Black Boss Porter 9.4%

Brewed by BOSS Browar Witnica
Style: Baltic Porter
Witnica, Poland

Strong real coffee flavor. Dark amber color with a small brown head. Moderately bitter malt flavor. Very creamy and slightly chalky palate.

The aroma was sweet fruity caramel coupled to a roasted and smokey character which housed chocolate and a moderate acidity. The aroma was fruity with some dark fruits of raisins and prunes. The beer poured into the glass crystal clear blackish brown with a ruby highlight and a short lived tannish head which traced a bit at the glass. The flavor was nicely smooth with chocolate and a bit of espresso coffee roast. The flavor was malty and smooth and never harsh or acidic on the palate. The dark fruits were presence, once again raisins and prunes. The finish ended fruity and dry with a lasting nice presence of chocolate and light roast into the aftertaste. The body was just above medium with a fairly low level of carbonation but a smoothness on the palate. A really nice Baltic with only a smidge of warming alcohol post consumption. 16.9 ounce bottle.

Pours nice dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is musty, earthy with some molasses. Flavor is pretty sweet. Alcohol is prominent but not as much as it could be. Fruity after a while. Finish has the good earth tones. It is a little thick on the tongue halfway down the glass, but not bad. It’s probably not one that I’ll pick up again, but I wouldn’t be opposed to drinking it.

Pours with a frothy, somewhat large bubbled, lightly browned, full tan colored head. The beer is quite black, but does show a brilliantly clear, super concentrated, ruby-red color when held up directly to the light. Sweet, concentrated fruit aromatics are the first thing I notice about the nose; raisin, definite prunes and dried fig notes play a prominent role and surprisingly I don’t get much roast malt character here in the nose. At times this smells exactly like I just cut into a fresh, perfectly rip Macintosh apple. A super fruity aroma, that I wasn’t really expecting from a brew this color. If you really dig around & take multiple, successive smells of the aroma, the fruitiness disappears and you get hints of dark chocolate, toasted, deeply browned malt, brandy focused alcohol and soda cracker notes, but as soon as you take your nose away the fruitiness comes back in full force.

This has a medium heft to it and is fairly sweet, even for the body. Quite fruity tasting, though not as much as the aroma might have suggested: flavors of prunes and dried figs play a big role here, but this time there is a slight burnt edge to these flavors. This is starting to just become oxidized, with a wisp of sherry like notes that serve to accentuate the fruit notes and add a bit of complexity here. The dark malt notes add touches of molasses, and in the finish a somewhat dry (though not enough to cut totally through the sweetness), toasted grain note, a touch of roasted / burnt malt flavors, and some burnt soda cracker flavors. Perhaps a touch of plastic character just barely mars the finish of this brew, but it is fairly subtle.

This really hides the alcohol quite well, it even is a bit lighter feeling than I would expect from a beer of this strength. Tasty, and because of the unexpected flavors, quite interesting.

nice looking dark brown brew with foamy light brown head. lots of carbonation present on glass. Strong dark fruity aroma cherry notes dominate. Heavy body, malty sweet, nutty notes, dry and bitter. High alcohol but not apparent. Great taste. Nice warmth.

bottled. Nice coffee aroma, the taste is MAALLTTY, w/ notes of roast, and the alcohol is there but the mouth feel is a bit weak & watery. Still, thou, an enjoyable porter. Oh & like 2 bucks!

Bottle. Dark brown color with a sweet molasses malty aroma. Flavor is one dimensional and too sweet. It seems the sweetness is there to make up for the lack of complexity. I do have to admit that the alcohol is not noticeable. I am not to into this style.

Bottle. Poured with a very light head, overall carbonation is very weak. Body is a very dark brown. Taste is very heavy malt, and I doubt any hops were used to make this. Much too sweet for the style, finishes exceptionally smooth. Does have a notable fruity aftertaste, which may be due to the type of yeast used.