{"id":14034,"date":"2026-01-23T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:01:20","slug":"primator-double-24-beer-mick-harts-dark-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/primator-double-24-beer-mick-harts-dark-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Primator Double 24 beer \u2013 Mick Hart\u2019s Dark Side"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Craft, Imported and Specialty Beers: Primator Double 24<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mick Hart\u2019s difficult job of reviewing craft, imported and specialty beers in Kaliningrad<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

23 January 2026 – Primator Double 24 beer \u2013 Mick Hart\u2019s Dark Side<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always liked them dark, so it\u2019s been said. And yes, there was a time once when the proof was plain to see, but, in later years, I returned to the light and hoppy, and in the later years of later years learnt what Confucius never said and Confusion had no need to, that there comes a time in everyone\u2019s life when you have to take not what you want but whatever is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes \u2026 you get what you need<\/em> \u2013 Mick Jagger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice had no part to play on this auspicious occasion. Primator Double 24 was given to me as a present, and well received it was too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beer review links:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

[<\/strong>Butauty<\/strong><\/a>] [<\/strong>Kanapinis (light)<\/strong><\/a>] [<\/strong>Kanapinis (dark)<\/strong><\/a>]
<\/strong>[Keptinis Farmhouse<\/strong><\/a>][<\/strong>Bistrampolio<\/strong><\/a>] <\/strong>[387 Osobaya Varka]<\/strong><\/a>[<\/strong>Double Mother T.<\/strong><\/a>]<\/strong>
[Tapkoc Belgian Blond Ale<\/a>] [<\/strong>Evening in Bruges<\/strong><\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some beer drinkers, those who define value in terms of a beer\u2019s strength, will latch onto Double 24 simply because its strength offers a \u2018get me pissed quick\u2019 option, whereas slow-session drinkers like myself err on the side of caution when brought face to face with potent ABVs, such as Double 24\u2019s 10.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sampling for the purpose of critical appraisal is a mitigating factor. \u201cDon\u2019t be such a Nancy boy!\u201d I heard a voice say, followed smartly by one with a Rushden accent: \u201cGoo on, git it down yu!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always snub them, you know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primator Double 24 beer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Proceeding to uncap the bottle, the beer did not, I noticed, emit a strong, malty, hoppy whiff, which was what I was expecting. And you\u2019d be hard pushed to say why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always say \u2018Why not?\u2019 whenever I am offered something as succulent as this. Deeply rich and strong in caramels and malts, with plummy undertones, high notes, low notes, and where did I put my notebook? Who cares? Just keep on drinking. The body was muscular, but the head was wanting. \u00a0Heads or tails and all that, but if I were a creamy head man, which I am not, I would not drink such beer, present or no present. I\u2019d just tear off into the past, in my William Hartnell TARDIS, and drink Home Ales at the Tally Ho in Bakersfield before it got burnt down.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Pilsner drinker (somebody\u2019s got to drink the stuff) referred to this beer as \u201crather chewy\u201d, and he might have a point. Not a very good one, but something just half sharp. Primator Double 24 may be a gob full, but it’s strikingly different and palatable. Biting off more than you can chew could be a worry if you intend to get home on a penny-farthing, but I blamed the slight light headedness felt halfway down the glass on any advance on chronic insomnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The very blackness of the beer brought back East London memories of evenings with Verina and potting the black in the middle pocket. I wouldn\u2019t mind drinking this in my black bow tie and nothing else. It\u2019s rich and slick and silky. But hear this! It\u2019s also smooth and rounded; full-bodied, you might say, but then you\u2019re a certified beer enthusiast, and I\u2019m just a person who enjoys drinking beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these Ace of Spades beers can, after a few attempts, go down like a four-sided triangle, but Primator 24 Double is 24\/7 on the hangover clock \u2013 now, watch me get out of this one (I didn\u2019t train Krav Maga 24 years for nothing!), but it will only give you a hangover if you drink too much. Take that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primator Double 24 beer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Predator, sorry, Primator Double, when whittled down to taste and quality, is a double six multiplied by 2. I cannot remember drinking anything like this when I was 24, and if I had drunk a lot of it in my younger days, I probably wouldn\u2019t remember it, or anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensible drinking, of which there is no such thing, dictates not drinking 24 bottles of 24 Double in one sitting, or else you won\u2019t be sitting but slipping. However, as an occasional beer treat, no one, with the obvious exception of a crusty old teetotaller, would double down on you, as you double up with laughter, for doubling up on Primator 24 Double. It\u2019s double black, and Black Beers Matter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude0aBOX TICKER\u2019S CORNER<\/strong>
Name of Beer:<\/strong>\u00a0Primator Double 24
Brewer:<\/strong>\u00a0Pivovar N\u00e1chod (Prim\u00e1tor a.s.)
Where it is brewed:<\/strong>\u00a0Czech Republic
Bottle capacity:<\/strong>\u00a00.5 litre
Strength:<\/strong>\u00a010.5%
Price:<\/strong>\u00a0340-540 roubles (\u00a33.32 \/ \u00a35.27)
Appearance:<\/strong>\u00a0Dark with a cherry-red hue
Aroma:<\/strong>\u00a0Complex blend of caramel, cherries and chocolate
Taste:<\/strong>\u00a0Rich, prune-cherry sweet and chocolatey
Fizz amplitude:<\/strong>\u00a00%
Label\/Marketing:<\/strong>\u00a0Subtly vintage-industrial
Would you buy it again?\u00a0<\/strong>I never bought it the first time, but I wouldn\u2019t hesitate buying it again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beer rating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The brewer\u2019s website has this to say about Primator Double 24<\/strong>:
Special Dark beer<\/em>: <\/strong>Unique, difficult to classify into one of the beer categories. Extraordinarily strong dark-garnet beer with a distinctly sweet and full taste. Features a malt aroma with dominating tones of caramel, dried plums, chocolate, and a pleasantly subtle bitterness.
Website: https:\/\/primator.cz\/en\/produkty\/24-2\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wot other\u2019s say<\/strong>\u00a0[Comments on Primator Double 24 beer from the internet, unedited]
\ud83e\udd14Sweet and noticable alcohol, but you can feel Czech pilsner taste a bit, which is a really original experience for me. [Comment: The man who was obviously drinking something that was completely not Primator Double 24]
\ud83d\ude0a An exceptionally strong beer with a dark garnet color, a pronounced sweetness, and a full-bodied flavor, a malty aroma with dominant notes of caramel, prune, or chocolate, and a pleasant lingering bitterness. [Comment: And so say all of us!]
\ud83d\ude18 Best damn beer in the Czech Republic, Primator 24 Double at 10.5%. It is strong, and it is sweet. I love it! Before Pilsner dominated the industry, starting in the early 1800s, all Czech beer was dark. How I wish that was still true. [Comment: Now here\u2019s a man who knows what he’s talking about!] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018-2026 Mick Hart. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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