Icelandic Toasted Porter by Einstok (6%)
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| Icelandic Toasted Porter by Einstok |
A salty malty aroma off this one, laced with coffee and a notch of spice. Poured dark, dark brown with a lively burnt head that didn't last long. Had a sweet, rounded malt flavour that worked mostly well with the fresh, green-tasting hops. The toast/roast was on the mild side I though, as was the bittering, though its smoothness belied its strength. Drank, appropriately, watching Game of Thrones.
I had been challenged to try out Einstok's beers after penning my
round-up of new Scottish beers for The Herald online. Happy I did, and I'll try the others but I disagree strongly with the poster called Paul who commented on my choice of beers: "None as good as Einstock from Iceland...."
