Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

Bottle with a huge thanks to Marsiblursi! this comes from memory from earlier today as it was drank on the way to go pike fishing....Pours a deep rich brown with a decent tan head that holds well to the glass. The aroma is fantastic of dark fruit, some coffee, dark chocolate, some peat, and some alcohol. The taste is absolutely wonderful of the above smells, with some brown sugary sticky goodness on the palate. The alcohol is by no means over powering, but is enough to let you know its there. finish and mouthfeel is creamy smooth with a light lactose presence. If only I had some more....First class stout all the way.

Bottle 񢉗) shared with coyotehunter (thanks!!!) on departure for fishing. Pours thick and dark brown with a slow forming head and aromas that are spectacular. Chocolate, dark fruit, a bit of peat, wood and cream to it, with lots of chocolate milk throughout. Simply put, this is fantastic stuff and they should bottle more of it and send it all to me. Alcohol hides extremely well, flavors blend perfectly.

With picnic tables full of incredible beer, Craig stand up from the table and exclaims, "you’ll want to follow me". I agreed, and without hesitation we were off. The bottle wasn’t half way out of the bag and I could not believe my eyes. The pour was black and sticks to the glass. A small tan head was visible, but I am interested in how this smells and tastes. The aroma was worth the wait: chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, coffee, molasses, and licorice. Can the flavor back up the nose? Yes, Kaggen was an awesome complex brew that lived up to the hype. Dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, coffee, molasses, dark fruits, subtle wood hints, licorice, and well integrated alcohol. Full bodied, chewy, and smooth. Thanks to Craig (cgarvieuk) for sharing this incredible beer.

For sure the best beer i have ever tried, almost to much, dark and heavy with notes of prunes, coffee and raisins.

Bottle @ Sthlm BWF -07. Black with dark brown head. Strong roasted aroma. Powerfull body. Coffee, chocolate, herbs and rosted malt. Long finish

1400th rating. Bottle 2007 @ Tre Små Rum, Götheborg. Reserved by Gnoff for my visit. It definitely lives up to its rating. pours a thick black with thin off white head and golden lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, some wood and whiskey notes are present in the nose, coupled with dark fruits. Taste, palate is just gorged with nice malts, caramel, light roastiness of coffee. The oak wood is light and adds a nice dimension to the beer, chocolate. Finish is superb as well, onctuous malts with barrel/wood and a warming alcohol coats the palate. Easy to sip on for hours and enjoy new flavor as the beer warms up, seemed to have gained in dark fruits. Well worth the price. Add to it, the amazing comapny and ambiance of Tre Små Rum and this was an outstanding brew.

1. From the Bottle at the GBBF Bar Sans Frontiers Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2007 Lots of chocolate and fruit aromas. Black strong in alcohol and smooth on the palate. Some dryness. Caramel and chocolate prevalent in the finish. 2. From the Bottle at Tom’s Ultimate Glasgow Tasting, Blackfriars 01/12/2007 Strong and sweet whisky aroma. Small tan head. Black with lots of alcohol present. Rich on the palate with coffee and spiced flavours. A little bitterness in a warming finish. (2006 Version)

Ok Craig I promised you that I would rate this so here goes haha. 2006 Bottle shared by Cgarvieuk at DLD 09. Poured thick black, lacing the glass with a very small brown head. A huge nose of chocolate, caramel, toffee, and light vanilla leads to great melding of flavors that include caramel, chocolate, light coffee and a hint of dark fruit. Some sweetness comes through more as it warms and the alcohol is very well hidden. Overall this is a great beer and thanks Craig for letting me try this, oh and I would definitely recommend this straight out of the bottle haha (just kidding, inside joke).