3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample @ GPF 2011. Pours black brown with a nice creamy tanned head leaving lacing. Aroma is a bit sweet, roasted, malty, acidy, ashy and fruity. Flavor is sweet, soapy, peppery, smokey, fruity, bitter and grapefruit. Finishes bitter soapy and roasted.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample @ Porterfestivalen in Gothenburg on November 19. Pours black with a creamy mocha head. Smell is roasted malts, coffee, grapefruit and some liquorice. Taste is slightly sweet with roasted malts, coffee, orange zest and pine. Quite nice but felt more like a black IPA than a porter.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
på flaske fra systembolaget - en usedvanlig god og fyldig svensk porter :-)
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at VilleValla Pub. 2010 vintage. Black, opaque liquid with very big, thick tan head. Aroma is roasted with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, earthy hops, leather and caramel. Taste is also roasty with notes of pumpernickel, coffee and biscuits. Quite dry and medium to high bitterness. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation and smooth, oily mouthfeel. Nice one, has aged well. Balanced.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught @ William K Kurvi, Helsinki (as Slottskällans Black Rocket Porter)
Pours black with a foamy and sticky white head. Aroma has notes of slightly roasty malts and hints of metallic ash. Taste is quite smooth with notes of roasted malts, hops and ash. Medium bodied, but quite heavily carbonated. Nice roasty finish. Okay porter but not that special.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle (Stockholm Beer Festival 2011) - Dark brown with a tan head. Chocolatey and roasted aroma with notes of coffee and liquorice. Roasted taste with coffee, plain chocolate and liquorice detected.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught @ Ölrepubliken Göteborg.
Noire, huile de moteur, mousse moka.
Malt grillé léger pour une bière qui passe pour être bien au-delà des 5.5%.
Complexe, malt grillé, chocolat avec touche de café amer et réglisse. Épaisse en bouche avec une note de fumé. Houblon reste en retrait et ajoute juste ce qu’il faut en amertume.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: NOV 20, 2011 First rating
Draught at Ölrepubliken, Göteborg. During their Mohawk week. On September 5, 2011
Black color, dense light brown head. Malty, sweet, lactic, chocolate, metallic, coca-cola scent. Fresh. Malty, roasted, coffee, chocolate taste. First sweet, then turns dry and roasted. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Cocoa and coffee roasted aftertaste that lingers.
Very nice and taste, loads of character.
8/4/8/4/17=4.1
Had it many times before, but for some reason don’t seem to have rated it.
Rerate
Bottle at Porterfestivalen 2011, sampled on November 19, 2011
New batch from De Proef
Dark brown to black color, brown head. Sweet, herbal, spicy scent. Spicy taste. Roasted and alcohol aftertaste. Moussy mouthfeel, dry medium high bitterness.
6/4/6/3/12=3.1
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