Ølfabrikken Porter

Brewed by Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)
Style: Porter
Roskilde, Denmark

Very nice porter poured black with a little brown foam but almost no head. There were some rich chocolatey, malty aromas, and almost no hop aroma. The flavor was chocolatey, coffee, earthy and slight bitterness with a good amount of sweetness to balance it out, no hops. There was a slight medicinal character but not overwhelming, very minor. There was just an awesome mouthfeel to this beer it was smooth as silk. Really nice.

Rich Dark pour with a tan head. Earthy aromas of coffee, chocolate, dark sugars, and prunes. Intensely complex flavors, rich coffee bean is complemented nicely by some anise and rich dark bitter chocolate. Deep dark fruits are also present in the middle. the end is all coffee bean. Absolutely fantastic, I couldnt ask for a deeper porter.

flip top bottle, dark brown color with decent tan foam, chocolate and caramel aroma, moist chocolate and coffee, some dark fruits, well balanced and viscous

Big bottle. Pours Pitch black with nice tan head, lasts a while. Coffee, chocolate, and earthy roots in the aroma. Flavor is very complex, lots going on. Dominated by smoke dark chocolate, brown sugar, and there is some sort of herb in there somewhere. Starts bitter, sweet in the middle, and finishes bitter with a hint of anise. Thick, thick, thick, like eating oatmeal. Very good beer, interesting porter with and interesting twist. Find it.

500 mL bottle. A little past its "2007-09" best before date. Blackest porter I’ve ever seen. A strong, medicinal aroma with alcohol and roast. Tastes like porter, but not any porter I’ve ever had before: anise, roast, cough syrup, herbs, tar (?). Smooth. Unique.

My new Favorite! Very, very dark with a strong chocolate smell. It tastes of coffee with an earthy taste. Almost like roasted coffee beans. I didn’t taste licorice like the bottle describes.

22 oz bottle purchased from Chuck’s Liquor in Bowling Green. Poured a dark black color with a one finger brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, molasses and a huge alcohol note. The flavor contained roasted malt, bitter chocolate, coffee and a good bit of warming alcohol for a beer that is really not that high in ABV. This was a great brew, but it wasn’t all I had hoped for.

Ølfabrikken Porter pours up with a modest carbonation that creates a small tawnish-brown colored head that sits briefly atop the opaque deep dark brown-black body. The heavily roasted aroma is dominated by a big chocolate malt presence and some mild fruitiness (black cherry, mulberry, plum). Background notes of black malt, arabica beans, earthy hops, and woodsy licorice root aid the overall complexity. These interplay nicely as the beer warms in hand and allows for some intoxicating alcohol vapors to dance at the rim. Nice! All that roastiness is definitely carried over to the flavor that starts off rather bold, but eventually mellows to show espresso coffee overtones, toasted caramel, and smooth bitter chocolate undertones. The acidic, bittersweet finish is slightly smoky with a subtle warmth. This medium-full bodied Baltic Porter is a touch oily and finishes heavy. Enjoy with some traditional smoked mackeral, creamy chive havarti, and slices of buttered rye bread. Here’s to Christian Anderson and his pioneering Ølfabrikken brewery. CHEERS! Beertracker