Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

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

First off, a huge thanks to wetherel for sharing this gem at the PP Bottle Shop with myself, deftim13, Sean & Ryan of the shop, and DenverLogan! All you need is just a tiny serving of this concoction to know it’s something truly special. It pours a still silky black-brown with some light beige swirls on the surface. The aroma is more subtle than the flavor, but a delightful mix of old oak wood, bourbon, cocoa powder and vanilla. The nose increases with warmth into a more warming character of well-rounded bourbon, molasses, soft espresso and alcohol...but not too strong by any means. The flavor extracts the aroma notes and multiplies them to another level entirely. I tasted coconut with chocolate, medium coffee and brown sugar with plenty of oak mixed in. Extremely well-balanced and complex, with the alcohol subdued fantastically. I wouldn’t know this was 10% upon tasting if not for the label. Finishes smooth with incredible mouthfeel. This is one of my favorite styles of beer. It lives up to the hype in my book, a magnificent beer for my #300 rating.

2005 bottle - June ’07 - purchased at Akkurat, Stockholm - $40. First off, I thought this really lived up to the hype. It was flat out unbelievable - right in between the imperial stouts that need to be a bit bigger and those that go overboard...no matter how hard I tried to find something I didn’t like about it, I simply couldn’t - it was the definition of balanced. Each sip was proceeded by a heart-felt "WOW!". Every part of this brew was so insanely complex. The aroma wrapped up vanilla, oak, dark chocolate malts, espresso, licorice, dark fruits, etc - I smelled it for who knows how long. Flavor was exquisite - wrapping all those smells into a perfectly chewy and smooth palate. Talk about wanting to lick your gums and lips. The finish was balanced between sweet and bitter - the slight alcohol burn warmed but nowhere near overpowered anything. Will I get my taste buds on this one again? Let’s hope so. Ya, I liked it that much. Simply divine in every right a beer can be....

Bottle at Blackfriars GBBF. Pours devine. a deep Ebony colour swirls in my glass topped of by a thick creamy tan brown head lingering at the mouth of my glass.its complexity is amazing. With such a complex bee ri find it difficult to write down all the aromas and flavours exuding my glass as every sip explores new flavours and smells. All i can say is this beer definetely gets the thumbs up from me with lashings of rich sillky expresso coffee, chocolate and smokey liquorice followed by a warm buzz of strong liquer goodness. Its chewy and tar like body slides slowly down the throat giving a fabulous bitter finish. tHIS IS WHAT STOUTS R ABOUT!

Opened for my 25th birthday. I’m a fan. Smells incredible. I really like the was this turned out. Very smoothe, oaky, with hints of vanilla. Everything came together quite nicely. I love it.

Tap, SB&WF2009, aged on Mackmyra cask - Dark brown to black beer with almost no head. Aroma is intense with notes of coffee, licorice, chocolate, dried fruit and vanilla scented roasted malt. Flavor is sweet malty with notes of vanilla, chocolate, coffee, dried fruits and heavily roasted malt. Very nice and incredibly balanced. First Mackmyra cask beer that I’ve been very satisfied with! Near perfection.

Bottle from 2007 @ home . The bottle looks very simple, but really good. The beer in the glass is deep black, bigger head than the regular Stormaktsporter. Starts very strong-malty, notes of strong coffee, liquprice, bitter chocolate. Also some fruity. Finish a bit milder, soft-malty notes, goes down like velvet. An amazing beer!

Sampled at DLD 2009 thanks to the great scotsmen cgarvieuk and daknole for the hook up.pour was black and thinner than most american Imperials Stouts but the flavor was amazing yet light and sweet of caramel malts,chocolate,vanilla, coffee, brewers licorice and honey,aromas from chocolates,coffee sweet vanilla truely outstanding smooth finish hides alcohol very well but is it the greatset stout in the world? don’t know that but it does belong up there