Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

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!

Bought at the bar Bishops Arms in Malmö, Sweden for the price of 120 skr - thats very fair...we were three and had one each...no sharing. This one were a 2007 edition and was poured in a tulip-wine glass. Like the rugby team in NZ this could go for all black. The head was likewise very brown - very nice looking. The aroma was dominated of chocolate with sidenotes of tobacco together with some oak. The taste is warm, round and sweet. Its not very heavy compared to other stouts like this. Lots of spice, chocolate and the wooden notes. Ver nice and very balanced but not as complex as i thought it would be. Nice surprise to find this one on a evening dominated of pretty shitty pale ales.

2006 Edition.

Thank you Bonus Beer Bob for the chance to try this incredibly rare beer. While I’ve had it once before, this was the only time I’ve had more than a couple of sips, and enough to properly wrap my head around the beer. Thanks dude.

Pours a thick, viscous, oily black. Tan, creamy head. Beautiful. Chocolate, honey, creamy espresso in the smell. Notes of brown sugar and vanilla. Complex. Wonderful. Inviting. Huge, rich, creamy chocolate, brown sugar, tobacco, dark fruits, oak all slowly unveil themselves in the taste. Caramel and vanilla notes. Honey carries through from the smell as well and provides a very nice, unique note in this beer. Super rich, super creamy mouthfeel with virtually no alcohol heat. Excellent. Extremely drinkable.

Every once in a while, a beer lives up to the hype. This is one of those. Incredibly complex, with layers of complexity that are slowly peeled back, sip after sip. All this, and no noticeable flaws to dampen the enjoyment. Awesome beer. Keg for my home, please? Ha, I wish. So, in summary, this beer sucks. Don’t seek it out. Avoid at all costs. /sarcasm.

2006 edition. Served at about 45 degrees fahrenheit in 13-ounce snifter. Pours an oily dark brown with just a little lacing on top. Aroma is very complex: Coffee, berries, other dark fruits... Smells really good. Flavor is quite similar to the aroma. Not as sweet as the average impy, but there’s definitely a little sweetness. Only slightly bitter. Mouthfeel is quite oily, I like the sticky, thick viscosity. A nice warmth develops in my chest after a few minutes and lingers. The flavor I can’t give anything but a 10 because it really is super delicious, though very unique. I guess you could say that this is quite "elegant". Very classy; It is really a big beer that at the same time is very graceful and not at all assailing. Overall, world-class, though perhaps a little overhyped. I mean, it’s just wonderful, but the margin by which this is better than other top-notch impys isn’t that great. Nevertheless I’m glad I got a chance to try it. Bravo...Thanks Narke.

Deep black in colour with a thin tan head and light lacing. The aroma is of vanilla, bourbon, roasted malts, some alcohol but all the while rather sweet. The flavour is warming, quite sweet, creamy, vanilla, roasted malts and some oak. Warm and sweet mouthfeel, medium/large body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, warming and quite bitter.

This intensified more and more as I drank this. The alcohol is quite warm at time and the chocolate picks up at the end. Initially I really didn’t care all that much for this. My initial rating was a 3.6 but the more I drank this the more flavours came out. Lots of smoke started to come out as did some oak. The body starts to intensify as it warms as well and the mouthfeel became really silky. Very good, world class.

250ml bottle obtained in a trade with a very generous ratebeerian, thanks, you know who you are.
Opened on October 8, 2008.
Vintage 2006.