Baltika 6 Porter

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

Bottle. Wow, I am surprised by the low ratings from the top raters. I thought this beer would have rated higher. Loved this darkly poured thick, aromatic, and flavorful beer. Raisins, plums, malty sweetness that I (and my wife) thoroughly enjoyed!

Bottled (thanks FatPhil & SaintMatty). Extremely dark brown colour with big beigeish brown creamy head. Some lace. Aroma is roasted malts, milk chocolate, some dark fruits and mild notes of metal. Flavour is roasted malts, some mild alcohol, vanilla chocolate and also coffee. Mildly acidic notes also. Aftertaste is wooden, roasted and slightly fruity.

Pours dark brown with a minimal beige head. Sweet malt aroma with chocolate and light hops. Smokiness and light fruity finish with a touch of bitterness. A most enjoyable brew.

Picked up for $2.29 at Surf Beverage in Murrells Inlet, SC. Appears a dark brown with auburn toned edges when held to the light. A 2 finger, tan head slowly fades into a foamy clump of bubbles. Scattered rings of marshmallow-like protein sticks along the glass. Smell is of caramel, cocoa, raisins, vanilla, nougat, cashews, and cool cucumber. Taste is of teh same aromas with smooth caramel, vanilla, cocoa, and cashews resonating. Pretty nice stuff. Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied, smooth, cocoa-like, airy, and fluffy during the finish. Did I have a different beer than most others that reviewed this? I thought it was well done and it was a bargain.

Great porter - slightly less heavy and rich than most Polish ones I tried but still awesome. Sophisticated flavour with coffee, malt and wine notes; big, thick brown head over almost completely opaque body. Drinks very well as far as porters go, leaving the typical bitterness in finish. Splendid; no wonder it’s Russia’s highest rated beer.

THOUGHTS: Seems a little more stout-like than Baltic porterish in aroma and sort of in flavor. My first non U.S. Baltic porter. It went down easy. If I wasn’t rating it, it would be hard not to gulp it down. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark brown that was an almost opaque black in the glass, but had slight red highlights when held to the light and a large tan head that mostly diminished but left excellent lacing. The aroma was moderate burnt, caramel milc chocolate and hot cocoa mix malts, light to moderate hops, light yeast, alcohol and a little bit of dark fruit. The initial flavor was moderately sweet and lightly bitter; while the finish was moderate to heavily sweet, lightly bitter and slightly sour with an average duration. There was chocolate, burnt malt, caramel, hot cocoa powder and then a little prune too as it warmed. The medium body was silky with lightly tingly carbonation and a light alcoholic finish.

a beautiful looking beer. Smells awesome and looks good. Has a hoppy/smokey taste to it. Very smooth and refined. I like this beer and this style.

Has a nice roasted malt smell with some carbonation and a very dark brown color. Taste is of roasted malts/coffee and finishes with a slight bitterness. Overall another great beer from Russia...