Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

2006 Vintage

4/25/2009: Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter had a touch act to follow behind the Kuhnhenn Fifth Dementia, but it still held it’s own very well (although it might have seems a little bit more bitter than it really is due to the massive sweetness of the preceeding beer!). Kaggen Stormaktsporter has a rich, deeply caramelized, and chocolate flavor. Coffee comes through when it gets warmer. Actually, this beer is very similar in intensity to the Fifth Dimensia with more hops and bitterness. There are also great sweet char and licorice characteristcs present in the flavor of this beer. To be honest, this beer really does have just about all of the flavors I would want in a great Imperial Stout plus enough alochol to back it up without being too much. This is a damn fine and goes down far to easily!

Sample from bottle shared by at Dark Lord Day 2009! Thank you so very much Craig. This is really one of those beers that I would probably never been able to try at any time in my life had it not beed for your kindness and generosity. I really appreciate it! Rating #255 for this beer.

For rating 3500, this one needs to go out with a big bang. Thanks to cgarvieuk for smuggling this one through customs and sharing a 2006 vintage at Dark Lord Day 09, I got a thin pour but enough to try it. Pours an opaque dark brown (nearly black) colored brew with a thin tan head that sticks around. Aroma of toasted dark malt, some raisin, dark pitted fruits, and chocolate. Taste is full bodied, thick and chewy with flavors of toasted dark malt, a hint of molasses, raisin, chocolate and vanilla. Finish is smooth as silk, creamy with a lingering toasted dark malt and raisin aftertaste. The alcohol warmth was a nice touch. Awesome!

Bottled 2007. Pours pitch black with a little brown head. Nose of raisins, prunes and burned malt. Flavor of caramel malts, dried fruit, dark chocolate and notes of honey. Full bodied. Long malty finish. Great,

Sampled at DLD 2009 thanks to the great scotsmen cgarvieuk and daknole for the hook up.pour was black and thinner than most american Imperials Stouts but the flavor was amazing yet light and sweet of caramel malts,chocolate,vanilla, coffee, brewers licorice and honey,aromas from chocolates,coffee sweet vanilla truely outstanding smooth finish hides alcohol very well but is it the greatset stout in the world? don’t know that but it does belong up there

Dude cgarvieuk hooked us up wtih this one. I mean holy shit what a beer to open and share at DL day. Black, small tannish head. Aroma is so wonderful. Roast, vanilla, toffee(lots), espresso beans, prunes, plums, damn this beer has it all. Flavor is just unreal. Seriously unreal. So full of vanilla, toffee, chocolate, coffee, fruit and damn this was amazing. Did I mention it was good? Thanks Craig. YOU RULE.

Tasting shared graciously by cgarvieuk at DLD ’09 (Munster, IN). Wow, is all I can say. I never thought I would ever get to try this brew. Poured a very black pour, with small brownish head that clings to the glass. Pitch black, opaque. Aromas hit me like a ton of bricks, chocolate and caramel dance with some creaminess and vanilla that smooths it out, a touch of wood as this brew starts to get out of control. Initial is a wonderful mix, alcohol comes in more potent as a wave of chocolate and espresso soak up on the palate. Caramel and vanilla come into play, a touch of pit fruits, and the barrel becomes clearly evident further into the body. My only qualm would be a little thin on the palate, but that would just be nitpicking. Finish leaves a good bitterness, oak, and roasted flavors. Top notch brew. Thanks again, Craig!

Bottle. Just tried a sample of this at Bishops Arms. Aroma was oaky with plenty of chocolate. Taste was a bit oakey and smokey with some smooth chocolate and honey flavors.

Wow let’s just start out by saying this beer is a mother effer to track down and worth the effort. I popped this open with Floydster and seaoflament and rallison after the Carlsbad Belgianfest at Pizza Port and after it got some air under it and I finally took my nose out of it..LOL..I took a sip and GIGITTY..the chocolate creamy fudge dessert i would pour this over ice cream. The flavors kept on coming with each sip.Almost at times switching from a great cigar beer to a leather presence. All the time maintaining it’s chocolate creaminess. Lots of honey flavors coming through as well.This is one of those beer that you work so hard to get and it doesn’t let you down. It truly does live up to it’s hype and is worth the effort to acquire! Cheers, I’m glad you guys enjoyed the RARE treat!