Todellinen yllätys! Hyvä nautiskeluolut hämärtyvään iltaan, enemmän tuntuu laadukkaalta porterilta.

Friday's nightcap. A local Doppelbock. The beer wears a muddy, dark brown gown. Looks very coffeeish. Carbonation is mild-mannered. A pale sandy head emerges on the surface up to half a finger only. Soon the head is a mere gossamer lace ring. I sniff the beer and get surprised: a lovely medley of strong coffee and sweet-leaning cacao nibs. Dark rye cracker and a drop of wort should also be added to the list. Quite intriguing! 🤎 The tastebuds like powerful elements like espresso, cacao nibs, raw licorice root and lofty dark rye malt as if slightly smoked. A sourish berry-like vibe embraces my taste receptors tightly, but after more careful analysis, I can pick only a suggestion of cranberry and much much more coffee flavors, maybe coffee bean. I like the package, I anticipated something much less brave and lackluster. This actually has character. 🤎🤎 The body is medium. It's not particularly robust but not ailing either. The finish tweaks a couple of degrees tangier but the intensity compensates beautifully for the sharper corners. Astonishingly coffeeish though. The mouthfeel is medium-full, intense, relatively deep, mouthcoating and lip-glueing. A bit of sharpness can also be sensed but, overall, the outcome is solid.