Grumpy Troll Amnesia Baltic Porter

Brewed by Grumpy Troll Brewery, Restaurant and Pizzeria
Style: Baltic Porter
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin USA

Grumpy Troll Amnesia looks like it’s the darkest brown ever, with a thin, frothy mocha head with oily bubbles on top. It smells like chocolate-covered raisins and sweet malt. In the mouth, it’s creamy, chewy and medium-full bodied with a soft finish. There are deep flavors of raisin and prune, dark, sweet bread and Dr. Pepper. It’s very rich and enjoyable.

Dark brown pour with a finger of creamy tan head, only temporary lace. Rich chocolate aroma with some underlying smoke. First sip is a all chocolate malts and deliciously creamy. As the beer opens up, the roast malts develop more character, a lot of dark fruits here, cherries and raisins, and an underlying sweetness. Somewhat of a generalized fruitiness even to the basic malt backbone. This is kind of a chocolate banana split rendered it beer form. Full bodied, smooth, creamy. Overall rocking.

22oz bomber, no date from badbeer, who picked it up at the brewpub on 8/30/08, I think. Thanks Mike! Deep ruby with a big three finger beige head, fantastic retention, albeit a tad overcarbonated? Roasted malt and cold coffee are dominant and clean smelling. Some sweet caramel and toffee notes are next, with some toasted malt rounding it out. Slightly metallic as well, but in a lager way.Kinda reminds me of Smuttynose’s version thus far. Flavor gets a little bit fruity (dark fruits) with not too much roast, but plenty of chocolate and caramel notes coming forth. The flavor does get roastier as it finishes. Bitterness peaks at a 2-3, and the alcohol is masked quite well. Full body with low to moderate carbonation. I think I’m going to be the highest rating here, as I think it’s terribly underrated. Must’ve gotten a good bottle! Never have managed to get up to Mount Horeb while it was on tap, though.

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.

Growler, courtesy of Badbeer. The aroma has mild dark fruit notes, roasted malts and chocolate. Not intensely concentrated aromatics, but nice. The body is a fairly full black, but there are some mild dark ruby and brown hues if held directly to the light. The head starts full and thick, about a thumb, and is a dark tan color. Bitter roasted fore followed by chocolate and stewed dark fruits. Very thick and creamy mouth feel. I’d like a little more range and intensity in the fruit notes, but ont he whole this is pretty damn tasty.

Very dark brown, blackish with a beige head that quickly recedes to a ring around the glass. Nice smell of cocoa, coffee cream, roasted barley, and ash. Taste is very roasty; has some ash, maybe a hint of smoke, and bitter chocolate. Light body and fairly high carbonation. I thought I remembered this one to be a bit better, but it’s still pretty decent.

Bottle shared by tronraner at his Xmas gathering. Opaque with a small, lasting head and some spotty lace. Nose is coffee, pretzel and some vegetal hints. Flavor is coffee, chocolate, dark fruit, vanilla and light alcohol. Medium body is lightly carbonated and roast-dry.

dark brown pour w a tan head. Roasty aroma and flavor. I get some chocolate and prune notes as well. Enjoyable brew.