Dugges Poseidon Porter

Brewed by Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri
Style: Porter
Mölndal, Sweden

Bottle. Pours a really dark brown body, next to black, with a small beige head on top. Slightly sour aroma, indicating the beer being over the top, but after letting it rest for a while, roasted and burnt malt is taking over the show. There’s also chocolate, coffee and a fruity touch. Roasted, burnt chocolate and coffee flavor, with a little acidic note in the background, strenghtening my theory of the beer being over the top. Medium body, quite dry. Finishes as it starts, with a good coffee-like bitterness, and a fruity, hoppy touch. Well, not excactly my idea of a porter the way it’s experienced now, so I leave the old rating untouched. Rating: 6-4-6-3-12-3.1. And that’s probably too generous. (080816)

Tank at the brewery. Dark, dark brown with just some reddish notes. Topped off with a small, tan head. Chocolate dominates the aroma, and is followed by coffee, roasted malt and some fruity hints. The flavor is with chocolate and coffee, quite sweet and with some fruitiness. A refreshing, mild porter with a long finish that is quite coffee-bitter. Medium body. I like it. (060825)

(Sampled at the brewery) Pours dark brown to red with a nougat coloured head. Aroma of roasted coffee with some chocolate. Some sour notes. A bit smokey. A white chocolate, creamy smell. Taste: First sweet malt with cocoa tones. Then roasted coffee, pretty dry with an ok, grapefruity afterbitterness. Some spices and minerals.

(On tap) Clear, very dark - almost opaque - orangey brown with a tall, handsome, beige head with good retention and leaving laces. Soft aroma of roasted malt. Rather light body with sweetish, roasted malty notes - but also both coffee and chocolate. A discreet malt bitterness. "Our summer Porter", the brewer explained. 250806

[From the tank at the brewery, RBESG] Dark, dark brown with a big dense head. Aroma of roasted coffee and chocolate. light bodied with a nice dry, bitter finish.

From the tank at the brewery, RBESG. This is the brewery’s "brown porter" or "summer porter". Deep reddish brown colour, nearly black. Creamy tan head. Roasty aroma and flavour with notes of coffee and chocolate. Maybe a tad too sugary in the flavour, still it is fairly light bodied and easy drinking.

Draught at the brewery. Smooth body with a lingering finish of spices - liquorice, cinnamon, even cocoa. Very fine for a porter at this strength.

Draught from tank. Black colour (or very dark ruby red), big brownish head. Aroma is strong roast and smoked malts. Also hints of black coffee. Flavour is old strong black coffee along with roasted malts. Aftertaste is coffee and roast. Very welldone beer. Full of stuff, even though the ABV is quite low.

Aroma of coco and grass. Taste is more coco well balanced and very drinkable.