 3.3
A hazy brown beer though with a reddish hue, and with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by caramel. The flavor is sweet with chocolate being most dominant, but also some notes of caramel.

(Bottle 50 cl) Apparently a new and different recipe. Opaque, very dark brown with a deliciously, creamy, cappuchinoish head. Roasted and lightly burned, malty character. Good, full body with plenty of roasted malt and some sweetness. Vague burned accents that don’t leave the usual ashy bitterness. Quite neato. Thanks to Bierkönig for sharing. 160206
Earlier Rating: 8/24/2005 Total Score: 3.3
(Bottle 50 cl) Very dark brown, but not opaque as such. Small, creamy, beige head. Aroma of burned caramel. Flavour of roasted malt, but smooth and mellow - not sharp and burned. Very limited bitterness. Pleasant. 120804

50 cL bottle. Pours black with a lacing chocolate brown head. Roasted malt, chocolate ad light hops aroma. Roasted malt with a light acidic touch. Flavour is roasted with notes of liqourice and coffee. Roasted finish with a light bitterness from both malt and hops.

Bottled. Very dark brown/black colour, mediumsized brrown head. Aroma is roasted malts and weak coffee. Flavour is roasted malts with some hoppy hints. Also some yeast. Strong hops also in both aroma and flavour.

Bottled at RBESG. Near black. Sweet and roasty. Salty and tarry with notes of licorice and coffee. Surprisingly light bodied with clean mouthfeel and striking bitterness.

UPDATED: APR 5, 2006 Bottled at RBESG 2005. Dark brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of caramel and cookies with roasted notes. Roasted flavour with notes of smoke and caramel. Thin body. 5-3-5-3-10. Bottle. Batch #22. Dark brown coloured with a beige head. Raosted aroma of coffee. Roasted flavour of coffee. 6-4-7-3-13.

Bottle, 6.0%. Batch#23. Fresh-ground coffee and chocolate aroma. Black colour, seemingly hazy. Small light brown head. The flavour is quite roasted with some malt bitterness and creamy notes. It finishes a little yeasty. Medium mouthfeel. Nicely flavourful and quite drinkable.

Name: Norse Porter
Date: 02/04/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

Appearance: black, big tan head, drippy bits of lace,
Aroma: roasted and dark chocolate aroma with just a touch of sweetness,
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, only a touch of sweetness, lots of roasted bitterness for balance, long bitter unsweetened dark chocolate finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with notes of roasted malt, caramel and coffee notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel, coffee and bitter chocolate notes. Ends bitter.