Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

Thanks to BrianK for sharing. Pours a deep dark black velvet with metallicy bronze hints as the light hits it with a shimmering deep brown head which lasts very well and has nice lace. Aroma is oak and vanilla upfrotn but not in your face or over teh top buttery like some others- more clean and refined than most BA beers, light bourbon and caramel as well whcih mix well with the deep dark chocolate malts, and fruity fig-like esters- hints of espresso, vanilla dn a bit of licorice as well.. Flavor is also loaded up with big sweet chocolate malts, more bourbon and oak, more vanilla ( almost a Charleston Chew candy like character) on the flavor turns more to licorice, leather then a nice earthiness (burlap sack and cedar cigar box) along with more coffee and roast in the end with a perfect bitterness. Smooth slightly oily palate with lingering caramelized reduction of brown sugar and port. Awesome!

275ml bottle (Porvoo Harvest/Dark Beer Festival 2007) 2006 vintage Jet black, espresso head. Toffee liquorice vanilla aroma soft but very powerful. Mocca and whisky taste - again very powerful, but quite mellow. whisky definitely dominates, quite alcoholic. Excellent sipping beer, not for glugging.

Bottle, courtsey of Craig aka cgarvieuk (cheers Craig) had this on the 31-12-07 The top prised off satisfyingly to the accompaniment of the dim and distant rolling and crackle of thunder and streaks of lightning. The drink poured the colour of black treacle with a small beige head, and as I lift it to my lips once again a fury of thunderous claps swirls around. An infuriated Thor was riding his chariot across the storm clouds that were gathered menacingly across Otmoor and wielding his mighty hammer mjollnir. Without delay I sipped this brew as streaks of bright white light flashed all around, the aroma was honey, finest cocoa, and dark sticky fruits, the taste was sumptuous, filling, rich and simply stunning, it was like a cadbury’s flake moment, the taste of marshmallows dipped in the finest chocolate and left to drip all over your hand vanilla, figs and dark sugars make up some of the other flavours. The crackles and bangs continue outside, Thor is busy tonight but I sip again, the full range of flavours literally beats my tastebuds into submission, its almost numb with this full flavoured onslaught. I head outside to greet the mighty Thor with my chalice held high, the cracks and flashes continue to surround me, next doors firework display was quite something and more than served it’s purpose not just for them this evening. A truly magical beer!

Bottled at RBESG 2005, and rerated last time in november -07. Pitch black. No head. Saly oak and licorice in abundance. Extremely full-bodied.

Nice black color. Aroma from honey and whisky, malty and with some tar. Flavor from whisky, tar, some ashes, malty notes. Oily palate, wonderful body.

Draught at EBF 2008. Black colour with a small beige head and some lacing.Complex aroma and taste of roasted malts, chocolate, fruit with a nice hoppy touch.

[Bottle, 2005 Vintage] World class beer! This is Stormaktsporter aged in American Oak Cask for 2, 5 months, which adds tannins and a wonderful vineous tone, along with wood, Belgian chocolate, bit of tar, raisins, licorice. Flavour is ultra-long, with a big, but delicate chocolatey bitterness. Mouthfeel is big enough, yet light on its feet(thank you Josh, for that perfect description). The finish is so superb and lingering that one does not really need another one after. The oak cask maturation might - in my opinion - have reduced some flavour complexity(compared to regular version), but to each of his own. This is world class!

Bottle RBESG 07. Pitch black beer. Lots of liquorice, an amazing imperial stout. Molasses and fruit - prunes and raisins. A tone of port/sherry, too.