Nørrebro Skärgaards Porter

Brewed by Nørrebro Bryghus
Style: Porter
København, Denmark

The pour was dark brown with a solid tan head which gave way quickly. The aroma had roasted malt, huge amounts of chocolate and faint honey. A touch astringent and balanced towards maltiness.

A rich mahogany brown in the glass with a little deep tan head and mild lacing. Aromas of plums, prunes, caramel, black licorice and coffee. Surprisingly light on the tongue and bright for its comparative low alcohol. Slightly papery in the center and sweet on the palate. Chickory and licorice dominate. All in all, a solid, light porter, but my expectations were much higher for this bottle.

Bottle in the N¨rrebro bar, arrivals hall, KAstrup airport. Coffee, soot, liquorice. Pitch black, low carboanation. Nice edge of sourish smoke in the finish.

Bottle, via trade tagged best by 6 19 2008 guess I got in just in time... :) . Pours black with a puffy 2 finger light brown head. Nose is lightly sweet and malty, with some chocolate and some coffee. Pretty good porter, not amazing.

Bouteille, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt très rôti, de café, moyen de houblon herbeux, léger de chocolat noir avec des notes de fruits (mûres, cassis) et de chocolat au lait (petites notes lactiques). Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et une texture plutôt crémeuse et aux petites notes huileuses. Notes fruitées (mûres, faibles traces de cassis) accompagné de petites notes de chocolat au lait, de crème (notes lactiques) et de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyennement amer de malt assez rôti (notes brûlées) aux notes terreuses, léger-moyen de chocolat noir et avec des notes de pain grillé, de caramel et de miel sucré puis progressivement un moyen goût de café vient s’installer jusqu’en finale, où l’on retrouve également une moyenne amertume de houblon herbeux ainsi que des notes de bois fumé et de noix rôties asséchantes. Post-goût long et légèrement sec, moyen-amer de rôti-brûlé, de café, de houblon herbeux, léger de chocolat noir et avec des notes de noix et de fumée de bois.

250ml on tap cunsumed in very nice weather in the patio of the brewpub. The body colour is black as pitch with virtually no head. Rich roasted smell of coarse grain. Bittersweet flavour of dried fruits, berries and coffee. Moderate creamy mouthfeel (Copenhagen, 31.05.2008).

Bottle from WLV. Pour is mostly opaque dark mahogany with offwhite head. Nose is hoppy and musty, notes of fruits and slight roast. A bit fizzy on the tongue, light vinous notes. Typical porter tastes of roast and bitter, some coffee. Some alcohol character in there as well, likely from the honey that is added. Thin body, not awful, not great. Pretty run of the mill.

600 ml bottle. Completely opaque black color, big tan head. Aroma of coffee grounds and chocolate. The chocolate continues on to the flavor, with some residual malt flavor. A surprisingly light body. I’d have to try this again with ice cream.