Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

(Bottle, 2006 vintage) Pours a dark brown body with a thick tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, light smoke, bourbon, and chocolate. Flavor of vanilla, roasted malt, light licorice, wood, and bourbon.

(2006 bottle at SOPP) Black. Medium-sized bubbly brown head. Nose has got liquorice and chocolate. Full and bit oily palate with little carbonation. Liquorice, chocolate, coffee, sweetness, Finnish Easter pudding, vanilla and whiskey in taste. Long lasting aftertaste. Simply fantastic.

2006 bottle from cgarvieuk. 200th overall rating for the beer. Pours dark roast coffee black, with an oily looking texture, and what little head that could be conjured up was brown with a reddish tint. Deep rich aroma, of oak, bourbon, wet tobacco, asphalt, coffee, and charred marshmallow. The flavor comes over like an alcoholic cafe mocha. Pretty nice. On top of that I get some anise, bourbon, oak, vanilla, and lingering bitterness and alcohol. The mouthfeel and body are substantial, but not overwhelming. Oily and mouth filling. Long dry gritty finish. Believe the hype.

Bottle, 2006. Black colour with a small brown head. Oak, whisky and coffee aroma. The flavour is whisky, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and some tar. Full-bodied and smooth mouthfeel with a nice warming finish. Fantastic beer!

2006 Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Black color with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, strong wine, licorice, smoke/tar, wood and alcohol. The taste is roasted and sweet with lots of chocolate, also notes of coffee, honey, smoke, licorice , wood and some alcohol. Full-bodied. Extremely smooth and balanced. 081022. Sample from Bottle. Bishops Arms, Järntorget, Porterfestivalen. Still very good. I noticed more bourbon character this time. 090207. 2007 Bottle. Tre Små Rum. Gothenburg. Maybe the worlds best beer.

My #1000 Rating
7-18-08 bottle thanks to my secret beer lover
Dark thick black pour with a nice tan creamy head. Smell is cocoa nibs, oak, with perhaps a touch of black cherries and applewood smoked meats. Flavor is nice, sweet malt with a roasted clean hop finish. No present booziness to it - it is quite balanced and very enjoyable to drink. Smooth and very silky mouthfeel. Overall, a wonderful winner all around!

Very generously traded by an amazing ratebeerian. Thanks so much for the opportunity to try this one!!
Pours a dark black with a medium lived dark tan head in a snifter. Smell is very well balanced and aromatic with bourbon, oak, and smooth rich chocolatey malt. Taste is dark chocolate and smooth balanced bourbon and oak with a light hint of a warming feeling with no burn or alcoholic flavor. Decent mouthfeel, but a bit thinner than I prefer for imperial stouts. Finishes with a lightly bitter dark chocolate flavor. This was definitely an amazing beer, and surprisingly didn’t disappoint. Thanks again!

Very black color with a thin tannish colored head. Smell is strong with malts, alcohol, wood, raisians, and bourbon. Taste is strong but with a great feel and a nice body. Notes of dark fruit, malts. A powerful and great beer.