Nørrebro La Granja Stout

Brewed by Nørrebro Bryghus
Style: Sweet Stout
København, Denmark

Almost black beer with a faint head; aroma is difficult to describe: it´s almost sickenly sweet of syrap, caramel, sugar and liquorice with only a hints of roasted barley and coffee; mouthfeel is surprisingly thin with low carbonation; flavor of sweet malt, caramel and lots of liquorice and actually I felt the much talked espresso only as the dryiness in the roof my mouth in the aftertaste. Not impressed with this one.

500 ml bottle from Bev4less. bottle is a gusher, lost about a quarter of a bottle down the sink as it gushed out. Pours an opaque black color with a medium tan head that soon recedes to a 1/4 inch and holds. The aroma is mild with sweet coffee, dark fruits and licorice. The taste is that of very good coffee, along with anise, molasses, leather and burnt grains. The palate is silky smooth with fair carbonation. The finish is medium in duration with lingering licorice. Overall: A very enjoyable stout, but I paid way too much for it.

Yummmm! Really good beer. A lot like the commercial description. Poured with small to medium, fine, light tan head and a little lace. Aroma in roasted malt, mild coffee, a hint of anise. Flavor’s much the same. Not overly sweet. In fact for a sweet stout, it’s spot on. Body is very good and carbonation perfect. Kind of a combination of a very nicely brewed cup of fresh coffee and beer, odd as that may sound. Nice chewy finish with no off flavors.

A stout which I find a little too artificial for its own good. It’s not hard to make a beer taste like coffee when you add tons of it. The taste is alright but the artificial aspects (which of course only is a suspicion) drags down.

Rich, smoky aroma is strong and has undertones of molasses and unsweetened chocolate as well as a hint of coffee. It pours an opaque sable just a whisker from jet black, and the head is thick and pale tan though not too persistent. Flavor is quite mouth-filling and has elements of fine coffee, unsweetened chocolate, molasses and a teeny bit of caramel. It is a little sweet but not cloying. Texture is smooth and tingly, leaving a smoky, slightly sweet, lip-smacking finish.

Deep dark brown coloured body with almost no head at all, and no sound of much carbonation when popped open. Aroma of roasted malt, brown sugar, ginger, tobacco, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms and a touch of coffee. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong sweet and pungent malty flavours with definite caramel, brown sugar, musty coffee tastes coming through all on top of a big cloud of alcohol and astute meaty flavours. Aftertaste shows a lot of the potency, some of it lost in the sweetness, but this one definitely has some odd and long-lasting flavours. Overall, not such a great beer, and more of a baltic porter to me than a sweet stout, especially looking at the appearance and the malt profile. I wouldn’t recommend this one, especially considering the price. I sampled this 60 cL bottle purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando, Florida on 15-February-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 03-December-2009.

bottle. black under a small, stable, creamy brown head. espresso, coffee with cream aroma. a medium bodied stout with a mild-moderate carbonation. not too sweet really. flavors of milk chocolate and some bitter coffee. not really picking up the spices or licorice. creamier and more flavorful as it warms.

Bottle. Kinda tastes like chocolate milk. Very tasty. Opaque brown/black pour. Smell is like an espresso roast...but not overpowering, unfortunately. Taste isn’t as coffee-ish as I had hoped. Definite roasty flavor and smooth texture. Not bad overall.