Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Rating # 1100!! Thanx to Hopscotch for sharing this at Gumby is a Baller - Merritt Island Spring Gangsta Fling and Bling.Sweet lord this smells and looks wonderful!! The pour is a tar color with virtually no head. The nose was chocolaty, bourbon, smoke,vanilla and wood. Flavors are a popping. Chocolate,bourbon, wood,espresso, vanilla,and some dark fruit.A well balanced delight with a creamy mouthfeel. This was warming going down and finished warm.Thank you Eric!!

Thank you BrianK! Pours a rick dark lurking black body. Aroma is oak, bourbon and rich maple syrup the whole nose through. The flavors are explosive and everything ive ever wanted in a stout. Bourbon, chocolate, oak, and booziness. Bakers chocolate, vanilla, charleston chew, and more oaky bourbon chocolate goodness. This is the best stout ive ever had. Im never quick to rate a beer so highly my first time having it, but mother of god this is flawless.

Opened for my 25th birthday. I’m a fan. Smells incredible. I really like the was this turned out. Very smoothe, oaky, with hints of vanilla. Everything came together quite nicely. I love it.

Time to start on the European backlog. Courtesy of Reakt. Thanks! I don’t know why I didn’t take notes on my phone, I should have, but I just wanted to enjoy the beer without thinking too much. If someone wants to share another one with me so I can take decent notes, I won’t mind. So from very hazy memory.... Aroma of chocolate and caramel, seemed a little hot even with some years on it. Beautiful palate. Only the third best beer I had that night however.

Bottle, 2005, Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden. Inky black pour, opaque, with a lasting filmy head of dark brown foam. Aroma is multi-dimensional and incredibly impressive, with hints of tobacco leaves, honey, every decadent dessert (truffle and fudge cake,) and a light touch of whiskey. Wow, what a nose. Flavor is incredible, but doesn’t have the expression, definition or finish of the regular Stormaktsporter. Flavors of chocolate and caramel, toffee and cappuccino, while the barrel contributes a touch of whiskey. A world class beer, but I prefer the regular Stormaktsporter.

2006 bottle, thanks a ton Max for sharing this. Rating #888. Black pour, a brown ring of film. Aroma is light alcohol, chalky chocolate. The flavor is not one of those overpowered impy stouts, as I expected it to be, but more subtle and balanced. There are significant amounts of rich caramel / honey, roasted chocolate, dark fruit, wood and vanilla / alcohol. The finish is soft and a nice blend of sweetness and the wood flavors.

2006 bottle from Max. Huge thanks. Way too small, this is the kind of beer you need to drink out of pint glasses and put back an ounce or two per sip at least. Unfortunately, few are afforded that luxury. Very smooth and subtle in all regards, light roasty coal, chalk, and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is deep, with pure imperial stout notes and a nice aged character... some oxidation and sherry. The honey really balances this out. There is a bit of booziness here, no doubt. A great drinker, I’d love to have more, and while this is a fantastic beer, I can’t say this is the best imperial stout. Still, very very good.

Finally got to try this, very hyped, beer and for an affordable price at 30USD for a, approx, 8.5oz bottle :-) Appearance: Dark dark dark red with a creamy beige head. Aroma: Oak, Vanilla, Honey, Portwine, Fruit Flavor: Bitter chocolate, Vanilla, Cream, Brown sugar, Cherries. Palate: Smooth as silk but liquid is very thick and creamy. Low carbonation. This is, hands down, one of the best beers i’ve ever had the pleasure to sample. Very filling tho and sharing a small bottle among 2 people were just perfect. If you can ever get hold of this little beauty, do not hesitate. Highly recommended!