Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

2007 bottle bestowed upon me by my main man StFun – incredible Josh, never thought I’d have chance to try this one! Pours crude oil black with a thin tan head. The nose is sweet dark fruits, charred malt, ash, baker’s chocolate and coffee. The taste is ashy cocoa, toasted marshmallow, light smoke, dark roast coffee and salty licorice/light soy with some faint alcohol in the finish. Full creamy mouthfeel. Fantastic – worthy of the hype. Thanks again big J!

Bottle from DK. I sampled this up against Dark Lord and Speedway. Pours black with lasting tan head. Starts very strong-malty, notes of strong coffee, bitter chocolate, brown sugar, oak and vanilla. Silky smooth body. I would love to try it again.

na bomba zi!!!!!!!! na fabbrica de cioccolato!

Supremely rich, dark brown pour. The fine-foamed head quickly dissipates to form a caramel-colored halo that rests atop the liquid. Aroma is full and round; with abundant chocolate, wood, vanilla, and a hint of char. Taste is unbelievably complex; revealing layers of honey and spice, raisin-port, and a plethora of deep, smokey nuances. Mouthfeel is viscous and smooth, the alcohol is virtually undetectable, and the finish is sublime. Truly one of the most remarkable brews I have had the pleasure and good fortune to have experienced. This one is beyond ’hype’ ... and stands on its own as a creation of true quality and depth.

Bottle. All black body, seems thick, like oil. Thick pale brown head. Didn’t last long. Very heavy syrupy chocolate aroma. Very complex. Roasted and hoppy. Very heavy but dry flavour, with lovely chocolate. Not too sweet, which is great for such a full-bodied beer. Well hidden alcohol. Fine bitter and long finish with a well balanced sweetness. Is it worth 350 SEK? I don’t know, probably no beer is worth that much, but it is cool that I finally got the chance to try this one. The staff were enthusiastic. Thats’s good. (The Rover, Göteborg, 15.10.09)

Bottle from 2007 @ home . The bottle looks very simple, but really good. The beer in the glass is deep black, bigger head than the regular Stormaktsporter. Starts very strong-malty, notes of strong coffee, liquprice, bitter chocolate. Also some fruity. Finish a bit milder, soft-malty notes, goes down like velvet. An amazing beer!

2007 edition, pours dark as night, minimal head. Smellls of coffee, port, and especially woodiness. Flavour has nice complexity, a fair bit of which I’m sure is contributed by the oak barrels. Has a woodiness and vanilla in tastein addition to the more traditonal flavours of coffee, and chocolate. Overall a great brew that I would love to try again (but in my opinion there are a couple of imperials I would rate above this including dark lord. Nonetheless an excellent beer

2006 Bottle. Thanks, Per. Thick black with a decent head. Aroma of oak, caramel, chocolate, more oak, vanilla. Sweet, strong, vanilla, oak, chocolate, raisins, lots of wood, alcohol, spice. Very elegant and delicious, with a long after taste. Smooth and very nice body. Yes, a great beer.