Okells Aile

Brewed by Okells
Style: Porter
Douglas, Isle of Man

Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as light notes of soy sauce. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of wood as weill as light notes of oxidation, leading to a bitter finish. The body is thin.

(Bottle 50 cl) Comes as ’’’’Branded Coal Fire Porter’’’’ at 4.6% ABV. Clear, almost black with a reddish hue and an off-white head. Lightly vinous aroma with some burned malt. Fairly light in body with burned and smoked (peat/whisky) malty accents and a vague bitterness in the finish. A very pleasant example of an English Porter. 120507 and 210908

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Black. Aroma of licorice and lemon. Medium sweet with evident beechwood smokeiness, notes of tobacco and coffee. Creamy roasty malt gives it rounded mouthfeel, while smoke and salt fight for attention in the finish.

CBF07 sample from bottle (as Branded coal fire porter). Pours deep brown/amber with almost no head. Aroma is sweet and smoked malty, slight floral hoppy. Good dark malt flavour going into a dry bitterness.

Bottle. Dark brown to black color with a average frothy good lacing light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet, smoke, roasted, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter, moderate to heavy acidic with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, 4.6%. Fruity aroma, slightly roasted, hint of smoke. Black colour, small creamy light brown head. The flavour is mildly roasted, quite vinous, hint of salami smokiness. Mild carbonation.

Draught. Pitch black colour, huge white head. Aroma of sweet malts, some hops, roast and hay. Also dark fruit and slight roast. Flavour strong roasted and smoked malts with caramellish hints. Wet smoked wood in finish and aftertaste. Quite leathery all the way through also. Pleasant brew, though the hops do make it a bit "strange".

Bottle. Black coloured with a huge beige head. Light roasted aroma of liquorice and coffee with notes of hops and pine needles. Light roasted flavour of liquorice with notes of chocolate and coffee. Roasted and hoppy finish.