Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

V.2007 0.25L bottle tasted at sadonkorjuu 2009. Soft nose with vanilla and bluecheese. Pale brown head. Dark black brownish colour. Some hints of cacao in the nose. Soft chocolatey sweetish taste. Delicious. Mild hoppiness. Well balanced.

Rating #9from the european beer festival 2008. Great suprise that this one was avalible at the festival, though! ts black with a nice brown head. Aroma is very delicate of honney, sweet chocolate, vanilla and fudge. The moutharoma is again filled with all kinds of delicious deserts. Caramel fudge being the one in my mind the most. nice to have a sweetness this complex that isnt caused by suger alone. The sweet notes are of course backed up by a good amount of roasted bitterness while the hops have a more subtly role in this one. Thanks to Beer Biker for showing me stand #5!

Keg @ Oliver Twist, Stockholm
Wow, this is big. No, sorry; This is BIG! Think Dark Lord, think Oak aged Yeti, think Great Lakes BA Blackout Stout. Full bodied to the border of chewable. Very rich in tastes and complex. Licorice, tar, vanilla, nuts, coffee, chocolate, ink, bourbon, oak, roasted malts and more. Long lingering soft aftertaste that craves for more, more, more. THE best Swedish brew I’ve had in my 20+ years of beer tasting.

2006 bottle obtained via trade with marsiblursi thru pudditane, huge thanks!! Pours inky black color with a small, light yellow/brown head. Aroma is vanilla, chocolate, toffee, oak, alcohol. Flavor is chocolate, honey, caramel, vanilla, toffee, prune, yeast. Palate is full bodied, light to medium carbonation, finished syruppy, oily, creamy, bitter, and warming. This was a wonderful, world-class brew, tons going on here, and I liked it better than Westy 12, however I would not put it #1 or #2. Waaaay greatful I got to try this, and loved every last drop!

06 version. Thanks to hopscotch and the person who wished to be nameless for samples. Black pour with a small tan head. Aroma was coffee, caramel, chocolate, anise, and maple syrup. Burnt coffee flavors, anise, chocolate, roasted malt, peat/bog, as well. Full bodied finish with sharp carbonation. Finish was quite long and complex but man this beer is flawed for the score. You’re kidding yourself if you gave it a 5, I’m sorry.

2006 bottle obtained via trade with marsiblursi led by Puddintane. Oily black pour with a creamy tan head. Aromas of bready malt, whiskey, vanilla, oak, baker’s chocolate, caramel/toffee, and some honey. Flavors of light smoke, bready roasted malt, whiskey/booze, oak, caramel/toffee, a bit of maple and bitter chocolate. Thick body, bitter/roasty/boozey over a soft carbonation, bittersweet/roasty finish. Nice to finally try this elusive and well made brew. Really nice overall, a lot going on but not to the point of sloppiness.

2006 Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Black color with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, strong wine, licorice, smoke/tar, wood and alcohol. The taste is roasted and sweet with lots of chocolate, also notes of coffee, honey, smoke, licorice , wood and some alcohol. Full-bodied. Extremely smooth and balanced. 081022. Sample from Bottle. Bishops Arms, Järntorget, Porterfestivalen. Still very good. I noticed more bourbon character this time. 090207. 2007 Bottle. Tre Små Rum. Gothenburg. Maybe the worlds best beer.

[’05 Bottle so generously shared by Marsiblursi with myself and Guerde at the Rover in Gothenburg--can’t thank you guys enough for it!] Long time reader of the site, but first time rater...and what a beer to have as my first rate. This is the best imperial stout, and the best beer, that I have ever had. Perfect roast, some sweetness (I found it to become sweeter the longer I drank it), fruitiness, liquorice...and a long finish. The aroma, especially towards the end, was simply amazing. Basically, it was just an honor to be able to drink this and it may be some time before I find one that can surpass it.