Närke Stormaktsporter

Formerly brewed at Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

Serve in Snifter

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2008 bottle. Dark beer with ruby glints when held against the light. Complex nose of smoked meats, ripe pit fruit, molasses and chocolate cake. Only an oily slick for a head. Big sweet beer with sweet molasses, dark brown sugar, roasted grains and something almost smokey. Warming alcohol sensation. Long ash and dying campfire finish, but with a great sweet balance. Very complex beer. Many thanks to a Secret Santa for sending this to me.

250 ml bottle at Akkurat (2007). Pitch black pour with a ring if tan foam that leaves a light lacing on the glass. From the bottle, the aroma was a real chocolate bomb, but from the glass more faults became visible. The chocolate was much more subtle, and it showed real signs of over aging, mainly soy sauce. Some molasses and roasted grain complete the range of aromas. Taste is sweet and roasty, good balance, no perceptible alcohol but again obvious signs of oxidization. Palate is chewy, low carb, sweet and sticky. Tasty, but unfortunately past its prime according to me, don’t get it unless there is a more recent vintage available.

250ml bottle from the 2005 vintage. I had to try this one when I spotted it in the Bishop’s Arms. Pours out black like engine oil with not the remotest chance of any head forming. Immediately I can tell this is one of the best smelling beers I’ve ever experienced. Smoke, treacle, chocolate, sherry, toffee, black cherry... they’re all here. Wonderful. In the mouth it’s a slightly different story. It can still just about be described as silky smooth, but it must have lost some character over the years. I never had a fresh one but I’d wager it would have had more bite than this seven year old example. But having said that, this has held up marvellously well for a beer of that age. In its mellower state it’s still a force to be reckoned with, and an unforgettable experience.

17/04/2012 - 2007 vintage bottle shared by Matt (thanks 50belair!) @ Brasserie 4:20. Nera, densa, impenetrabile, leggerissima schiuma color cappuccino. Aroma intenso di cioccolata fondente, caffé, liquirizia, leggera ossidazione. In bocca è meravigliosamente bilanciata, sebbene sbilanciata sul dolce, cioccolata fondente, caffé, ancora una leggera nota di liquirizia sul finale. I cinque anni di invecchiamento gli hanno fatto perdere un po’ di corpo e forse un po’ di carattere, ma rimane una grandissima imperial stout.

2008 version. Colour black with a creamy brown foam. Aroma: Dark chocolate, coffee and raisins. similar taste, full-bodied, carbonation soft, very smooth and bitter finish with long duration...

2009 draught at Linköping beer expo. Opaque, black liquid with small to medium dark brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, cereal malt and licorice. Really complex. Taste is light sweet, medium bitter with roasted notes. Full bodied with good carbonation. Really great.

Little 2008 bottle sent by cgarvieuk to bsuedekum- thanks, Craig and Blake! Pours a deep, dark brown, opaque in the center and somewhat amber on the edges when held up to light, with a small tan head. Aroma of deep, rich roasted malts, chocolate, charred wood, fig, faint plum, molasses. Flavor of the same big, rich roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, molasses, caramel, licorice, and earth. Medium-full bodied, with a smooth, roasty, rich mouthfeel and low carbonation. Complex imperial stout. Incredible sipper. Right up my alley.

250ml bottle from Countbeer. Black with a ruby hue, nice dark mocha head that dissipates. Lots of plum and port, burnt malt, alcohol, smoke, bit of sourness, hint of chocolate. Quite alcoholic, mildy sweet, full bodied, lots of plum and prunes, quite dry, some red wine notes and ash as well. Good but not what I was thinking.

bottle, edition of 2008 !! nice imperial stout or strong porter !! But i think is some steps down from the kaggen! Anyway! Nice drinkability, smooth at all!

2008 bottle thanks to bierkoning. poured black with a copper head that laced that glass. aroma was caramel, honey, fudge, and brownie. flavor was much the same plus some coffee. body was light with medium carbonation.