Black Boss Porter 9.4%

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

50 cl bottle. Red black ale with milk chocoalte head. Rather sweet, with manilla and molasses. Some roasted bitterness, too, but too sweet for my liking. Some warming alcohol in the finish.

(50cl bottle) Healthy tan head atop clear red-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, cherry, raisin, coffee, caramel, light anise. Taste is moderately sweet, coffee, chocolate, raisin/plum, some caramel, almond, light anise. Alcohol warming. Creamy yet watery medium-full body, surprisingly drinkable.

Aroma of cloves, bananas caramel, and alcohol. Sweetish without being cloying. Dark with small head. Maltish finish, with alcohol warmth. I enjoyed this porter, but would not want more tnan one or two at a time.

Wow! Extremely good stuff. Different label though. Sweet aroma of caramel and some herbs. Dark brown-red with a thick foam which stays. Wonderfully balanced with liqurice, coffe and chocolate. Great!

Aroma had a nice balance of alcohol and roasted malts. Flavor seeemed one dimensional. A sweet roasted cocca flavor, finished with some alcohol notes. good overall.

500ml bottle. Aroma: Dark fruit, mostly cherries and raisins. Molasses and light coffee. A bit of roasted nuts and licorice. Alcohol is a little boozy. Appearance: Dark brown with small ruby highlights. Medium beige head was full and rocky with good retention. Nice lacing. Flavor: Medium malt sweetness. Some dried cherries. Bit of a metallic twang. Coffee and licorice. Medium dry finish. Alcohol is up front but not unpleasant. Palate: Medium bodied and a bit watery. Medium carbonation. Alcohol warmth in back of mouth. Overall: A decent brew with some nice flavors, but not great. Mouthfeel was too light, and the metallic flavor was not very pleasant.

Pours jet black with a creamy brown head, good lace and retention. Aroma of coffee, chip fat and cheap scotch. The beer is very smooth in the mouth until some funny flavours come through... it took me a while to put my finger on it, but there was definitely phenolic flavours of Salicylic acid, other than that there is some weak roast malt and raw alcohol. Finish is slightly phenolic and alcoholic, pretty ordinary.

Bottle. Pours a distinct red with a very thin tan head. The aroma is nutty with loads of soy sauce and cola. I was expecting something more from this beer. The mouthfeel was thin for the style, maybe even thin for a regular porter, but not watery. Plenty of soy sauce and cola make up the flavor, a bit of cream and sugar is noted in the finish. The alcohol is very well hidden, especially given the relative thinness of the body. This is an acceptable quaff, an ideal vessel to get hammered, but it sure doesn’t sate my craving for a hearty, deep, robust brew.