Koff Porter

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

Bottle. The beer is completely black with a dark-brown foam. Aroma of sugar, liqurice and melas. This tastes sweet bith the hops impart a strong bitter finish.

"Thanks to eagle for this one. 2000. What a beer poured almost black with tan head. Aroma was of roasted, dark fruits. Flavor was of chocolate dark fruits, coffee. SOme hops in the aftertaste. Solid beer."

Bottle at RBESG 2006. Black coloured with a huge beige head. Roasted aroma of caramel, dried fruits and liquorice. Roasted flavour of liquorice, dried fruits and caramel.

12 oz bottle from Liquid Solutions. Large dense tan head. Chocolate, mocha, vanilla, caramel aroma. Tastes like it smells with a dry espresso finish. Full bodies, thick and chewy mouthfeel. Bittersweet cocoa aftertaste. Some sourness in the hoppy roasted malt finish. Quite tastey.

Actually had this as a Sinebrychoff Porter IV, bottled in 1997. Poured to a jet black, with medium tan head and very good lacing. Initial aroma of malty toffee, with hints of chocolate. As beer warmed, alcohol also made its presence known in the aroma. This beer is fdefinitely better as it warms at mid-glass. Finish at first is metallic, but later on is smooth and rich. I hope I can find another of this kind and age.

Palonen bought me this bottle. Pours a dark brown. Aroma of roasted malt, slight alcohol. This is the perfect specimen of the porter style.

Bottle. Pours a nice thick dark brown almost black with a two finger tan head. Aroma of expresso and malt. Taste of coffee and caramel with a hint of smoke. A nice porter.

Nice pour - extremely dark and opaque with a fluffy orangey-brown head that looks just like a chocolate mousse. Initial aroma is of roasted coffee beans, but any burnt aspects dissipate. There’s some sweetness in the nose, maybe toffee, and a mild floweriness from hops. The beer is smooth, thick, and slightly oily on the palate. No roasted flavors like you might expect from an American version, but that’s no fault. Chocolate takes its turn on the tongue and the beer features a very pleasant drying bitterness. The high alcohol is almost completely masked. This is a very fine beer. No gimmicks, just quality.