 yngwie (3342), Kristiansand, Norway
May 10, 2008
Bottle, as Coal Fire Porter. A nice-looking beer, clear, dark brown body, and with a lasting, dense tan head. Quite sweetish on the nose, with some burnt malt, coffee and a little chocolate. A bit weak though. The flavor is much the same, but quite dry, yet there’s a sweet touch, and of course the burnt malt, coffee and notes of chocolate. Not much fruityness going on. Some hoppy bitterness though. A good dash of coffee-like bitterness too. Quite thin on the palate, but considering it’s 4.6% ABV, it is expected. As the beer warms up, some licorice occur in both aroma and flavor. Nice. The finish is a bit fruity, quite sweet, and with the same flavors found initially. Sure easy to drink, and quite enjoyable. (080510)
Ethereal (724), London, Greater London, England
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle at The Rake, 17th May 2008. Very dark brown with a tan head, this has a very distinctive smoky aroma. Lots of spices and dark malt flavours but the palate is a bit light. An interesting smoky porter, but not one of my faves.
liinis (360), Finland
Jun 27, 2008 Deep black with a small beige head. very bitter, smooth, long aftertaste. smoke. roasted malts. lots of bitter hops.
bermod (82), Lappeenranta, Finland
Jun 25, 2008 Roasty, burnt and coffeish aroma. Flavor is very roasty, burnt, coffeish, earthy and smoky. Relatively thin mouthfeel.
Ungstrup (10853), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jun 5, 2008 Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as light notes of soy sauce. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of wood as weill as light notes of oxidation, leading to a bitter finish. The body is thin.
gunnfryd (2664), Kristiansand, Norway
May 18, 2008 Bottle as coal fire porter. Dark brown colour with a tan head. Aroma is coffee, roasted, hop. Flavour is roasted, coffee, hop. Coffee in the finish. Easy drinkable beer.
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