SirSlarty (68), Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 16, 2008
Amazing! Smells great (dark chocolate, hoppy, malty), looks great (deeeeeep black-brown and the head retains that color) and tastes great! I have learned a special Finnish phrase and this beer makes me say it: Henkilökunta! Lisää viinaa! (Staff! we need more liquor!)
 Trev (448), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Jul 4, 2008 pours dark black with medium tan head.
Aroma is very appetizing coffee & molasses, some chocolate, rye bread, light vanilla.
Flavour is quite bitter after that sweet aroma. Burnt malt, bitter choc., molasses and vanilla. well blended alc.
A little thin tasting for me though.
pahakala (3), , Finland
does not count  Jun 28, 2008 This not really a porter, more like stout.
The flavour says "burnt rye bread" to me.
Not really my favourite
zebracakes (958), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Bottle purchased at Gordon’s n New London, CT.
Pours tar, thin tan head. Aroma is molasses, malt, coffee, anise, vanilla, caramel, pine. Flavor is the same and smoky chocolatey with roastiness. This is a damn good porter even if I do say so myself
esox (72), Oulu, Finland
Jun 22, 2008 Bottle. Pours black with creamy and long-lasting brown head. Nice lace formation. Aromas are deep, rye bread-like roasted malts and sour cocoa beans Also a hint of dried fruits. Flavor starts sour and finishes chalky dry with a medium bitteration and wonderful chocolate aroma. Hops are somehow earthy and robust but it fits well with this beer. Alcohol is very well hidden. Slick and thin texture, medium body. One of the best finish beers. Distinctive character of this beer is always as enjoyable.
trevitron (10), Washington DC, USA
Jun 11, 2008 Bottle. Appearance is cola black with a small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, but flavor is somewhere between soy sauce and ketchup with elements of coffee. That combination is not necessarily unappealing, though. Dry and thin, with a chalky and earthy aftertaste. Doesn’t do it for me right now, but it leaves me intrigued.
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