Haandbryggeriet Porter

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Porter
Drammen, Norway

Bottle from BierKoning. Dark. very smooth. Toast, coffee, chocolate flavors. Roasty and malty. Creamy. Nice bitter finish. Not distinctive but a good Porter nonetheless.

In short: A highly roasted stout with a chocolate cake character. Good stuff.
How: Re-rate for a fresh Norse Porter bottle
The look: Black body topped by a large beige head with medium retention
In long: Nose is highly roasted and develops black pepper notes. Taste is highly roasted, burnt campfire wood, cake malts, chocolate ice cream (lactic notes), nougat wrapped in black chocolate, black pepper. Something dusty and doughy about the taste, probably the yeast. Not very bitter despite the black chocolate taste. Soft and round body. Not that different from their own Haandbryggeriet Dark Force. Simple but effective, the name is the most complex part of the beer.

A nice heavy darkbrown looking beer with lots of aromanotes such as coffeechocs, raisins, weak smoke and wet teeths. Flavor is similar added with smoothness, refreshness, fireplace, firewood. Easy drinkable, maybe too easy!

My Bottom Line:
This Porter sports plenty of roasted notes that withstand the molasses sweetness, continuing into great bitterness and surging drops of blackberry juice.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A slice of foam stands atop the brown-sleeved black.
-Carbonation is frothy, and could be subdued a bit to let more flavor come through.
-Coffee protrudes from the roastiness, adding complexity.
-Hops are rather quiet, even in the finish.

Bottle.

Dark brown, beige firm head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts, licorice. Taste is bitter, of roasted malts, laurel and coffee. Lots of spices as well. Ends dry.

Aroma of coffee and licorice-laurel. Opaque, black coloured with a short beige head. Taste is bitter with roasted maltiness, laurel, coffee and some spice. Dry palate.

Opaque color, short brown head. Aroma of coffe, roasted malt, quite spicy of clove and nutmeg, licorice. Bitter taste, coffee, dry, spicy, sour of licorice. Very dry porter.

Opaque black, brown head. Coffee, liquorice, roasted malts and laurel in aroma. Very bitter, little sweetness. Lasting dry and bitter finish. I like porters to be less bitter.