Koff Porter

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

Draught: Poured a deep oily black with light head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, and light hops. Taste is sweet roasted malts and coffee.

Bottle. Pale brown huge frothy head. All black body, seems thick, like syrup. Heavy malty aroma. Not sweet, medium dry. Medium sweet flavour, roasted malt, some coffee and licorice. Full bodied. Dry and slightly bitter finish. (At home, 19.02.09)

On tap at Uber. Pours black with a decent beige head. Aroma is smoky malt. Flavors of smoked meat, chocolate, roasted malt. Thick mouthfeel, roasty finish.

Bottle. Thanks a lot for getting me this, Anker! Very dark brown almost black with a longlasting reddish brown head. Lots of roasted malt in nose with notes of dark fruit and peat. Very roasty flavour with some coffee notes and liqourice. Creamy body.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with amber hue. Head is creamy tan. Smells of roasted coffee, toffee, and sweet cream. Tastes about the same. Lots of roasted coffee, molasses, smokey, anise, burnt chocolate. Very nice beer.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a fair head. Leaves lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, and expresso. Flavor is rich and creamy. Lots of malts and chocolate tastes. Very well balanced beer.

Bottle poured at Belmont Station. Dark brown body with a smooth khaki head. Sweeter nose of dark chocolate, faint coffee, cake, and licorice. Really well built all around, balanced but focused on the malts throughout. Finishes a bit earthy, almost like burnt chocolate.

Tap at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki. Pours black with a dense brown medium sized head. Aroma is sweet liquorice, roasted coffee, roasted malt and hints of honey. Flavor is liquorice and roasted coffee, with a soft bitter liquorice finish. A very nice porter.