Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

On tap @ European Beerfestival 2008. I had pretty much given up on tasting this one. Thanks to Närke for bringing it to the festival. Pours black with a beige/yellow head. Smells of honey. Sweet with aromas of roasted malts and some chocolate. Also aromas of honey and lots of vanilla and oak. Full bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Dry finish with aromas of honey and a slight alcoholwarming sensation. Good - to say the least.

[bottle tap at EBF 2008] Smooth butterscotchy aroma with sweet molasses and honey. Plenty of oak that is balanced by toasty malt. Opaque dark red-brown with a wispy light brown top. Heavenly oak balanced by lots of chocolate and toast. Bubblegum dark malt as well with nutty toasty biscuit. Full body, moderate carbonation, smooth. Complex yet excellently balanced.

Rating #9from the european beer festival 2008. Great suprise that this one was avalible at the festival, though! ts black with a nice brown head. Aroma is very delicate of honney, sweet chocolate, vanilla and fudge. The moutharoma is again filled with all kinds of delicious deserts. Caramel fudge being the one in my mind the most. nice to have a sweetness this complex that isnt caused by suger alone. The sweet notes are of course backed up by a good amount of roasted bitterness while the hops have a more subtly role in this one. Thanks to Beer Biker for showing me stand #5!

På fad til ølfestival på Carlsberg. Nu må det saftsusemig være på tide at jeg rater denne lækre øl. Har drukket den 2 gange før, senest på min fødselsdag for lidt over en måned siden. Bryggeren har siddet i toget på vej til festivalen, med dette fad ,og kælet for det. Det er vel øllets svar på kobe-kød. Det her er min absolutte favorit. Sort som kul, tæt nøddebrunt skum. Vi taler chokolade, kaffe, mørke tørrede frugter, dumle karameller. Den er rund og blød og dejlig. Top karakter fra mig, hele vejen.

Thnx to caesar for this one. Great gift for my birthday. 2006 version. Dark black colored, pours oily. Very smooth and interesting aroma, some fruits, sweetness, mocca, chocolate and some coffee. The flavor is in one word, unforgettable. Bitterness is smooth, creamy. Dark malts, chocolate, mocca, coffee and a vanilla sweetness with some hints of fruits. Great balanced and complex flavor. Really great.

2006 bottle @ SOPP, Helsinki. Black w/ dark mocca head. Very creamy, buttery nose, strong vanilla, the bourbon ageing really comes through. Syrupy and burned malty flavor, vanilla, little alcohol and loads of bourbon. Surprisingly "light" bodied, not as smooth palate as it probably should be. Very good even this way, but cries out for a better time and place. Definitely not a beer to sample at festivals.

Thanks to Brad (YGTBSM94). 2006 Vintage. Overpowering aroma on this jet black slightly headed stout. Dominate liquorice taste that provides a slight and sweet balance with the other notes of smoke, roasted barley, bold coffee, and cloying chocolate.

Bottle (vintage ’06) shared with yngwie@The Rover, Göteborg. Pours an opaque near black body, just a shade away from pitch black. A beautiful creamy one-finger espresso head slowly shrinking to thin islands of foam. The aroma is vinous, powerful and complex, still extremely smooth and mellow . Lots of delicate sweetness from toasted dark malts. Cocoa, dark chocolate, mild coffee is dominating, followed by inviting scents of vanilla, honey, alcohol-soaked dried fruits and some wooden notes. Big fat body. Mouthfeel is oily and smooth as velvet. Very tasty, and as complex as it gets. Refined dark malts with a delightful sweetness in charge. Accompanied by oak and vanilla, coffee and chocolate, figs and raisins. A mild and gentle bitterness underneath. A barely noticable alcohol heath in the mouth. Some distant notes of rum, licorice, almonds and roast. The finish lingers forever. This beer is no hype, it’s divine! Does beer get better than this?