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 from DK. I sampled this up against Dark Lord and Speedway. Pours black with lasting tan head. Starts very strong-malty, notes of strong coffee, bitter chocolate, brown sugar, oak and vanilla. Silky smooth body. I would love to try it again.

Black with small beige head.Aroma like Dark chocolate and smoked like a cigar ashtrey but a good cigar.Nice warm feeling of alc.Just perfect.

With picnic tables full of incredible beer, Craig stand up from the table and exclaims, "you’ll want to follow me". I agreed, and without hesitation we were off. The bottle wasn’t half way out of the bag and I could not believe my eyes. The pour was black and sticks to the glass. A small tan head was visible, but I am interested in how this smells and tastes. The aroma was worth the wait: chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, coffee, molasses, and licorice. Can the flavor back up the nose? Yes, Kaggen was an awesome complex brew that lived up to the hype. Dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, coffee, molasses, dark fruits, subtle wood hints, licorice, and well integrated alcohol. Full bodied, chewy, and smooth. Thanks to Craig (cgarvieuk) for sharing this incredible beer.

Thanks to Fordest for this gem. Although this beer is very hyped it was still excellent. Pours dark, dark brown no light passes through this, with a minimal head. Aroma of coffee, malt, alcohol, toasted nuts,and caramel. Flavors of sweet malt, caramel, and alcohol. Very warming.

Bottles from fonefan and another from Francois_Mtl, but I traded one away. This particular one is from fonefan. 2006 bottle. Had a PP bottle shop with deftim13, hapjydeuce, denverlogan, Sean, and Ryan. Small 25cL bottle. Lots of oaky malty aroma. A real pleasure to smell. A hint of bourbon barrel, but it’s not overpowering. Great mouthfeel. Medium to heavy body. A little bit of sting on the tongue, probably from the alcohol, which is well hidden. Some sweet brown sugar flavor. Low carbonation, but a beer of this magnitude doesn’t need much. 4.5-4.6.

2006 bottle, courtesy hopscotch. Thanks so much Eric! Pours a dark chocolate brown body. Pure liquid fudge at the deepest point, glowing golden brown at the edge. A swirly tan head with a bubbly edge forms the crown. There’s no lacing to be found, but a tilt of the glass reveals thick, sugary legs the slowly meander back to the body. The aroma is nothing short of astounding. Melted dark chocolate and caramel are rich and decadent. Figs, cinnamon, and nutmeg add fruity and spicy highlights. Oaky bourbon and vanilla permeate everything, imparting the signature aroma of something that has been hibernating in a barrel for ages. The flavor is nearly as great. Fudge brownies drizzled with caramel come to mind. Bourbon soaked figs provide further complexity and depth, while candy licorice hints at a light smokiness. The body is medium-full, slick, and creamy. Finishes long and chocolaty, with the faintest hint of alcohol burn. Phenominal, world-class brew.

2007 bottle bestowed upon me by my main man StFun – incredible Josh, never thought I’d have chance to try this one! Pours crude oil black with a thin tan head. The nose is sweet dark fruits, charred malt, ash, baker’s chocolate and coffee. The taste is ashy cocoa, toasted marshmallow, light smoke, dark roast coffee and salty licorice/light soy with some faint alcohol in the finish. Full creamy mouthfeel. Fantastic – worthy of the hype. Thanks again big J!