 KimJohansen (2304), Copenhagen V, Denmark
May 12, 2008
Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with notes of roasted malt, caramel and coffee notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel, coffee and bitter chocolate notes. Ends bitter.
timsilvia32 (91), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Nice dark pour, earthy aroma, brown head. Roasty and smooth, some cocoa and coffee. Kind of grassy/piney. An acceptable amount of caronation, not as heavy as I like. I am a fan of the Norweigan Porters and I thought this one was excellent, but there are others that are a little bit better.
tuevo (5), Jyväskylä, Finland
does not count  Jul 10, 2008 Bottle. Almost black colour. Head is large and dark brown. Delicious sweet chocolate and coffee in aroma. Flavor is nicely bitter with lots of coffee, cocoa and and a bit of pine. Medium body. Really good and balanced porter.
cbeers21 (351), Miami, Florida, USA
Jul 1, 2008 Nice black pour with booming brown head. Interesting aromas come off the top, yeasty and almost citrus zests scents coupled with the toasted chocolate aromas and a distant hopppy pine quality. Nice body with a diverse flavor spectrum, evolving from wheaty and fruity notes to deep toasted espresso notes to a lingering hop bitterness. Great brew.
zeke626 (181), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jun 19, 2008 Bottle, batch nr 79. Pours an almost opaque black body with generous brown head. Aroma of coffee, cocoa, and malts. Bitter coffee and cocoa flavor with hints of roasted malts and smoke. Coffee finish. Medium-bodied, although a bit thin near the finish.
radiomgb (1710), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Jun 19, 2008 Near black in colour, meidum sized tan coloured head, good lacing. The aroma was roasty, some light chocolate, cocoa, some coffee and white sugar. The flavour is roasty, of cold coffee, chocolate, moderate sweetness, bready, malty and lightly burnt. Medium bitterness in the mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. FInishes lingering and sweet.
Pretty good, not the most complex of porters but the chocolate/coffee balance is quite nice.
500ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.
Opened on December 30, 2007
Batch #78, brewed in May 2007, BB May 2010.
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