Ølfabrikken Gammel Ekstra Porter

Formerly brewed at Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)
Style: Porter
Roskilde, Denmark

500ml flip top bottle acquired in trade (thanks!). Bottle labeled BB 12/1/2010 & Produced on 12/13/2005. Flip top opened to a nice ’Pop’. Poured a dark, dark black color with a smaller sized brown head. Aromas of chocolate, dark fruits, molasses, roast, nuts, and smoke. Tastes of chocolate, nuts, wood, lightly fruity, roast, and smoke. Alcohol content well hidden.

Poured an opaque black color with a thin, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of oxidation, roast, chocolate, dark fruits, nuts, and some wood. Taste of roast, smoke, soy, more bitter nuts, chocolate, and light alcohol. A bit thin, possibly due to the aging. Thanks Steve!

From a 500mL Bottle. Generously shared by cquiroga. Pitch black, opaque pour with only a wispy trace of tannish head. Rich, powerful aroma of charred prunes and gobs of other dark fruit, mostly raisin and plum. A hint of meaty smoke wafts from the background, along with some molasses sugars. Medium bodied, nearly still carbonation. Flavors of white chocolate and caramel melanoidins appear first on the palate, followed closely by notes of molasses and a darker, bourbony chocolate. A silky smooth pumpernickel bread malt body is seasoned by some black licorice stick. There’s almost a hint of saltiness in there too, leaving the impression of a freshly baked pretzel. A soft, refined roast/coffee character also comes out near the finish. The decadent, complex, condensed flavors linger on pleasantly in the final smack. Simply amazing porter. Thanks for sharing, Chris!

Blind tasting at sk8vikings porter / stout tasting, beer no 27. Pours dark brown to black with a rim from a brown head. Quite burbon dried malty aroma. Full bodied. Clear liqourice flavour, mellow, malty with a dark chocolate whiff. Very nice.

Bottle, split with family on Labor Day. Pours black, with a moderate sized brown head. Burnt malt aroma, with some bakers chocolate and some herbal character. Strong roasted malt flavor, with cocoa, licorice and some hops. Long, roasted malt flavor. Smooth as silk. Really nice beer, I’m glad I had the opportunity to try it. Thanks, janka.

Date: 02/03/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

black with brown edges, wispy tan head, rich sweet chocolate and bourbon aroma with nice ripe dark fruits, big sticky body, dry chocolate powder flavor, nice ripe fruit character, lasting chocolate finish, all chocolate that starts of dry and slowly picks up some sweetness, the ripe fruit provides nice balance to the chocolate

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Bottle, thanks to after4ever. Pours opaque black with a thin beige head. Aroma of sweet chocolate. Full, sweet body with chewy malt and chocolate taste that somehow gets to a dry finish. Moderate carbonation.

500. Holy CRAP! This is INCREDIBLE! Thank you, Maria! Wow, what an awesome beer. Pours a deep, opaque black with scarcely any head at all. Gargantuan, head-filling nose of licorice, chocolate, plums, cherries, roast, and other miscellaneous goodness. Astonishing. Attack is bold: thick body, oily, velvety. Light carb. Quite still, in fact. Very forward flavors. VERY forward. Roasty, chocolatey, dark tree fruit. Lovely. Nearly indescribable. It really doesn’t get too much better than this. Thank you so much, Maria.