Koff Porter

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

ྣ.18.06) 11.2 oz brown bottle purchased from DiCarlo’s, Mundelein, IL. 7.2% ABV. Bottle labeled as best before 6/23/03. Pours opaque brown black with giant long lasting head. No discernable carbonation. Soy sauce and prunes in the nose. Full bodied with light malt sweetness and prune/roasted malt flavors. Vinous quality, reminiscent of port wine. Finishes with roasted coffee and burnt malt aftertaste. Smooth in the mouth. Though the port wine characteristic is somewhat overpowering, this is a very good drinkable porter.

330ml bottle poured a nearly opaque reddiish black wiyh a long lasting brown head. Aromas of dark chocolate, some vinous notes, a bit of coffee and a hint of smoke. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of roasted malt, bitter chocolate, and a hint of smoke with a smooth, lingering bittersweet finish.

Dark black color with a medium creamy brown head that mostly diminishes. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Sweet chocolate flavor with a hint of bitterness.

Bottle. 0,33l. Completely black with a delicate creamy brown head. Filigrees on the glass. Smell of chocolate. Roastedness dominates in the aroma - gradually tranformed into a cascade of other tastes. Chocolate again - and then some fruits. A lasting sweet fin(n)ish. Very good. KI=8

This one suffered being in comparison to the Olfabrikken, which we sampled directly before. A big sweet treacle aroma. Doesn’t seem to have the depth of flavour that the abv should command - it’s fairly bland and a bit watery. Good beer, but I expected more from this.

Koff Porter smalls of raisins ands smoke, which are also present in the full flavour. Prunes, toasted grain,, very complex, almost salty. A dry, slightly sour finish. Pitch black with a nice head the color of milk chocolate. 7,2% alcohol adds warmth. A great beer.

Pours black as night with a tan head. Aroma is very roasty. Flavor is of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. There is quite a bit of hop bitterness present. Mouthfeel is nice and full. Finish is smooth. A good Porter

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color porter with a medium dark creamy had with very good retention. Aroma of chocolate is omnipresent with a nice touch of bitterness. Body is full and has a nice creamy texture that is very enjoyable. Taste is also dominated by the chocolate malt with nice light bitter ending. Very nice example for the style and probably even better then Okocim.