Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

2006 vintage per Jason! The beer pours to a dark black body. There’s a nice creamy beige head too. The aroma is amazing. Absolutely amazing. Balanced vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, and vinous wines. The flavor is of rich chocolate, subtle bourbon, oak, strong black patent malt. Nice vinous characteristics. Creamy roasted bitter black malt palate.

Special thanks to hopscotch for saving a slice of this even though we were running late for the tasting. Dark brown, muddy. Rich, tarry, boozy aroma. Tarry body, too, hot, woody with thick chewy malts. The added boozy, woody notes of the barrel interferes with what was otherwise a wonderfully malty beer.

Thanks MikeTD for this brew. Very black, thin dissapating tan head. Aroma is soy sauce, licorice, caramel, chocolate, oak. Taste is chocolate smoke, toffee,caramel, whiskey, light alcohol. A lot of depth.

Nip bottle from miketd shared by Enniskillen; Nose of raisins, molasses, chocolate, smoke, and woody oaky vanillin; black with a very dark cinnamon head; flavor of woody oak, chocolate, vanilla, and BBQ smoke. Finish is chocolate and light alcohol.

(bottled sampled from miketd by way of enniskillen.)black body with a nice looking dark brown head.as the head sits i get nice webbing on the glass.the aroma is really nice.i pick up marshmellows,brownies,brown sugar,roasted malts,and dark fruit.the flavor was a different blend of tobacco,alcohol,some chocolate,smoke,and dark fruit make up the flavor.now as it warms a bit the sweetness comes out,but i liked the aroma a bit more.

Tasted at the February Northern California Beer Tasting. This Imperial Stout pours an eclipse black color from the bottle. Small to medium sized foamy tan head. The aroma is chocolate and toffee, dark fruit, chocolate, oak and licorice. A very full bodied Imperial Stout. The malts are chocolate and toffee, dark fruit, licorice, oak and some bourbon. The hops are earthy. An incredibly full mouthfeel, a real tongue coater. Lots of chocolate and coffee flavors as wellas some dark fruit and vanilla. Nice balance. Good beer. Mouthfeel is very full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Big thanks to hopscotch for the opportunity to try this special brew. Pours a thickish black with bits of rusty tan head present. Sharp roast, espresso, oak and alcohol notes on the aroma. The taste was remarkable in that it was so rich and layered, which I wasn’t expecting from the aroma. Rich, burnt roasty flavors, caramel, tannins on the taste, and alcohol is virtually undetectable. A pleasure to try.

Take every flavour you have experienced in a imperial stout before, blend it perfectly and put it in a small 25cl bottle. There you go. Besides the huge array of flavours in this imperial stout one of the most impressive aspects is the mouthfeel wich is creamy yet vinous, slightly oily, thick and slick. I don’t want to come of as patriotic because that has nothing to do with it, this is simply the best imperial stout I have ever had.