Ølfabrikken Porter

Formerly brewed at Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet - Harboe)
Style: Baltic Porter
Roskilde, Denmark

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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UPDATED: JUL 26, 2009 Swing top bottle. Opague, dark brown creamy head. Roasted malt and a hint of smoke and dark chocolate in the aroma. Malty, medium to full bodied, very powerful porter. Loads of roast, hints of beechwood and cacao. Dark roasted espresso. Heavy stuff, although you really can’t taste much alcohol. 8 4 7 4 16 = 3.9 Can @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. The Old Swing top bottle version is history, so this one will count for the rating. Almost black and opague. Roast and apple syrup in the aroma and flavor. Roastbitter finish with some aluminium. Still quite OK, but in no way comparable to the ’old’ Olfabrikken.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color porter with a small off-white foamy head with average retention. Aroma of coffee is dominant with a good presence of roasted malt. Taste is a mix between medium coffee notes some slightly bitter roasted malt and a vegetable element at the end that didn’t agree with my taste. Body is a bit thin with an oily texture and low carbonation, which fits well for the style. I really don’t get why this is rated so high and I really didn’t pick-up any vinous notes or dried fruits.

Dark oily black with a dark beige head. The aroma coffee and malt. The taste is coffee and bitter chocolate

Can... Well this should be very different from the bootle version, and I think it is, because this is just strong bitter burnt malts.

Sample courtesy of piscator- pours a flat looking dark cola. Nose- odd smell, not usual roast and dark fruits. Taste- really sour, which normally is a good thing, but not so much in a big porter. Touch of chocolate in the body and finish but mostly had a off twang. Drinkability is still pretty good in spite of the potentially off bottle.

Can, 33cl. Pours a dark/black beer with chocolatebrown head. The aroma is licorice, tobacco and roasted. The flavor is likewise icoroce, tobacco and notes of hops. The palate is bold, but a little boring. Overall an average beer, maybe a little above.

Det en for meget, smagen af brændt gummi er gennemtrængende, men generelt er porter heller ikke min stærke side

The aroma is sweet like cream with burnt malt and chocolate. The appearance is dark brown with a thin head. The flavor is like the aroma and bitter. The palate is smooth. For what it is it’s true to type. I just don’t happen to like it very much.

Black colour. Aroma: sweet, burned, smoke, licourice, a bit sour. Flavor: Burned, roasted, coffe, licourice, a bit oily, ham, food.

This beer pours so dark and opaque that you can’t even see highlights on the top of the glass. The flavor is intense and very smoky, with coffee flavors emerging late. A good beer, but almost in the Imperial Stout category.