Koff Porter

Brewed by Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg)
Style: Baltic Porter
Kerava, Finland

Courtesy of Dragonstout. Pours a very dark brown with a dark thin head. Aroma is mostly burnt grain. Tastes of cocoa, burnt, nuts, little spice. Mouth feel is full bodied with a silk texture.

Pours a deep black with good sized chocolate head. Nice lacing. Very nice to look at. Big whiff of chocolate at first, some oily scents, dark and rich fruit, smoke. Flavor is smokey, fruity, herbal hops... like a rich dark chocolate bar. Mouthfeel is thick anbd wonderful. Peppery alcohol round out some of the other flavors without being overly assertive. Finishes like a piece of chocolate, leaving the mouth watering and craving more.

Thanks to gunhaver for this bottle. As it waterfalls out of the bottle you can tell this beer is very dark brown but in the glass it is pitch black. The head struggles to form upwards through this beer’s viscosity, but manages a nice inch of foam. It leaves a thin smattering of lacing before settling to an amorphous cap atop the liquid. The nose is bitter chocolate, with a sizable dose of roastiness. Some espresso comes through as well. Taste is far more roasty than the aroma, with some unsweetened chocolate and a charcoal/metallic finish. Pretty classic porter here. I don’t get a lot of dark fruit anywhere in this beer. Carbonation is pretty smooth but the finish is sticky. The metallic note also hampers the drinkability.

This pours a pitch black color with a thin tan head that leaves behind a little lacing. The aroma is of roasted malts, some smoke, sweet and dark chocolate, and a hint of coffee as well. The taste is a perfect blend of chocolate, roastiness, coffee, and raisins. Some bitter hops on the back end balance things out and keep it from being overly sweet. The body is very thick with a viscous mouthfeel that leads to sweet finish with roastiness left behind. I could drink this porter over and over. This is a great brew.

11.2 oz bottle thanks to drmatt. Pours a dark black with a light brown head. Smell is of coffee and some alcohol. Taste was coffee with some chocolate and roasty malts. Towards the end it tasted a little like cola. Mouthfeel was medium. This was a nice representation of the style.

11.2oz bottle from 2000, purchased at the Wine Market, D.C. A big thick pour, with just a trace of carbonation still around. Heavy peat and roast malt aroma, like this one’s been sitting in old wood for centuries. Nice big chocolate malts give it some life, with a slightly smoky background. A good one.

Bottle. This is good stuff I was glad I picked up having never heard of it before. Nice big cocoa colored head on this opaque dark brown brew. Appears stout like with little lacing. Potent malty aroma with hints of cherry and chocolate. Big roast flavor, bitter finish with burnt toast character. Medium bodied with a strong lingering presence. Creamy.

Pitch black with plums, brandy, tobacco, and dark cherries jumping out of the sensational nose. Port, tobacco, cherries on a thin mouth. Tasted a bit oxidized, so would like to retry when fresher.