Aldaris Porteris

Brewed by Aldaris (Baltic Beverages Holding - Carlsberg)
Style: Baltic Porter
Riga, Latvia

Pours deep, almost opaque mahogany brown with intense malt aromas rising from the glass and filling the air. Nose is total malt and caramel extravaganza. Leaves grandma’s lace doily patterns on the glass. Mouthfeel is pure velvet to boot--gorgeous! Best mouthfeel I’ve had in a while. Taste is smooth, simple, and sweet but not at all sticky or cloying--finishes clean with some burnt notes. This is much better than I expected.

Bottle. Poured a deep dark brown to almost black color. Pretty good, creamy, off-white head. Dark, sweet aroma of dark malt with minimal hop presence but, a smooth clean palate and taste of caramel. I thought this was a very good beer. Especially for the price.

Bottle: The aroma consists of molasses, caramel, grain, and light fruit. It pours a dark garnet with some transparency when held to the light and a small off-white head. The flavor starts with moderate molasses and caramel. There is some light fruit in the middle. The finish has some light graininess. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Sort of a cross between a Baltic Porter and a Doppelbock.

Bottled. A black beer with a nice tan coloured head. The aroma is roasty and chocolatey. Lots of caramel too. Pretty sweet taste with a milky feel. Warming alcohol and smooth fruity aftertaste. Pretty nice.

Very dark, tan head. Smooth and chocolatey. Sweet malt. Feels quite thick, leaves a sticky finish. Rather decent porter.

Molasses colored with an amber tinge and a full, light brown head. It takes considerable warming and aeration to tease out aromas beyond the dank hopping. Eventuall light, but pleasant notes of caramel/crystal malt and marsala play out. A remarkably complex symphony of flavors with bursts of caramel and molasses. Crystal malts and some port appear with the alcohol scarcely noticeable. Sweet and caramelly, but not cloying. Port/marsala dominates towards the end.

bottle Pours out a dark brown topped with a nice tan head. Nice sweet aroma along with some nice malt tones. A nice sweet tast a little nut on it. Pretty good bodie. Not bad.

Bottle, very clear dark brown with a frothy beige head. Caramel, light mocha in the nose. Tastes like a light-roasted doppelbock. Very caramel-y, pretty sweet but not cloying. Notes of light chocolate, wood, maple and light raisin. Medium bodied with a smooth texture and moderate carbonation. Enjoyable.