Koff Porter

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

poured thick and heavy with pillowed bubbles covering the surface of the tan head. milk chocolate aroma. starch is listed as an ingredient. what does that mean? full, rich flavor begins with the sweet roasted malt and fades as the bitterness gains attention. smooth and creamy throughout.

330ml bottle. Pitch black with a chocolate malt head. Aroma - Malt, prune and other dark fruit. Taste was of dark sweet fruit, coffee, cocoa and a hint of borwn sugar. Very nice.

Very nice roasted taste maybe even little smoky.Finnish has little bit of bitterness. Head is quite rich.

Bottled as Sinebrychoff. Pours black with a thin tan head which leaves some thin lacing. Aroma is earthy with notes of roasted malt. There is some cocoa and chocolate which hints at things to come. There is almost no carbonation. The nose is sweet and gives way to symphony of earthy flavors. The flavor is extremely complex. I picked up cocoa, coffee, molasses, and some wood. The finish is slightly bitter. The mouth feel is of a medium body beer. I found no trace of the 7.2 abv. It was thinner than I anticipated. It was extremely smooth. An extraordinary porter.

deep brown so as to appear black. roasted chocolate aroma that is fine. smoky and chocolate flavor with a creamy brown head and consistancy. the palate is excellent as is the appearance. the flavor is verygood and the smokiness eases quite a bit and in short order. wonderful hop finish that announces itself in an understated and inticing way. magnificent!

Pours oily black with muted head. Super roasted aromas emerge as well as dark fruit scents like raisin, plum and figs, touched with a burnt sugar, coffee and mocha element.A well bodied roasted brew with a warming quality. Balanced and robust, this porter is very tasty which fits the style quite well and presents a drinkable, quality beer.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 21 Sep 2007) Pitch black colour with brief, brown head. Roasted nose with chocolate, coffee, liquorice and modest notes of tar. Roasted, malty taste with notes of chocolate, liquorice, hints of tar and soy sauce. Powerful finish with coffee bitterness and sweetish chocolate notes. Medium to full body, with slightly oily texture. Seriously nice porter.

This dark brown ale poured with a decent long-lasting tan head and a strong malt aroma. The flavor is rather bitter for a porter, but that is offset by the sweetness in the ensuing coffee and caramel malt tastes. Very complex and delicious.