Baltika 6 Porter

Brewed by Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holding - Carlsberg)
Style: Baltic Porter
St. Petersburg, Russia

The mouthfeel is a bit thin. It’s a bit fizzy. Aroma of toast and chocolate? Finish is chocolate and a light bitterness. A fruity ester I can’t attribute. It’s not Gonzo, but it’s good.

Pours with a black body with just a little bit of dark ruby coming through. A large light tan head tops that black beer. Pears and a hint of fresh tobacco in the aroma. The taste is smoky malt with nuts and some vanilla in the finish. Hints of figs. This gets richer with some coffee as you go through the glass. Creamy mouthfeel.

Sweet, nutty, marzipan aroma. Dark brown body with ruby-brown highlights. Tan/brown head recedes to cover with some lacing. Mild, roastiness to the sweet flavour with a lasting nutty finish. Creamy and smooth texture but somewhat still and light bodied. Bottle enjoyed with Enkerli and others.

Nearly opaque, tint of brown. Almost no head. Full bodied. Heavy malty aroma of roasted malt, molasses, coffee, and semisweet chocolate. Also detected a light hoppy tone of flowers and pine, smoke, vanilla, and banana hints too. Heavy sweetness on the initial taste with coffee and molasses tones, tastes like some English strong ales I have without the fruitiness. Creamy and soft mouthfeel, moderate alcohol feel. A respectable porter. Slightly recommended.

very dark black, dark malt treakle nose with a chocolaty roast flavour. nicly balanced

There is a caramelised brown sugar taste, but it’s a very welcome taste, alongside rotten bananas and damp leather and dark red fruits that are impossible to identify, and a huge alcohol wollop. There is licorice in the nose, some coffee, lots of red fruits, and a hint of bitter chocolate. This is a very warming, complex and rewarding beer that is certainly worth hunting down - I got mine from the disorganised online site www.onlyfinebeer.co.uk. I’m impressed that it’s not top fermented - I hadn’t thought it was possible to develop a beer this meaty and complex at low temperatures. Rating 7.5

High brown creamy and lasting head. Very dark red almost black body. Weak berries malt aroma. Coffee cocoa caramel flavor. A bit thin but quite refreshing. Low carbonation Short aftertaste.

Sampled during Cellar’s Wine & Spirits Friday evening beer tasting in St Paul, MN. Pours a semi-haze dark brown brew with a decent tan head that really sticks around and even has good lacing. Aroma of rich milk chocolate, campfire wood, roasted coffee and molasses. Taste is smooth, creamy with flavors of rich dark coffee, molasses, vanilla and bittersweet dark chocolate. Finish is slightly metallic semi-sweet with a roasted coffee/molasses aftertaste that lingers around after the finish.