 1FastSTi (2423), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 12, 2008
GTMW 2008. Pours to a dark mahogany/brown body with a tan head. The aroma is watery coffee. Pretty light. The flavor was watery coffee and sweet barley. Average palate. Meh, this is "world class and award winning?"
joergen (6821), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 20, 2008 Draught at GABF 2008.
Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head.
Roasted and fruity arom aof caramel and chocolate.
Sweet flavour of caramel, chocolate, dried fruits and hops.
Hoppy and roasted finish.
theisti (1180), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Oct 20, 2008 22 oz bottle shared by csbosox at the 10/18 tasting. Pour is deep brown, cloudy, with a thinnish off white head. Aroma of roasted maltiness, dark chocolate and tobacco. Nice full, rounded nose. Taste is roasty, a bit milky, the chocolate and more of the tobacco. Nice smooth taste, very gentle burnt smokiness throughout. Nice Baltic Porter.
heemer77 (3827), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Oct 20, 2008 Thanks for sharing, csbosox. The body was black with a light khaki head. The aroma was dark chocolate with some dank raisins. There was also some bread crust. The taste was lightly roasted with some subtle coffee. There was also some light anise. A nicely done Baltic porter. It’s good to see Grumpy Troll is continuing their new solid line up.
BeerBelcher (800), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 25, 2008 SurlySober brought this over to my house, and swore up and down it was better on tap at the brewpub. The bottle was extremely carbonated, and indeed he said experienced secondary fermentation in the bottle. There was a powerful pop when I pried the cap off, and the beer foamed extensively in the glass. Color was black with too much head. Aroma was pretty faint, and was a pretty generic dark roastiness. Flavor wasn’t bad, but was nothing to write home about. It was dark and roastiness with a bit of coffee and chocolate, but it was faint and just not the same as some other great baltic porters or imperial stouts. Not bad, but not exciting, at least not in the bottle.
Based on this experience, I wouldn’t recommend this beer, but I would give it a second chance at the brewpub, where in my experience, the food and beer are both excellent. SurlySober bought this bottle at the brewpub.
ChainGangGuy (1721), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Sep 21, 2008 Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a small, light tan head.
Smell: Aroma of roasty, smokey barley along with chocolate and a lesser note of fruit skins.
Taste: A mingling of roasted barley, baker’s chocolate, and dark caramel with a mild sweetness. Earthy, roasty bitterness. Faint wisp of smoke. Touch of fruit -- a bit of red grape. Relatively light finish with a lingering fruitiness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation.
Drinkability: So-so as far as Baltic Porters go.
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