Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

2005 bottle Black with an ok head. Aroma is dark, bitter chocolate with notes of liquorice. Flavour is bitter, oaky, somewhat harsh and salty and in the background lurks a growing honey sweetness. Complex.

On tap @ European Beerfestival 2008. I had pretty much given up on tasting this one. Thanks to Närke for bringing it to the festival. Pours black with a beige/yellow head. Smells of honey. Sweet with aromas of roasted malts and some chocolate. Also aromas of honey and lots of vanilla and oak. Full bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Dry finish with aromas of honey and a slight alcoholwarming sensation. Good - to say the least.

2006. Provided by kmweaver. Pitch black body with a tiny tan head - fades to a cover. The nose is very sweet and vinous with licorice, molasses, plums, dark chocolate, roast, light ash, light berry and some alcohol. The flavor is very sweet, extremely low bitterness with honey, molasses, caramel, chocolate, licorice, rum, roast, cola and vanilla. Full body is sticky with soft carbonation and a warm finish that is a bit thin. Very average Imperial Stout, though barrel aging is well done.

2006 bottle from cgarvieuk. 200th overall rating for the beer. Pours dark roast coffee black, with an oily looking texture, and what little head that could be conjured up was brown with a reddish tint. Deep rich aroma, of oak, bourbon, wet tobacco, asphalt, coffee, and charred marshmallow. The flavor comes over like an alcoholic cafe mocha. Pretty nice. On top of that I get some anise, bourbon, oak, vanilla, and lingering bitterness and alcohol. The mouthfeel and body are substantial, but not overwhelming. Oily and mouth filling. Long dry gritty finish. Believe the hype.

Black of color with a small beige head. An aroma of liqurie and honey - too much of honey. A flavor of roasted malt, liqurice, oily and dry.

(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.

1921: Womens right to vote in Sweden. 1967: The Beatles releases their album Sgt. Pepper. 1969: Man conqueres moon. 1979: I was born. 2006: Kaggen Stormaktsporter.

NorCal Feb ’08 - Thank you Phil_L for bringing this beauty. I can’t say I haven’t been itching to try this beer for awhile now. It really was worth the wait, but there was so damned little of it that licking the glass was the only option after it was gone.

The beer pours out a thick, viscuous liquid, almostly looking like the consistancy of flowing blood it was that thick. A creamy one finger thick brown head which stayed the entire length of my enjoyment. Aroma...where to start. Dark chocolate, bourbon, soy sauce, alcohol, nougat, licorice, dark fruit, espresso beans, and lightly smokey somehow. Mouthfeel is monstrously huge. Coating your entire mouth would do it right. Flavors had nearly the same character as the aroma with a finish that was long and intense. The next time I have this beer I will worry less about deconstructing it and more about enjoying it.