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Opperbacco Imperial Porter

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🌍 Italy · Imperial Porter · One of 1 Imperial Porters in hopIQ

Slow Food Birra Imperdibile (2021 Guida alle Birre d'Italia) — Opperbacco's award-winning 'So' Biologa' Imperial Porter, brewed with organic ingredients from the farm surroundings in the Gran Sasso foothills. Rich, roasted, and warming with layers of dark chocolate, espresso, and molasses building to a slow-burning alcohol warmth in the finish. One of Italy's most celebrated dark beers, proving that Abruzzo's craft brewing renaissance has depth as well as fruit.

ABV
9%
IBU
40
SRM
dark38

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 44 dimensions

roasted
100%
dark
87%
malty
75%
rich
63%
chocolate
63%
full-bodied
63%
coffee
50%
smooth
50%
caramel
38%
alcohol warmth
38%
warming
25%
dark chocolate
25%

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About Imperial Porter

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What is a Imperial Porter?

Porters are dark ales with 4–6.5% ABV and IBU 18–35. Roasted malt brings chocolate, caramel and toffee — medium body with a clean finish.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Opperbacco Imperial Porter

Serve at 10–16°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 10–13°C. Too cold mutes the roasted complexity that makes a good porter worth drinking slowly.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink within 6–12 months for best results. Baltic Porters can be aged longer.

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