Ølfabrikken Porter

Brewed by Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)
Style: Porter
Roskilde, Denmark

Pours a deep deep caramel color, nearly black, with nice head retention, very sustainable... Aroma of cacau, raisin/fig/date, faint bit of vanilla, a touch of alcohol, sweet aroma... Dark chocolate flavor, not as assertive as the aroma, subtle smokiness, flavor does not live up to the aroma again... palate is a touch greasy, with lingering bitterness, alcohol warms slightly in the finish... very very good...

22oz bottle. Almost black, dark brown with a medium tan head that leaves some lasting foam. The aroma has an almost vinous dark fruitiness, along with dark, bitter chocolate. The flavor is mostly bitter chocolate with a light coffee touch and modest hop flavor, though bitterness is apparent, be it from roasted grain or hops. Still maintains a great balance in the finish. Robust but certainly not very sweet in balance, with roasted malt and acidity cutting residual sugars. Actually not that full in the mouth, though this could have been a couple percentage points higher in alcohol and I wouldn’t have though much of it. A little funny to think of this as a porter, because it drinks more like an imperial stout, and a good one at that. I guess that that explains the high ratings...

Poured from bomber, thanks SamGamgee. Dark brown with medium tan head. Nose of chocolate and raisins. Taste of bitter chocolate, a hint of coffee, malts, and dried fruit, very smooth, rich, and tasty.

Bottle. Black pour with tan head. Dark malts and chocolate with some roasted flavors, caramel and sweet flavors. Nice porter with an easy finish, great brew.

pours a deep opaque brown with a thick and creamy mocha colored head...looks almost like an imperial...nice retention. aroma is loaded with cocoa and has hints of coffee, smoke, dried fruit, and a touch of warming alcohol. flavor is dominated by coffee but has some bitter chocolate, and hints of smokiness and dark fruit. mouthfeel is very creamy with a lingering bitter chocolate and smoke finish...very warming. the only thing keeping me from giving at a 9 or 10 in aroma or flavor is the alcohol aroma and the fact that the finish is a bit too bitter for my taste. but nearly perfect is still damn good!

1/2 a shared bottle. Pours pretty dark black body with dark brown edges and tan head...bubbles are larger than normal...kinda looks like cola. Nose is sweet chocolate malt, licorice, brown sugar, coffee, excellence. Taste is silky smooth bitter chocolate with coffee, licorice, molasses, brown sugar, dairy cream...WOW, it’s easy to see why this is the top rated porter. SO easy to drink, SO smooth, SO tasty. I have no complaints on this one. The complexity and boldness of flavor has this knocking on the door of Imperial Stout, yet the smooth silky texture going down tells you it’s a porter. Fantastic! If it weren’t for the $12 price tag I’d be reaching for this one much more often. (afterthought) I poured this in a big-bowled red wine glass, I think it really accentuated the super-fine aromas and decadent flavors coming out of this exceptional brew.

INteresting, thought it was going to be a fake success but it was real good even though it was over reccomended temperature.

22oz bottle pours pitch black with an off white/tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Flavor is much the same, dark roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, dark fruit and brown sugar. Very nice porter.