Mikkeller X-mas Porter Til Via Fra (To Via From) (2009)

Mikkeller
Formerly brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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This review is exported from olutopas.info with no comment. Original rating date 23.4.2010

Draft to taster. Keg says "To Via From", so I’m rating it under this vintage. Looks good; a fairly opaque with razor-thin mocha lacing. Smells And tastes good; dark malt and chocolate with some roast, good balance, and a nice mouthfeel. Good beer!

Draught @ St. Urho’s Pub. Rated on 20.02.2010
Aroma has roasted malt, some spices and fruity notes. Flavour has roasted malt, dark chocolate, some coffee notes and spices. Quite similar than other beers in this series.

750ml bottle in a tulip. Pours black with a thick, lacy, tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, a little coffee and chocolate, but a weird hoppiness that doesn’t blend with the rest of the beer. Flavor about the same. Smooth texture. The porter element of this is great, but the hops bring weird flavors that shouldn’t be there.

UPDATED: JUN 7, 2012 29th December 2009
ChrisO ’Night Of The Gaylords’ tasting. Opaque black beer. Thick chocolate foamy head. Softish palate. Light hops - grassy. Some minerals. Soft hoppy tasty porter!

750mL c&c 2009 Ed thanks to Travlr. Ink pour. Small reddish mocha head. No retention. Weak ring of bubbles. Sweet fruit juice and soy sauce nose. Taste is very dirty, soil, headache inducing ashtray and cigarette. Whatever the malt bill is for these higher abv dark beers brewed at de Proef like Black Hole, Hei, these. They taste the same and need a recipe revamp.

Bottle. Black color, thick brown head with good retention. Aroma of milk chocolate. Taste is dilute Starbucks and dark cocoa.

Riktigt god, en flaska för lagring till nästa jul vore fint. Kraftig, mycket smak med fin harmoni och avslut.

750mL bottle. Poured very deep brown with a rich, darker tan head.. looked great in the glass! The aroma picked up sweeter chocolates, molasses, and a hit of cane sugar spiced up with some nutmeg and cinnamon.. some malty sourness was evident.. a touch of dark fruit deep down. The flavor found burnt molasses and dark chocolate at the core.. coffee-ish sourness laced throughout, along with nutmeg and star anise.. finished with dry roast and spices over well-roasted coffee and dark chocolate.. a tad muddled, but it was still quite tasty. Medium-bodied, but with a little thinner feel than expected on the palate.. low carbonation.. very dry.. solid brew!

Pitch black, medium noce brown head. The aroma is quite unusual, very spicy, star anice maybe ? , chocolate, sweet malts, cinammon . Flavor is sweet malty , lots of spices, slight roasted notes. Quite unusual but enjoyable. Medium bodied.