Lancaster Baltic Porter

Brewed by Lancaster Brewing Co.
Style: Baltic Porter
Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA

On tap. Poured a deep brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, licorice, and roast. Tastes of roast, light raisins, and chocolate. light lacing left on the glass. Thinner body.

on tap-pours a light tan head and mahogany color. Aroma is roasty dark malt. Taste is roasty dark malt-chocolate/caramel, secondary hops bitterness. Nice. Mild carbonation.

Draft at the brewpub. Deep brown color with ruby edges and tan head. The aroma is roasty malty and chocoffy. The flavor is roasted dark malty, with hints of dark chocolate, coffee, and a very slight rauchy finish. Notably complex and well balanced for this style.

On tap at Blue Dog Pub in Lansdale. Pours a deep brown with amber highlights and an average creamy tan head that left some lacing. Aroma of brown sugar, some roasted malts and chocolate. Flavor of brown sugar, roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. On the dry side with a touch of honey.

Draught @ Brewery: Poured cloudy dark brown/ruby color with average white head, that lasted for a while then diminished. Excellent Lacing. Smelled of roast and choclate. Malty flavors of molasses, choclated, and nuts, with resiny ops, and a bit of smoke. Easy to drink. Medium body with cremy, texture, and lively carbination. Overall, a pretty good porter.

Sampler, at Lancaster location. Pours a cola brown body with a small beige head that retained as a thin ring. The nose is cocoa and light dry dusty roasted malt. A little bit of licorice and coffee as well. Pretty bitter for a Baltic Porter, and there’s quite a heavy roast flavor for such a light colored beer. Lots of dry roasted grain with coffee and very dark bitter molassas. A little lighter bodied with a dry finish and a slightly husky grainy courseness. Overall, this was a fairly decent drink, but it didn’t really jive too well with the style for me. It lacked the smoothness most notably that I expect from a Lager.

On draft at Capone’s. Pours brown with a dcent size light tan head. Aroma of roast and chocolate. The flavor is chocolate, sweet, roast, and coffee. The body is somewhat thin, however this brew is drinkable, but easily forgettable.

Draft @ Capone’s. Dark brown pour with a medium head Aroma of roasty malts and some chocolate. Taste has some coffee, chocolate, dark malts and a bit of licorice. Not bad at all - one of the better Lancaster brews I’ve tried.