Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter

Brewed by Närke Kulturbryggeri
Style: Imperial Stout
Örebro, Sweden

Bottle, 2007. My first rating. Small head. Pours very dark. This beer is incredibly well balanced. You can smell the touch of honey, and taste it too. Every zip is pure enjoyment. Probably the best beer I have ever tried.

Shared a bottle from 2005 with two good friends at Bishops arms in Örebro. Well, this is the best one yet! This is just as good as you might imagine!!! Pours insanley deep black, with a thick mocca head. Aroma is overwhelming. Every zip is a mouth full and tastes different. Smooth sweet plums, chocolate, oily dark malts, coffee, raisin.. This is the BEST!

Supremely rich, dark brown pour. The fine-foamed head quickly dissipates to form a caramel-colored halo that rests atop the liquid. Aroma is full and round; with abundant chocolate, wood, vanilla, and a hint of char. Taste is unbelievably complex; revealing layers of honey and spice, raisin-port, and a plethora of deep, smokey nuances. Mouthfeel is viscous and smooth, the alcohol is virtually undetectable, and the finish is sublime. Truly one of the most remarkable brews I have had the pleasure and good fortune to have experienced. This one is beyond ’hype’ ... and stands on its own as a creation of true quality and depth.

courtesy of Per Samuelsson - dark black coloured with a little brown foam formed of big bubbles; robust and highly complex aroma: wood and licorice, roasted coffee, chestnuts, prune and a touch of alcohol; thick and slightly oily palate; full-bodied and with a strong but not overwhelming bitterness; very long bitter and salty coffeish aftertaste where more woody, cookie notes can be met along a warming alcohol touch - what a fantastic beer ! complex, powerful but never exuberant

2009-06-16, bottle at Glenfiddich Warehouse N.68, vintage 2007, 10-5-9-4-18=46
The bottle is served too cold.
Black color; the creamy head reduces quickly. At first it has a nice cheesy aroma; then liquorice and some roasted malts and ashes; it evolves as it gets warmer; very late, there are traces of vanilla and paper, tobacco, alcohol and very light paint remover. The cheese crust is the best part for this kind of beer.
Very good body strength, the mouthfeel is oily but not sticky, extremely smooth; possessive chocolate and roasted malt flavor, with a minimal sweetness to complement it; some vanilla appears only late, creating a dynamic effect; the liquorice too can’t miss this appointment; the subdued alcohol presence is vibrating. The final sensation in the mouth is still full, turning maybe too much on the roasted malts for my palate, but expected; and there is some pleasant espresso touch too, and tobacco.
Great!
I remembered a more complex brew.

2007-05-08, bottle at Akkurat, 30€, vintage 2005
Black ink color; creamy head. Huge and wonderful aroma: glue, chocolate, sweet coffee, Xerès and Porto wines, wax, black raisins; deep, complex. Full mouthfeel; incredible; mix of flavors: ashes, vanilla, tobacco, malt, sweet caramel, toffee, rhubarb candies, medium dark chocolate, creamy; hint of liquorice and traces of roasted malt; alcohol warmth. Simply wonderful….

Yes!!! Bottle 2006. Rating #1900. Aroma of chocolate, wood, earth, cake, prunes, cognac. Very special and unique aroma. Opaque, black coloured with a thin, brown head. Taste is sweet with some coffee bitterness. Woods, lots of chocolate, some prunes appear in the taste. More cognac than port taste. Very lingering palate. Alcohol is noticeable (duh... 10%) but it gives the beer a nice warming character. Great stuff this is. I hope I can get it more often.

Bottle. Very nice creamy vanilla aroma. Black colour, small head. The flavour is a lot like aroma, vanilla, wood, cream. Low carbonation and a soft, even silky mouthfeel. This was very nice.

Thnx to caesar for this one. Great gift for my birthday. 2006 version. Dark black colored, pours oily. Very smooth and interesting aroma, some fruits, sweetness, mocca, chocolate and some coffee. The flavor is in one word, unforgettable. Bitterness is smooth, creamy. Dark malts, chocolate, mocca, coffee and a vanilla sweetness with some hints of fruits. Great balanced and complex flavor. Really great.
Tasted at the first, great, Borefts Beer Festival 2009 @ De Molen. Ttried the 2007 and 2008 versions. The 2007 edition is a bit better then the 2008 version, but both are superb beers. Tried the 2007 also together with a small piece of homemade chocolatecake from the lady from Narke with whipped cream. It was delicious, melts on the tongue. A perfect combination!