Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

Bottle thanks to Omhper, I’m very grateful to you man! Appearance: dark color. Beautiful brown head, medium size, lasting and dense. Aroma: intensive chocolate and a sweet roast malty. After, a lot of aromatic reminiscences like pure cacao, coffee-grains, truffles, oak wood, ripe fruits, vanilla and milk cream. Flavor: start with a robust and multidimensional chocolate taste, is like to chew a chocolate-marzipan cake or a mousse of chocolate. Roasted malty some astringent. Intensives and complex reminiscences like liquory truffles, wood, toasted hazelnuts, candy blackberries, figs, dark raisins, "sweet of milk", maybe cinnamon, chocolaty tobacco, cream and liquor hints similar to Porto wine, woody whisky and coffee liquor. In the end I can feel a light dryness from the hops. Hidden alcohol degree. Palate: coating the tongue and all the mouth, full body, creamy and oily texture, fleshy. Low carbonation. Remark: amazing beer in all dimensions, very complex, good barrel background, intensive beer but balanced at the same time. A lovely shock for my palate.

bottle. very dark with an orange thin head.. smells great, dark fruit- a lot of figs and strawberry. taste- sweet berry -blackberry with toffee & cocoa. lingering sweet berry. 4 9 7 4 16

2006 Vintage bottle from MaltOMeal at the December Houston tasting. There are beers that fall short of hype, there are beers that meet the hype, and then there is Narke Kaggen Stormaktsporter, which annihilates the hype and then kicks its butt again. This beer is almost flawless; from the pouring of the motor- oil-in-a-black-hole-tinted liquid to the final sip of bourbon barrel soaked chocolate syrup, this beer blows most others out of the stratosphere. The nose is a symphony of bourbon oak, chocolate, woody sugar, and molasses. As I said before, this beer pours as dark as motor oil in a black hole. Darth Vader looks downright pale compared to this beauty. A waterfall of flavors tickle the taste buds with each precious sip, notably the aforementioned chocolate syrup seemingly poured from a bourbon cask after maturing for 30 years, with a stark dark fruit presence that rounds out the experience. Mouthfeel is downright pudding-like; chewy, thick, and heavy. I did not want this taste experience to end.

bottle thanks to anders37. This was #1 on my wantlist all year long and had it as one of my New Years resolutions to try this. This poured pitch black with a very tiny, light brown head. Nose was of roast malt and oak with some bourbon. As it warmed, the aromas enhanced to include some coffee and chocolate. Taste was incredible. Delicious chocolate, fruit, vanilla and bourbon. The texture was chewy, yet there was no harshness here. Slight alcohol warmth. Very complex. This was the best tasting beer I have ever had, by far. Truly fantastic. Give me a supply of these and I would never drink anything else again. The perfect beer.

250 ml bottle - 2005 vintage; wow, as if after4ever has not shared enough, he breaks out a bottle of this; jet black with thick, chocolate colored head; intoxicating aromas of candy, chocolate, coffee; very rich, smooth and thick with everything coming together perfectly; creamy texture goes down with no effort at all; woody, chewy with chocolate, toffee, bourbon and vanilla; basically the most amazing beer i have ever had and quite an experience; stunning in every way and without a doubt it well exceeds the hype; a new #1 for me and well deserved; cannot say enough for the generosity of tom in sharing this gem

Bottle and huuuggeee thanks to maltomeal at RB Dec Houston Impy Stout tasting. 2006 version. Pours midnight black, opaque, no head. Nose is sweet, woody, a bit alcoholic, whiskey. Flavors of burnt malts, alcohol, whiskey, chocolate with a nice woody background. Sweet with a dry, chalky aftertaste. Chewy full mouth as you almost eat this beer rather than drink it. Overall, as good as it gets. Probably the best beer I have ever had. I did not want my glass to end. Lived up to all the promises.

Huge thanks to pilsnerpeter for the chance to try this one. Deep pitch black beer with a thin creamy dark brown head. The aroma is incredibly intense. Very rich dark 80% chocolate, tootsie roll character. Black licorice and a very interesting herbal/cocoa aroma. As it warms it gets a little bit muddy. The flavour is fairly boozy. Soft peppery spiciness, a touch of pine and even a light earthiness. Not really tart per se, but there is a lightness that is quite unusual for an impy. It’s big and slightly sweet but it isn’t syrupy. Light sage like herbal character. Man, this stuff is very tasty and very unique. Fairly savoury character with a lingering roastiness. Man, this stuff is so good. A lightly pruny sweetness as it warms up... awesome stuff.

2005 vintage in bottle sampled at Akkurat in Stockholm, Sweden. Pours pitch black with thin dark brown foam head. Aroma consists of roasted chocolate maltiness, coffee, toffee, caramel and loads of tart oakiness and bourbon. This beer is extremely smooth and quaffable. Roasty flavor up front with smooth creamy center and sweet bitter dry finish. Flavor dominated by excellent oak and bourbon flavors that are balanced with chocolate, coffee, toffee, caramel and a dry hop finish. Excellent! Lives up to the hype and the $65 price tag.