Koff Porter

Brewed by Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg)
Style: Baltic Porter
Kerava, Finland

Smells of sweet, dark fruits, and roasted malt. Pours a thick black with a small tan head that diminishes quickly. Taste is more dark fruit, roasted ashy malt, and chocolate. Smooth and sweet with hardly any bitterness. Long, dry finish of chocolate and nuts. Excellent after-taste that lingers well after swallowing. My favorite Baltic Porter so far.

11.2 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. This is the Sinebrychoff Porter IV label. Nearly black pour with a one finger head. Roasted malt aroma with coffee and milky notes. Taste is roasted malts with coffee, caramel, milky, nutty and bitter hop notes. Medium body.

A .33L bottle from Alko. Dark brown colour. Brown head with big bubbles. Some metal in the taste. Taste of mocca-coffee. Not too much sugar.

Bottle. Really dark pour with a small chocolate malt head. Very roasty aroma with licorice hints. Bitter chocolate and coffee flavor ending dry with hints of nut. Very nice beer.

330 ml bottle from my secret santa (summer 08). shared with jessem. pours black with a small tan head. soft carbonation. aromas are all roasted malts. chocolate, anise, roasted barley, caramel. flavours are similar with the caramel really showing. a little thin, a little to sweet. some astrigency. not a bad brew but this one might have been past its prime.

33cl bottle shared with Matt7215 and his brother, his bottle (thanks Matt). May or may not have been a 2003 or 2004 vintage. Pours a nice inky brown with a small mocha head. Aroma is major anise, prunes, alcohol, and roasty malts. The flavour is really nice, and in one word I would describe it as balanced. Big sweetness up front, dark fruits, roasty malt, hint of coffee, but with a very dry astringent finish that works perfectly with the preceding sweetness. No hint of booze whatsoever. Decently complex, though I wouldn’t say that it’s a stand-out in that respect. I’ve been craving this style, and it’s something I’d rather have on a brisk winter evening, but for the time being it hit the spot, and I really enjoyed it. Top notch stuff I wish I could get locally!

On tap @ De Geuzen and De Paas, 2007. Black beer, creamy beige head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, some sweetness. Flavour is sweet at first, coffee, liquorice, chocolate. Slightly metallic. Bitter coffee finish and aftertaste. Thick and oily palate/mouthfeel. Very complex and extremely nice beer.

One of the best if not the best beer in Finland. Delicious liquid chocolate ryebread with a nicely dry aftertaste. Winter warmer, summer dessert and simply a great beer.