I apologize for the recent lull in posts. My computer had a meltdown and I had to get my old one up and running, on top of that last week I had duty and could not drink. Anyhow, Hilgar sent me tonight's beer. It is the Porter by Sinebrychoff brewery out of Kerava, Finland. I can't say I have ever had a beer from Finland, but seeing at the country has a population just a little bit larger than South Carolina It's not all that surprising. So, Sinebrychoff was started in 1819 by Russian businessman Nikolai Sinebrychoff and is the oldest brewery in northern Europe. It used to be located in Helsinki, but now it's in Kerava where it not only produces beer, but also licenced Coca-Cola products (as well as Dr.Pepper). The brewery is now part of the Carlsberg Group, but I have no idea as to when that happened, probably before 2006. For beer they produce their self named Porter and the Karhu line of pale lagers. Their porter gets a world class rating on both Beer Advocate and Rate Beer, but I won't let that sway my review. The brewery's website isn't in English and I really just don't want to have to translate all of that.
I received this beer in a stubby crimpcap 33cl (11.2 fl.oz) bottle. The crimpcap says IV B Portteri Porter, I am not sure what that means, it is stated again on the front label art. The neck label features the brewery seal flanked by two barley spikes. The main label states "Sinebrychoff Porter" "Brewers sinch 1819". It is flanked by barley as well as hops. The reverse is just import and nutritional information. 7.2 ABV, I'll be using an English pint glass for this one.
Nose from the bottle has a strong molasses character, with dark malt and rye bread. Pours black, with a creamy mocha head that stays. Nose from the glass is kind of fruity, but that may be the head getting in the way. On first sip, it is heavy on coffee with dark malt, a little boozy as well. It has a fruity character at the back end, but finishes with the same coffee and roasted malt, which continues into the aftertaste. Body is slightly over medium, heading towards full, with mild acidity and a little chewiness.
Listening to Arthur Lyman. Getting this old computer up and running has been a nightmare. I don't think I've turned it on since November of last year (the pictures folder is full of 2016 election memes) and I totally forgot had it had a bunch of software problems. I more or less solved that by deleting most of the programs I had on here and updating the ones I wanted to keep. I really only need the thing for the blog, and it is clearly serving it's purpose now. As for my nice gaming computer, I think I fried the CPU. Usually that is not such a big deal, easy swap really, but they soldered it in which makes replacing it a nightmare. I'm not saying it can't be replaced, but it would probably be impractical to do so. At the very least, it would have some performance issues unless I did a near perfect job. I think this one will have to do until I get back, then I'm building a tower so I won't have to deal with this laptop nonsense anymore. I may keep a laptop around for work purposes, but I don't think I will do anything intensive on one. Once I get that up and running, I need to get some good book keeping software for business purposes. Efficient and well managed finances and administration are important to a small business and I very much want to start off on the right foot. I'm still doing research for my multi pronged attack, which as of Shutter installation, Vending machines, antique militaria speculation,
and a small marijuana farm (research shows that is still illegal in SC).
Final thoughts, It's a pretty good beer. I wouldn't say it's the best porter I've ever had, but it's pretty good. I give this beer my blurry seal of approval.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinebrychoff
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