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Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

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100
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Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout

Örebro, Sweden

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2794.5/5.04.46/5.0Special9.5%100Snifter
Commercial Description:
Imperial Stout brewed with heather honey and aged on oak-barrels for 2½ months. Serve at minimum 14 dgs. Share the bottle. It was first brewed in October 2005 and ages well for several years. Beer is Art!

2005 version is 9%.
2006 version is 10%.
2007 version is 9%, released 2008-09-11.
2008 version is 9.5%, released 2009-09-17.
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 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
May 20, 2008  
Bottle, 2005, Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden. Inky black pour, opaque, with a lasting filmy head of dark brown foam. Aroma is multi-dimensional and incredibly impressive, with hints of tobacco leaves, honey, every decadent dessert (truffle and fudge cake,) and a light touch of whiskey. Wow, what a nose. Flavor is incredible, but doesn’t have the expression, definition or finish of the regular Stormaktsporter. Flavors of chocolate and caramel, toffee and cappuccino, while the barrel contributes a touch of whiskey. A world class beer, but I prefer the regular Stormaktsporter.


 golubj (1286), Sunnyvale, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
May 15, 2008  
2006 bottle, thanks a ton Max for sharing this. Rating #888. Black pour, a brown ring of film. Aroma is light alcohol, chalky chocolate. The flavor is not one of those overpowered impy stouts, as I expected it to be, but more subtle and balanced. There are significant amounts of rich caramel / honey, roasted chocolate, dark fruit, wood and vanilla / alcohol. The finish is soft and a nice blend of sweetness and the wood flavors.


 puzzl (2619), New York, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/515/20
May 14, 2008  
2006 bottle from Max. Huge thanks. Way too small, this is the kind of beer you need to drink out of pint glasses and put back an ounce or two per sip at least. Unfortunately, few are afforded that luxury. Very smooth and subtle in all regards, light roasty coal, chalk, and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is deep, with pure imperial stout notes and a nice aged character... some oxidation and sherry. The honey really balances this out. There is a bit of booziness here, no doubt. A great drinker, I’d love to have more, and while this is a fantastic beer, I can’t say this is the best imperial stout. Still, very very good.


 baggio (195), norrtälje, Sweden
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
May 14, 2008  
Finally got to try this, very hyped, beer and for an affordable price at 30USD for a, approx, 8.5oz bottle :-) Appearance: Dark dark dark red with a creamy beige head. Aroma: Oak, Vanilla, Honey, Portwine, Fruit Flavor: Bitter chocolate, Vanilla, Cream, Brown sugar, Cherries. Palate: Smooth as silk but liquid is very thick and creamy. Low carbonation. This is, hands down, one of the best beers i’ve ever had the pleasure to sample. Very filling tho and sharing a small bottle among 2 people were just perfect. If you can ever get hold of this little beauty, do not hesitate. Highly recommended!


 bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
May 11, 2008    Updated: May 13, 2008
2006 bottle shared by WeeheavySD, via trade with Magic_Dave. #1000 for Jon, #400 for me. Poured balck with a nice layer of light brown bubles. roasty notes in the big nose. Flavor had some great roast coffee and chocolate flavor I’ve got vanilla as well as just a little bit of alcohol,. as the beer warmed in the ridel snifter, i got extra carmel and toffee notes and the presecence of honey. A great complex brew. It didn’t blow me away like the first time i had speedway, but a damn good beer.


 Ofortuna (322), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
May 10, 2008  
2006 vintage courtesy of the unbelievable generosity of Ughsmash. Many thanks for knocking out the last of the beers I most sought out.

Ah, Kaggen - how you have eluded me all this time. So many perfect scores have been bestowed on you. So many arguments have been fought over whether you are the best beer in the world. Finally my time has come to evaluate all the hype and praise.

In a nutshell, if falls far short of expectations. The aroma was very nice. The excellence of barrel-aging was very evident in both the aroma and flavour. This alone allows me to appreciate the high degree of skill that was involved in this process. However, there was a stark lack of balance here with each flavour component seeming a bit disjointed from the others. The body was also a tremendous letdown for me as I was expecting something quite....well, "imperial" in nature. I got very ordinary and run-of-the-mill. Nothing huge in regards to the viscosity. Which is fine if there’s a multitude of complexity and refinement in the flavour as was evident in the original batch of black hole from Mikkeller, for example. However, while there were some interesting vinous notes along with some nice use of specialty grains, it was all rather uninspiring.


kringlan (20), Falun, Sweden
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
May 10, 2008  
An out of this world experience in my books! This beer was just perfect (and more). Drinking it was such a multifaceted experience, and to add to it all I was also in the most <a href="http://ratebeer.com/View-User-9002.htm& perfect company , finishing the most perfect dinner of mussels at Akkurat in Stockholm.


mto (51), helsinki, Finland
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
May 9, 2008  
(Bottle@Snaditipu) black as pitch, smells like likorice and tastes also the same. this has so many flavours.. probably the best beer in the world



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