I miss the old Ølfabrikken

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Message MuertosPorter beers 24 º places 1 º 19:00 Fri 2/6/2009 So sad, so very sad... I just finished off my last bottle of vintage Ølfabrikken Porter. It was a rather bittersweet moment. Such a beer of bliss. Oh the memories. I don’t have many good things to say about the new Gourmetbryggeriet "stuff" that has been floating around. Back when the brewery was first bought out, I did a side by side comparison of Christian Skovdal Andersen’s V.S. the Gourmetbryggeriet. There are so many differences in taste and appearance. These should not be considered the same beer. Damn Gourmetbryggeriet! Does anyone else feel the pain of a good brewery gone bad?
Message puzzl beers 3259 º places 138 º 19:15 Fri 2/6/2009 Does anyone else feel the pain of a good brewery gone bad? We all do. It always sucks to lose a good brewery, especially to corporate greed. I will pour some whiskey (down my throat) in honor of the old Ølfabrikken.
Message jason beers 1836 º places 45 º 19:20 Fri 2/6/2009 I have one bottle left of the Porter that I can’t bring myself to open....yet...
Message Walt beers 2449 º places 189 º 19:43 Fri 2/6/2009 Me too...I have a bottle of the stout too...I just found it, but I am pretty sure it sucks now since it was best by 06.

Message 17thfloor beers 2444 º places 19 º 19:51 Fri 2/6/2009 how do you tell the difference? label wise
Message SoLan beers 1550 º places 12 º 21:27 Fri 2/6/2009 Had my last about 3 months ago, bittersweet indeed.
Message bhensonb P beers 22579 º places 680 º 21:54 Fri 2/6/2009 Originally posted by Walt Me too...I have a bottle of the stout too...I just found it, but I am pretty sure it sucks now since it was best by 06. Think pos. Dark beers go where no beer has gone before.
Message MuertosPorter beers 24 º places 1 º 22:51 Fri 2/6/2009 Originally posted by 17thfloor how do you tell the difference? label wise This is a recap of my comparison between the two versions. Bottle size: Gourmetbryggeriet 22oz Old 16.9 oz Labels: GB version has a bunch of extra GB crap printed all over it Bottle caps: GB silver cap Old black cap ABV: GB 7.5 Old 8.0 GB started canning it as well, but I don’t think the cans are distributed to the US? As far as the beer. The appearance of the old is darker The GB has more carbonation with a white head (old has very small amount of very brown head) The GB has very thin lacing (old has a beautiful sticky lacing that really coats the sides of the glass) Old has a heavy amount of residual yeast in the bottom of the bottle (GB has close to none) The GB has a much thinner, lighter, almost watery body(not nearly as rich as old) Old has much smoother and velvety finish The GB has an odd somewhat metallic bitterness Overall everything about the GB batch is far lesser in quality, and it does not deserve the ratings people give it.

Message henrikb P beers 1264 º places 17 º 05:33 Sat 2/7/2009 I hope you all know that Christian has started a new brewery called Beer Here. Hopefully he will make a new good Porter at some point.
Message reakt beers 959 º places 7 º 05:47 Sat 2/7/2009 Damn, this thread just reminded me I have 4 bottles of the porter stashed away...well done
Message Jeppe beers 2634 º places 84 º 07:41 Sat 2/7/2009 You wont miss it that much if you get your hands on this one: http://ratebeer.com/beer/beer-here-kriekselikroxen/98773/