Nørrebro La Granja Stout

Brewed by Nørrebro Bryghus
Style: Sweet Stout
København, Denmark

wow! i like dark beer, but not strong dark beer. This one stands out. it’s marvelous. so many tastes so thick.. so addictive.. probably the best stout i ever tasted. they say supreme desser-beer. i agree, i don’t want to eat anything as long as i can taste the aftertaste.. great! the coffee part is just right. they have not overdone it.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 1   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 1   Lacing : 1   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : XX   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : XX   Burnt Toast : 3   Caramel : 2   Nuts : 2   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : 3   Coffee : 3   Dark Chocolate : 5   Vanilla : 3   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Cherries : XX
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : 2   Soy : XX   Bourbon : XX   Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Lactic : 1   Bitterness : 1   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Immediately fading head. Very sweet chocolatey stout with a minty and vanilla laden finish. Straightforward.

250ml on tap at Nørrebro Bryghus. This one became one of the highlights during a summer trip to Copenhagen in early august. Coffee aroma in the direction of espresso. Pitch black body. Almost no head. Lightly roasted flavour with a complex, but balanced taste of coffee beans, cocoa, discreet liquorice and even some dark fruits. The finish is made up of smooth bitterness (03.08.2007).

CBF07 sample from tap. Pours black/broen with a huge creamy brown head. Aroma of coffee, slight fruit note beneath. Mouthfeel is soft. Flavour is first sweet fruity, followed by coffee and goes into a lovely coffee and hops bitter finish. Slight edge to the coffee flavour.

Opaque appearance, dying head. Liquorice, malty and some medicinal notes. Coffee is apparent, also some cola.

(Draught at Nörrebro Bryghus, Copenhagan, 17 May 2007) Black colour with short beige head. Roasted, slightly nutty nose with dark fruit, malt and hints of juniper berries. Roasted taste with black coffee, juniper berries, cola. Some sweetish notes peep through. Lacking some balance, the roasted (or rather burnt) coffee and malt give it a slightly ashy character. Wouldn’t suffer from some creamy chocolatey notes. Still, very tasty.

Tap, Norrebro Bryghus. Dark opaque color, some brown lacing. Aroma of fresh coffee, licorice. Dry and bitter stout taste, not creamy though. Texture is more like cola, quite sparkling. If it was creamy with chocolat, it would have been very good. Now it’s only decent.

A Mes rate: Tap at the Nørrebro Bryghus. Black and oily with no head. Coffee and roasted malt aroma but a little too mellow. Flavour is similar to the nose with chocolate milk and plenty of fruit. Finish is a little too swift with a strange vanishing sensation on the palate. Tasty, but not a world beater.