Cellar Series: Porridge Bullet
Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room
- From:
- Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room
- Estonia
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 11.9%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 7.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 30, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 24, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
A big and bold dark ale, brewed with four types of grain, aged in selected barrels and carefully blended to perfection.
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Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.55/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
L: Jet black color, quarter finger quickly dissipating head, thin lacing, light carbonation.
S: Oats, chocolate, oak, alcohol.
T: Oats, chocolate, oak, alcohol. Superb!
F: Full bodied, full flavored.
O: A masterpiece of an imperial stout.
May 30, 2019S: Oats, chocolate, oak, alcohol.
T: Oats, chocolate, oak, alcohol. Superb!
F: Full bodied, full flavored.
O: A masterpiece of an imperial stout.
Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
4/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark brown color with just a bit of tan foam with big bubbles. Aroma has some spicy barrel notes and some booze with dark malts in the background. Taste is spicy with some rye bread and whiskey, sweet and malty at first but the finish has a light roasted grain spiciness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Quite nice overall but a bit too spicy for my taste.
Apr 09, 2017
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
3.77/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a bottle into a snifter
Best Before 21 November 2019
Barrel aged multigrain breakfast ale
APPEARANCE: Clear black pour yields a 1+ finger, medium looking, bubbly but creamy, light tan head with very good retention. Black body with no real carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a solid bubbly cap and clings to the glass a bit. Ring remains but leaves no lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Barrel and spirit notes on the nose, with what smells like cognac and whisky, perhaps. Some wood aromas with vanilla and cream character in there. Milk chocolate and butterscotch notes as it opens, with other sweet candy like toffee and caramel. Pretty nice.
TASTE: Lots of sweet candy notes up front with toffee, caramel, butterscotch, milk chocolate, vanilla and cream initially. Some woody and spirit qualities are there as well, with more alcohol at the swallow. A bold and lingering finish of wood, vanilla, milk chocolate and plenty of boozy alcohol as well. This is probably sweet whisky barrels.
PALATE: Medium-fuller body with medium carbonation. Enough weight on this one, creamy enough as well, goes down fine and finishes somewhat mouth-coating. Some heat lingers.
OVERALL: Good stuff. The barrel flavor is a little sharp, but it still works. The base beer is quality and the look and feel are solid as well, so the perhaps less-than-ideal barrel has a good supporting cast. Well worth checking out if you’re a fan of the style. Recommended.
Jan 27, 2017Best Before 21 November 2019
Barrel aged multigrain breakfast ale
APPEARANCE: Clear black pour yields a 1+ finger, medium looking, bubbly but creamy, light tan head with very good retention. Black body with no real carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a solid bubbly cap and clings to the glass a bit. Ring remains but leaves no lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Barrel and spirit notes on the nose, with what smells like cognac and whisky, perhaps. Some wood aromas with vanilla and cream character in there. Milk chocolate and butterscotch notes as it opens, with other sweet candy like toffee and caramel. Pretty nice.
TASTE: Lots of sweet candy notes up front with toffee, caramel, butterscotch, milk chocolate, vanilla and cream initially. Some woody and spirit qualities are there as well, with more alcohol at the swallow. A bold and lingering finish of wood, vanilla, milk chocolate and plenty of boozy alcohol as well. This is probably sweet whisky barrels.
PALATE: Medium-fuller body with medium carbonation. Enough weight on this one, creamy enough as well, goes down fine and finishes somewhat mouth-coating. Some heat lingers.
OVERALL: Good stuff. The barrel flavor is a little sharp, but it still works. The base beer is quality and the look and feel are solid as well, so the perhaps less-than-ideal barrel has a good supporting cast. Well worth checking out if you’re a fan of the style. Recommended.
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