Tallinn at Dawn

BA Imperial Baltic Porter 11% vol

An indulgent imperial Baltic porter aged in Madeira casks for 16 months.

Taste: The first sip explodes with a delightful mix of toasted grains, caramelized sugars and bright red berries, reminiscent of a warm homemade cherry pie. Bit by bit the character of Madeira starts to unfold and flows over the palate with notes of sun-kissed grapes, dried figs and chocolate ganache, balanced by a peppery hop bitterness and exquisite oak tannins.

Disko

BA Imperial Stout 12.5% vol

A rich and vibrant imperial stout aged extensively in French whisky barrels.

Taste: An imperial stout with a velvety texture and an enticing medley of flavours, including heather blossoms, subtle notes of wildflower honey and dried dates. Opulent notes of dark chocolate, caramelised malts and mochaccino emerge, as the beer slowly comes up to room temperature.

Apricotta

BA American Strong Ale 12% vol

A full-flavoured American strong ale, brewed with US hops and lovingly aged in apricot brandy barrels.

Taste: The first sips reveal a soft malt character and a distinct fruitiness with notes of poached pears and dried light stone fruits. The beer becomes more warming and comforting as it warms up, leaving a pleasant aftertaste of cracked walnuts, fig jam and baking spices that linger long after the final sip.

Zeit

BA Wheatwine 12% vol

A rich wheatwine aged in tawny, ruby and white port wine barrels. Created in collaboration with Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan.

Taste: Malty and rich, with the toasted wheat flavours providing a nice foundation for the vinous barrel character. Suggestions of floral hops, bananas, warming spices and honey emerge as the beer warms.

The Cherry Of My Eye

BA Imperial Sour Ale 10% vol

A barrel aged imperial sour ale brewed with Norwegian cherries and Estonian apples. Created in collaboration with our friends from Lindheim.

Taste: Jammy and complex, with crisp acidity coming from the apples, followed by notes of luscious cherries and rooibos tea. The finish reveals complex minerality and a touch of vanilla from the long maturation in oak barrels.

Enn Barrel

BA Irish Coffee Imperial Stout 12% vol

An Irish Whiskey BA Imperial Stout Brewed with Coffee.

Taste: A full-flavoured beer with a silky body, which unveils a journey of smooth coffee, toasted malts and vanilla with a light dab of whiskey in the finish. As the beer warms up, the flavour profile opens up to hints of warming spices and roasted hazelnut.

Öö X

BA Imperial Baltic Porter 13% vol

A bigger and bolder version of Öö brewed for its 10^th anniversary, aged in cognac barrels.

Taste: A velvety concoction of toasted malts, chocolate ganache and luscious vanilla slowly melt away, until delicate notes of blackberries and heather tips emerge. The finish reveals an elegant cask presentation with notes of warming cognac, dark dried fruits and refined tannins.

Baltic Porter Day 2022 BA

BA Imperial Baltic Porter 10.5% vol

An Imperial Baltic Porter aged in Marsala and Liqueur d'expedition barrels.

Taste: Sweet chestnut and pressed concord grapes blends with notes of cinder toffee and dried cherry. A rich and elegant expression of a baltic porter that confidently shows why good things are worth waiting for.

Kamin

BA Imperial Porter 11% vol

A Cognac, Sherry, and Islay whisky BA Imperial Porter.

Taste: Sweet reds fruits pair with an iodine-like salinity, reminiscent of a a campfire on the beaches of Islay. Poached pears, winter spices, and cloves join in with a hint of berry-like acidity. Vinous tannins round out the taste, with a smooth malty sweetness to finish.

Billie’s BA 24hr Stout

BA Imperial Stout 12.5% vol

A sherry and cognac BA version of Billie’s 24hr Imperial Stout - created in collaboration with Billie’s Bier Kafétaria.

Taste: Sweet caramelised dark sugars and freshly brewed espresso meet with chocolate and toasted rye bread. Hints of rich, umami forward umeboshi plums and sun-dried raisins come through before being washed away by a balancing roasted bitterness.

Strudel Stout

BA Imperial Stout with Apple and Cinnamon 11.5% vol

An imperial stout brewed with apple and Ceylon cinnamon, aged in apple brandy and XO Cognac barrels.

Taste: Sweet jam and dark sugar slides down the tongue, with freshly sliced juicy apples joining. Winter spices, dessert wine, and calvados join in and caramelised malt rounds out the palate before a touch of speculoos biscuit splashes over the aftertaste.

Sticks & Stones

Port & Oloroso BA Imperial Stout 13.5% vol

An Imperial Stout brewed with raspberry branch tea, raspberries, and liquorice — aged in Oloroso sherry and Ruby port barrels. Collab with To Øl.

Taste: Raspberry jam on a rich dark rye bread meets oaky tannins. A touch of malty chocolate plays itself in with a sweet crushed berry character following, giving way to a chewy black forest gateaux flavour.

Virvatuli

BA Imperial Gruit 13% vol

A Vermouth and Scotch Whisky BA imperial fruit brewed with natural Estonian herbs.

Taste: Lightly toasted oak mixes with smooth sweet cherry-like vinous notes. Hints of caraway seed, wildflower and aromatic herbs come in before giving way to walnut and even a light touch of smoke. Best enjoyed when standing atop a bog firetower lookout, just after a heavy autumnal rainfall.

Bison in the Barrel Room

BA Imperial Baltic Porter 13.5% vol

An Imperial Baltic Porter brewed with Bisongrass and aged in apple brandy barrels, in collaboration with Pinta Barrel Brewing.

Taste: Herbal spiciness meets with sweet espresso and sour cherry before mixing with notes of oak and candied autumnal apples.

Drayman’s blend

BA Stoutwine 11.5% vol

Unfortunately, Drayman’s Blend was infected by hard-to-culture beer-spoilage organism called Lactobacillus acetotolerans, which is normally found in rice wine vinegar. This bacterium can enter a nonculturable state, which makes the detection troublesome for routine quality control measures. We have informed our distributors of the issue and asked to recall the product from the market.

A barrel aged Stoutwine blended from Scotch Whisky, maple syrup, and Sauternes.

Taste: A rich malt body combines with dark chocolate before being overwhelmed by sweet sherry and lashings of spicy peat smoke. Gentle notes of oak pair with caramel and dark liquorice flavours, finishing with the character of freshly pulled Italian espresso and toffee.

Liquid Piñata

BA Stoutwine 13% vol

A stoutwine blended from maple syrup, tequila, and bourbon barrels, conditioned with Mexican and Madagascan vanilla.

Taste: Sweet toasted bourbon vanilla biscuits mixes with melted milk chocolate and hints of silky smooth marzipan. A rich toasted caramel malty body is complimented by subtle hints of pipe tobacco and agave, with yet more creamy vanilla on the aftertaste.

Château Noir

BA Imperial Baltic Porter 12% vol

A vinous Imperial Baltic Porter aged in 2017/2018 Bordeaux red wine barrels and Pedro Ximenez barrels.

Taste: Staring off with rich, barrel forward notes of oak, cloves, and vanilla Château Noir then leads you down a moonlit path through your very own vin-yard plucking sweet jammy flavours of blackberry and raisins along the way, with hints of tart cherry and vinous tannins to take in as the beer warms. Finally you are hit with an indulgent finish of dark chocolate and cascara, with faint aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle as the night closes around you.

Jätku Leiba

BA Imperial Porter 12.5% vol

A rich Imperial Porter brewed with toasted rye flakes, aged in Bourbon and American Rye Whiskey barrels.

Taste: Dried plums and hints of winter spices dominate, with a silky smooth lingering caramel aftertaste.

Gone Camping

BA Imperial Stout 11.5% vol

An epic Imperial Stout aged in Rum, Mezcal, and Scotch for 11 months, inspired by good times around a campfire with friends.

Taste: Sweet maple syrup mixes with rich oaky tannins and dark chocolate, coating the tongue before offering a spicy lingering taste of chewy liquorice.

Banaananen

BA Imperial Stout 13.5% vol

A rum BA Imperial Stout.

Taste: An explosion of sweet, overripe banana plucked straight from the fruit bowl mixes with hints of coffee and sweet Caribbean rum all layered on top of a smooth malt base. Oaky tannins and just a hint of lingering hoppy bitterness joins in, leaving you with an insanely decadent, dessert like finish.

Dark Times

Sherry and Rye Whiskey BA Imperial Stout 12% vol

A sweet Imperial Stout aged in a blend of Pedro Ximenez sherry and American Rye Whiskey barrels.

Taste: Sweet sherry and dark chocolate jumps onto the tongue with raisins and dried figs following as the glass warms. Cloves, ginger and pralines slide down with just a hint of fondant icing before finally smooth anise with vinous notes of cherry wine remains on the tongue until the next sip.

Triple Barrel

BA Barley Wine 13% vol

A carefully blended multi-vintage barley wine.

Taste: Smooth and sweet marzipan leads the taste with a long warming aftertaste. Candied hazelnuts and pecans join in with a rich, sweet malt backbone supporting the rounded oaky tannins eventually giving way to sweet honey and warming toasted spices.

Belle Bulle

Champagne & Sauternes BA Imperial Gose 8% vol

An imperial gose brewed with redcurrants and aged in Champagne and Sauternes barrels.

Taste: Redcurrant tartness and a creamy Sauternes dessert wine characteristic sweetness mixes with a refreshing minerality and hints of mixed spices. Full bodied and well developed citrus acidity follows, with a touch of plum coming in before being washed down by smooth carbonation.

Öö XO

Cognac Barrel Aged Imperial Baltic Porter 11.5% vol

A special version of the Öö, aged for months in Cognac barrels.

Taste: A silky smooth texture of dark malts, red fruits, cognac, liquorice, and honey. Hints of molasses mix with those of rich dark chocolate, all balanced with elegant tannins cleansing the palate.

Vaquero Breakfast

Imperial Stout 12% vol

A Mexican campfire-inspired Imperial Stout brewed with Ancho Mulato chillis and aged in Tequila and Bourbon barrels.

Taste: Sweet agave and chocolate mingle with warming toasted chilli and spices, reminding you of spiced mole with a mezcal to follow. Fruity dried berries join the mix with more spice and hints of gentle smoke and freshly cracked long pepper on the finish.

Black Jam

Imperial Baltic Porter 11.9% vol

A daring blend of Imperial Baltic Porters, aged in sherry and bourbon casks.

Taste: Sharp red fruits burst across the tongue, with oaky tannins and silky smooth red grapes mixing it up. Sweet toasted caramel malts and spicy rye join the jam, with hints of espresso and slightly herbal liquer-like bitterness rounding it all out.

Vanilla Pillow

Double Vanilla Strong Ale 12.9% vol

A luxuriously creamy strong ale blended from Bourbon, Cognac, and Sherry with mounds of both Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla pods.

Taste: Sweet vanilla dusted hot cross buns come through immediately, reminding the open oven of your favourite bakers before mixing with lashings of toasted Italian meringue, hints of freshly toasted coconut, and warming winter spices. More vanilla lingers on the tongue with dates, dried fig, and raisins joining in, ending on a full and creamy body.

Maplelicious

Imperial Dark Ale 11.5% vol

A specially blended dark ale aged for over 9 months in freshly emptied Vermont Maple syrup barrels.

Taste: Smooth and sweet caramel malts blend with an elegant maple syrup and honeycomb coated dark chocolate. Blackberry jam and toasted bread join the syrupy, raisin like aftertaste, with a rich warming mouthfeel and just a hint of sweet lingering oak.

Armchair Detective

Imperial Baltic Porter 15% vol

A gently smoked multigrain Imperial Baltic Porter aged in a blend of XO Cognac barrels.

Taste: Toasted coconut and charcoal grilled flatbreads smeared with blackcurrant jam mingle with sticky toffee pudding and warming winter spices. Red grapes and a hint of spicy rye round out the palate, with a warming cognac aftertaste.

Pime Öö PX

Pedro Ximenez Sherry Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 13.9% vol

Sherry barrel aged limited version of Pime Öö.

Taste: Big and bold, this immediately makes the Pedro Ximenez felt. Luxuriously sweet, with a heavy presence of cherry and chocolate. The raisin character from the aroma comes through again, sliding down the tongue smoothly. Best enjoyed when sipped by a fireplace.

Pime Öö Islay BA

Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 13.6% vol

An Imperial Stout, aged in Scotch Whisky barrels from Islay.

Taste: Immediately warming malty notes, with tangy red berries and sweet heather honey following - all wrapped up in a package of intense smokiness. Best paired with smoked game meats, thunderstorms, and waves crashing against a rocky beach.

Glen Noble

160/- Shilling Ale 13.2% vol

Collab with Tempest Brewing Co. A modern take on a traditional Scottish 160/- shilling ale, brewed with wildflower honey and aged in a blend of Glen Garioch and Auchentoshan whisky casks.

Taste: Toasted bread smeared with rich, sweet honey and marzipan esters slide across the palate. Toffee and a gentle peat smoke join the dance, with undertones of Tuscan leather lingering across the tongue. Diving deeper reveals hints of poached pears, before a final crescendo of dried fruits and warming spices.

Cocobänger BA

Barrel aged Imperial Stout with Coffee and Coconut 13% vol

A banging Imperial Stout brewed with toasted coconut flakes and coffee aged in freshly emptied American Rye Whiskey barrels.

Taste: Hints of liquorice and raspberry come first combined with sweet dried fruits and malt. Gentle cherry pipe tobacco slowly joins, lifting the aroma and adding hints of vanilla before a tidal wave of smooth spicy whiskey washes over the tongue.

Talveöö Rum & Bourbon BA

BA Imperial Baltic Porter 11.5% vol

A Rum and Bourbon barrel aged Imperial Baltic Porter brewed with coconut, vanilla, and cardamom.

Taste: Nutty, roasted pecans are chased by a monster of spice through fields of dark sugarcane and sweet red fruits. A thick, oily body with a smooth long lasting bitterness jumps out from a nearby lake of toasted coconut and sandalwood, leaving behind a trail of gently crystallised malty flavours mixing with vanilla biscuits.

Honey Laku

BA Imperial Porter 10.5% vol

An Imperial Porter brewed with heather honey, liquorice root, and blackcurrants, aged in Pedro Ximenez and Bourbon barrels.

Taste: Velvety smooth mocha and rich honey characters come through first, with a touch of black pepper and caraway layering in and balancing out the sweet toffee characters from the malt. On the finish is a long lasting freshly cut liquorice sensation followed by a pleasant acidity from the cassis and just a hint of rock salt to marry the flavours together.

Odravein Bourbon BA

Bourbon Barrel Aged Barley Wine 14% vol

Our anniversary barley wine, aged for 6 months in bourbon barrels.

Taste: Again, an avalanche of vanilla comes through, supported by a light orange marmalade. Tart cranberries, ginger schnapps, and toasted bread quickly come through, supported by a hint of alcohol and rich oak.

As Good As It Gets

Imperial Stout 17.5% vol

Collab with De Struise Brouwers. A celebratory Imperial Stout, double barrel aged for two years in Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels and Heaven Hill bourbon casks.

Taste: Leather and tobacco join up with lightly burnt toast and a topping of raisin confit, before melting into sweet toffee and vanilla sauce. A thick and chewy oak character comes through with a healthy roasted coffee bitterness and intense malt character. A beer that allows for intense contemplation over how much you, the world, and the beer itself have seen.

Vahtra

Bourbon BA Imperial Stout 10.8% vol

A bourbon BA Imperial Oatmeal stout, brewed with Maple syrup and Forest blueberries.

Taste: Milk chocolate and smooth biscuit wafers jump out followed by a touch of berries and ginger-like malt. Sweet maple syrup and freshly made French toast appears as the glass warms, whilst a pleasant touch of salted caramel lingers on the tongue.

Port Over Easy

Port Wine BA Imperial Baltic Porter 10.5% vol

Collab with Jester King. A Baltic Porter brewed with carmelised Estonian birch syrup and Texan soul, aged in Port Wine barrels.

Taste: Sweet sticky port wine comes through followed by a slight vanilla taste, reminiscent of toasted Juniper branches and stewed mulberries - lingering on the finish is a smooth taste of mineral rich birch syrup, as if poured over freshly made oat porridge served with a side of plum jam.

Sombrero

Barrel Aged Imperial Porter 11.5% vol

A Mezcal barrel aged Imperial porter brewed with Belyzian chocolate and flamed orange zest.

Taste: Chocolate comes front and centre, mixing with complex orange zest and other mixed citrus. Rich sweet malt notes come through and are then balanced out by a distinctive smokiness from the barrels, before slowly fading into the classic elegant fruity notes of exotic Mezcal mixed with new world hops. A dry finish helps this slide down easy, perfect for either sipping on the trails or sharing with your resident cocktail guru as the night goes on.

Kolumbus Krisostomus

Bourbon barrel aged Imperial Brown Ale 10.6% vol

An Imperial Brown Ale aged in ex Madeira wine and bourbon barrels.

Taste: Sweet wine soaked sultanas and chestnuts come through evoking warm winter nights then are joined by perfectly burnt toast, hints of exotic liquorice, and even a light mint character. Roasty, nutty malt characters lead with a supporting cast of dark sugars, sweet lactose, and smooth crystal malts and rich tannins come through from the wine with just a touch of alcohol. Bourbon brings warmth of the new world, whilst the old world is well represented by the ex wine in this intercontinental contemporary brown ale.

Early Morning Regrets

Bourbon BA Imperial Stout 12.6% vol

Collab with 京A. Bourbon BA Imperial Stout with Bourbon BA coffee from the Yunnan province of China.

Taste: Roast coffee, raisins, sweet maltiness, cinnamon baked buns, and a devilish bourbon kick in the finish. A gentle carbonation sizzles it down, making way for macadamia nuts, more vanilla and coffee, with hints of pecan on the finish. Best savoured from a cup and saucer, accompanied by freshly baked rye bread and raspberry jam whilst reading your favourite newspaper on a Monday morning.

10 Apple Stout

Imperial Stout 12% vol

Collab with To Øl. A beer to celebrate the apple. 5 varieties of apples from Denmark, and 5 from Estonia, treated in 10 different ways and aged in Calvados barrels.

Videos: The Letter ↗ and The making of 10 Apple Stout ↗

Taste: Smooth apple and light espresso notes lead followed by just a tang of crisp green apple skin acidity. Hints of wood smoke come in - like the last embers of a long-burnt smoke sauna — before fresh and vibrant red apples return. Gentle and warming calvados spirits round out the end, before leaving more of the chocolate apple notes promised in the aroma with a creamy, ice cream like finish.

Loits

Barrel Aged Imperial Buckwheat Porter 11.5% vol

A peated buckwheat porter brewed with buckwheat honey and aged in both bourbon barrels, and Scotch whisky hogsheads from the Islands.

Taste: Sherry and red fruits mingle with the spiciness of buckwheat before giving way to a touch of earthy bitterness and gently lingering peated malts. Hints of burnt toffee comes back with more iodine and sea salt, all finishing on a pleasant chocolate oak character mixed with charred oak.

Ülo

BA Imperial Saison 10% vol

Chardonnay barrel aged Imperial Saison with gooseberries.

Taste: Fresh juicy berries, hints of acidity and Chardonnay character, melon and pineapple, with rich mineral notes to round out the taste.

Loojang

Barrel Aged Barley Wine 11.4% vol

A mighty USA-hopped barley wine, aged in Armagnac and Oloroso sherry barrels.

Taste: Burnt toffee, caramelised figs, pecan nuts, with a hint of fruity, herbal hops. Sweet malts mingle elegantly with a rich sherry character, before being lifted up by a sweet and spicy flavour from Armagnac, eventually lending a slight anise character. Best enjoyed whilst watching a mediterranean sunset.

Sajand

Barrel Aged Imperial Rye Baltic Porter 12.3% vol

A rye Baltic Porter brewed to celebrate the first full century of Estonia’s independence. Barrel aged in Cognac and Bourbon barrels with oak cubes soaked in the most famous Estonian liqueur.

Video: The making of Sajand ↗

Taste: Sweet rum notes and chocolate roll across the tongue, with an assertive vanilla oak character. Hints of citrus hops join in, before a burst of red fruits and malt takes on the aftertaste.

Laugas

Barrel Aged Imperial Gruit 12.3% vol

A traditional ale, spiced with Estonian herbs, caraway and juniper berries, aged in bourbon barrels.

Taste: Rich sweet malty notes come through, before being dashed through with the somehow citrusy taste of juniper berries drying by a fireplace. Earthy spices then appear, including long forgotten herbal aromas that are strangely familiar, as if remembering a childhood hike through nature, or the wild, gnarly, primeval end of your grandmothers herb garden.

As the beer warms, even the bitterness starts coming through as a rounded, medicinal quality rather than aggressive hops.

Finally, the gentle carbonation lifts the creamy notes from the bourbon barrels, adding a delicate smoothness to the beer.

Cowboy Breakfast

Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 12.5% vol

Wild West campfire breakfast inspired imperial stout, brewed with chilli, black currant, and coffee, aged in Bourbon barrels.

Taste: A heavy hit of soaked bourbon and burnt coffee is balanced by rich chocolate notes from the chilli, turning into a spicy leathery pipe tobacco finish. Blackcurrant sweetness comes in on the aftertaste, whilst the campfire smoke sizzles down into the last embers of the glass - perfect to welcome in a new day after a long hard ride.

Imperial Ginie

Gin Barrel Aged Imperial Gose 10.8% vol

A strong sour and salty wheat beer, brewed with selected botanicals and aged in gin barrels from Kyrö distillery.

Taste: Rich, sharp citrus-like sourness comes through, washed down by a mineral taste, reminiscent of tonic character. As you get further down the glass, a candied ginger and baked apple flavours come through, before building up to a final refreshing crescendo of juniper and spice.

Rukkivein

Barrel Aged Rye Wine 12.9% vol

A celebration of Rye in all its forms - brewed with 70% rye grain and aged in american rye whiskey barrels.

Taste: With a mouthfeel like chewing on a dark and roasted black rye bread, this manages to be both richly sweet enough to be nourishing, whilst being balanced by the peppery spice of the rye malts. With an underlying spicy molasses like body and a touch of blackcurrant like fruitiness, the barrel ageing gives an additional layer of complexity - wrapping up all the other flavours in yet more spice and smooth charred oak.

Taanilinn

Cognac Barrel Aged Spiced Imperial Stout 14% vol

Põhjala and To Øl created this beer together to honour the old Danish heritage of Tallinn. Deep complex oatmeal stout aged for months on cognac barrels. Spiced with all the best from the liquors of Estonia.

Video: The making of Taanilinn ↗

Taste: Rich red fruits dominate the initial taste, with a powerful cherry and baked plum coming through. The acidity of a red wine is balanced with gentle oakiness and the taste of cognac, before being merged with that of a deep dark coffee and milk chocolate.

Kolm Null Null Kolm

Imperial Porter 11.1% vol

A unique collab between two Porter homelands – Brew By Numbers from London and Põhjala from Tallinn – aged in Moscatel Roxo barrels.

Taste: Soft creamy red fruits - sweet and juicy strawberries coated in marzipan, stewed plums, and assertive cacao. These are followed by a dessert wine finish reminiscent of a fine Darjeeling tea.

Mel Gibson

Scotch Whisky Barrel Aged Scottish Ale 12.2% vol

Scottish Ale aged for months in Highland and Island Scotch Whisky barrels.

Taste: Immediately the tastes of the rolling Glens of the Scottish Highlands will come to mind — rich warming grains, sweet honey, pecans and a hint of alcohol. Right after will come the lapping waves on a rain-battered North sea island — the gentle smoke of a peat campfire, the smell of the sea on a cold night, exotic liquorice, and a cracked black pepper spiciness to finish up.

Porridge Bullet

Barrel Aged Multigrain Breakfast Ale 11.9% vol

A big and bold dark ale, brewed with four types of grain, aged in selected barrels, and carefully blended to perfection.

Taste: Full bodied from the beginning, this very quickly slides across the tongue, lacing it with more of the same, followed by coffee, blackcurrant, assertive black bread, and a creamy sweetness from the lactose. Enjoy for breakfast served with your finest cigar.

Mutant Disco TQ

Tequila Barrel Aged White IPA 7.5% vol

A very special version of the Mutant Disco White IPA, aged for months in Tequila barrels.

Taste: Vanilla and coconut rushes onto your tongue at first taste, coming from the barrels. But then, an overload of fruit basket overtakes this: pineapple, lemon, lime, peach, lychee, and even a hint of melon. Amongst all of this a pleasing bitterness ties it together, with a freshness from the carbonation lifting the beer up and leaving you longing for another sip.

Odravein Port & Cognac BA

Barrel Aged Barley Wine 14% vol

Our anniversary barley wine, aged for nearly 12 months in Port and Cognac barrels.

Taste: Rich, sweet malts, with dates, raisins, wine-soaked figs, dried plums and ginger biscuits. Cognac and ludicrously complex grape flavours come into play very quickly, balancing out all this sweetness with intricately layered tannins from the oak coming into play. After this assault on the sense, toffee and caramelised sugar come in - like a visit to Grandma’s kitchen, with the added bonus of some alcohol to warm you on a cold spring night.

Taara Avita!

Rum Barrel Aged Stout 10.8% vol

A multi-layered stout aged in rum barrels from the island of Martinique for over 6 months. Named after the ancient Estonian war cry.

Taste: Silky smooth, sticky but not sweet. Taara Avita! starts off with the taste of pure sugarcane rum, and oaky vanilla. As the beer warms up, the flavour profile opens up too. Salty tastes from the peated malt shine through whilst the taste of fresh ginger biscuits lingers in the aftertaste.

Valge Öö PX

Pedro Ximenez Sherry Barrel Aged White Stout 11.9% vol

Sherry barrel aged limited version of Valge Öö.

Taste: Sweet dates and rich treacle mingle with coffee and raisins. A smoky, earthiness intrudes, followed by chilli spice, before being washed over by dark chocolate and yet more plums. Finally, you are left with the decadent aftertaste of sherry-soaked figs.

Odensholm BA

Pinot Noir Barrel Aged Rye Porter 9% vol

Collaboration between Põhjala and Lervig. Released only in bottles. A complex rye porter, aged in Pinot Noir barrels.

Taste: The first taste explodes on the tongue with plums and redcurrants. These linger on the back of the tongue whilst also being slowly replaced by darker fruits - the tartness of blackcurrants mingling with sharp blackberries. Sweet dark sugar is present, but only in a supporting role, rather than making the beer cloying. Finally, when the glass is empty, you are left with the rich aftertaste - a reminder of the velvety, elegant body and refined flavours of the beer and pinot noir oak in symbiosis.