Malmgård X-Porter (Huvila X-Porter)

Malmgård X-Porter (Huvila X-Porter)

The Huvila X-Porter has a deep black appearance with a brown head. Creamy, slightly nutty, smooth chocolate malt nose. The taste is similar to its nose but also allows the taste of toffee to come through. The after taste then turns more chocolate with toffee. This is a rarity as not many top-fermented Baltic Porters are made any more. Our “hero” at the San Diego Int’l Beer Festival 2010! It is available on tap and in bottles in bars and restaurants across Finland. Since 2011, Huvila X-Porter is also available in shops in Estonia through Drink Baar. Last, but not least, Huvila X-Porter is also imported into the US through Shelton Brothers. Name has since changed to Malmgård X-Porter.
3.7
342 reviews
Malmgård, Finland

Community reviews

3.8 Bottle 500ml at home. BBE 2020-01-12 . From Alko. Dark brown beer woth beige head. Roasted malts, chocolate, cocoa, oat, caramel, dried fruits. Full body, average carbonation. Original rating 7-4-8-3-14 at Konttori from bottle 500ml 2010-12-28.
3.8 27-03-18 // shared with the local crew, thanks! Sweet malty toffee nose. Mild vanilla notes. Cocoa. Great. Mild bitterness.
3.9 Malty, roasty on the nose with chocolate, some syrup. Taste follows although with a stronger coffee flavor. Very tasty as usual.
4.0 Fles 50cl thuis. Romig, goed bitter, pure chocolade, cappuccino, zoettonen. Goed. (25-1-2018).
3.3 Bottle 50 cl as Malmgård X-porter, from Alko Pietarsaari. Pours black coloured with an big, creamy beige head. Aroma has dark chocolate, cocoa nibs, roasted malts and raisins. Flavour is quite similar, notes of strong dark chocolate mostly with coffee and brown sugar. Dry bittersweet finish. The aftertaste is more on the sweet side as it warms. Oily mouthfeel. Medium-bodied.
3.4 Halve liter fles.Heel donker van kleur, mooie kraag. Ruikt naar geroosterde mout, koffie, drop. Smaakt idem, vrij bitter, medium body.
4.5 Bottle [probably thanks to VastActiv from Euro Secret Summer Santa] @ home. Opaque dark brown to black color, medium to full sized beige to light brown colored head that lasts for a decent while and leaves fair to good lacing. Aroma and flavor are malts, a bit nutty, nice fairly soft coffee, moderately roasty, light dark chocolate, nice chocolate roast bitter finish. Medium body, suitable soft carbonation. Lovely beer, absolutely delicious!
4.0 Piana drobna kremowa, trwała, zdobi szkło. Kolor z rubinowymi prześwitami. Aromat ciemne słody, czekolada, daktyle, suszone owoce, orzechy, subtelny bardzo przyjemny. Smak, uderza gładka struktura, zaraz po niej intensywna gorzka czekolada z kwaskową palonością, dopiero po tym uwydatniają się pozostałe smaki. Są orzechy, karmel, lukrecja, ciemne słody, suszone owoce, wyraźne chmielenie i zaznaczona goryczką. Ciało średnie, nagazowanie niskie, alkohol ukryty. Znakomite piwo, złożone, gładkie, pijalne, ma moje porterowe WOW piwo z terminem do:12.11.2016 pite prawie rok po terminie.
3.8 Botella. Black colour, big light brown like head, good lacing. So pleasant an aroma of well roadted a maltiness with chocolate and smoke, some coffee and dark fruit. Good filling mouthfeel. Flavour has a heavy roasted maltiness with chocolate, dark fruits, some coffee and a pleasant smokiness. Good bitterness. warming. Earlier Rating: 3/2/2013 Total Score: 3.6 Botella. Black colour, medium light brownish head, ok lacing. Roasted maltiness with some smoke and chocolate in the aroma. Good mouthfeel. Roasted maltiness in the flavour with some smoke to it along with some chocolate. Good above medium bitterness.
3.5 RBESG 2017, sampled on July 23, 2017 @ St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki. Pours dark brown, beige foam on top. Nose has some slight roast, soy and some additional green stuff I cannot put my finger on. Tastes sweet, roasty, nice dry finish. Decent stuff, not too sweet overall.
3.8 Draught at Tap10. Pitch black with a creamy tanned head. Sweet roasted aroma with coffee, caramel malts, chocolate, liquorice and dark malts. Taste is light sweet roasted. Full body with an oliy texture and a soft carbonation a soft carbonation. Finishes dry and bitter roasted with liquorice. Fine Porter. Earlier Rating: 4/2/2016 Total Score: 3.8 Draught at Tap 10, Cph. Pitch black with a fluffy, tanned head. Sweet, roasted aroma with dark malts, chocolate, coffee, caramel, fruity notes and herbal grassy hops. Taste is lightly sweet and roasted. Medium to full body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Lasting sweet and roasted finish with a lingering fruity note. Lovely Porter.
3.9 16-AUG-2017, draft @Tap10, with Erik. Dark, dark Brown with a lasting, lacing, tan head. Aroma is mostly roast. Taste is licorice, soy, touch of smoke, chocolate. Sweet, creamy, soft carbonation. Nice Porter.
4.1 Piwo wypite jakiś czas temu. Ocena wystawiona na podstawie wspomnień z degustacji, w ramach uzupełnienia profilu.
3.4 Pours a black body with a huge creamy beige head that looks like it belongs on a cappuccino. The aroma is dark chocolate, cocoa nibs, roasted malts and raisins. The taste is staring off sweet with notes of strong dark, dry chocolate, 80%, coffee and brown sugar. Dry bittersweet finish. Very dry indeed — almost as if you’ve got flour on the tongue. The aftertaste is more on the sweet side as it warms. Sticky on the lips. Mouthfeel is oily and dry. Medium body. Soft carbonation even if it generated a massive head.
3.8 Aus der Flasche 2017-04 getrunken. Kräftige dunkle Schokolade und eine fetter Mokkanote domminieren dieses Porter ziemlich. Daher wirkt es mit seinen nur 7% unheimlich dicht.
3.5 Dark brown/black color; Medium creamy body; Aroma of toasted malt, caramel, coffee, & chocolate; Flavor of slight roasted malt, caramel/molasses, dark fruit, and dark chocolate; Finish is slightly tangy/tart; Nicely balanced; Pretty decent.
4.1 [8915-20161130] 500mL bottle. Fresh candy licorice and fruity dark soap aroma. Dark cola black body with a medium-lasting foamy mocha head. Bitter dark roasted flavour has a dry dark chocolate coffee note. Full body. Tasty. (8/4/9/4/16) 4.1 (c/o Timo, w/ biegaman, jercraigs)
3.7 Na zdrowie, Salud, Kampai, Prost, Skaal, Zivjeli, Fenékig, На здоровь& Na zdravi
3.5 500 ml. bottle split by 3 as "Huvila X-Porter". Dark brown, low black hue, tanned head that quickly fizzes away. Nose is faint sourish red berries, licorice, herbal, sweet licorice, faintly metallic,... Taste is fizzy, bit thin, herbal, licorice, some red fruit, cacao, overall rather thin, dry, bit fizzy,... About okay, slightly flawed old school UK porter. Body is thin, fizzy, carbonation bit too high. Above average for a Finish beer.
3.7 Bottle: Served in a Chouffe glass: Blackish brown beer. Beige head. Nose of subtle roast with malt roar, coffee tones, some chocolate, toffee and caramel... Flavour is roasty with chocolate, bitter, toffee, caramel, dried leaves and wood, chocolate beans... Aftertaste is bitter, malty, light chocolate... Low carbo, creamy mouthfeel, medium bodied. Very decent beer!
3.8 Keg. Pours deep brown with a medium brown head. Aroma is cocoa bitter, oak, vanilla sweet, coffee bitter.
3.7 Backlog. Synchronizing with notes and Untappd. Chocolate, coffee, prunes, raisins, roasted malts. Black body with tan head. Coffee bitterness on a medium level but lingering for a bit too long for my taste. Rather full, medium body, medium carbonation
3.7 Piwo lekko metne w kolorze czarnym z dosc obfita drobnopecherzykowa piana. W aromacie intensywna czekolada, kawa jak i sliwka czy rodzynka. W smaku dodatkowo kakao, troche lukrecji i nuty palone. Dosc konkretna goryczka i wysycenie na srednim poziomie. Naprawde spoko porter.
3.7 2016-11-30. Black body, nice tan head. 3++ Aroma is interesting and pleasant, light earthy touches. Flavour is similar, dry toast, dry toasty roast, light cocoa and chocolate. Muted hints of dark fruit. 7+ Smooth average bodied palate, soft carbonation. Body is adequate but thinner than my preference for the style. 3+ Pretty enjoyable overall. 7-8/4/7/3/15-16 Bottle courtesy of Timo from Finland.
3.8 Pours black with a huge, beige, long-lasting head, which doesn’t want to disappear even after several minutes. It looks like one on a cappuccino. The aroma is dark malts, black coffee, roastiness and lots of cocoa and dark chocolate. In the taste there is chocolate and coffee too, plus some dried fruits (raisin, plum). The finish is very long, chocolatey and roasty. The beer has a creamy texture and medium to full body; the carbonation could be lower though. A very nice porter, heavily but not overwhelmingly roasted.
3.4 Deze porter heeft een viskeus mondgevoel en is romig van smaak. Chocolade en koffie voeren de boventoon. Het is een redelijk droge porter, die niet te zwaar is.
3.7 Z butelki intensywna czekolada. Piana zbita, bardzo drobna, leciutko beżowa. Aromat zajebisty - czekolada, ciemny chleb, śliwka, rodzynki. W smaku jednak głównie czekolada z pumperniklem, choć owoce z utlenienia dalej obecne. Nieco paloności. Trochę wodniste, acz gładziuuuutkie, nisko nasycone. Bardzo spoko.
3.8 Black with thin head. Aroma and flavour are strong with heavily roasted malts. Decent oily texture. Lasting bitter aftertaste.
3.2 Deep black with a thin mocha head. Taste is spicy with a lot of charcoal and some burnt coffee.
4.0 Bottle at home. Pours black with medium tan head. Aroma is full of cocoa. Taste has some bitter, dried fruits and cocoa. Quite long finish. Nice baltic porter.