Lunar King Baltic Porter

Brewed by Baron Brewing & Lunar Brewing
Style: Baltic Porter
Seattle, Washington USA

(22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Brown-black body, small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, roast, dark chocolate, light alcohol. Taste is medium sweet, sour (infected), some roast. Light-medium body.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with riversideAK (thanks!). Poured a dark brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of roast, dark fruits, and chocolate. Tastes of chocolate, dark fruits, roast, light coffee, and some nuts. Alcohol content well hidden Looking at the other ratings, I’m glad I got a good bottle!

Bottle: Pours a dark mahogany color with a little hint towards blackness. The nose is nutty, with lots of nuts, roast n’ toast, carob, chewy toffee, instant coffee grounds and a bit of astringency. The flavor is acidic with a bit of astringency to balance, not much for hops, but whatever low pH thing is going on in the mouthfeel, it balances the roasty sweetness. The finish is a bit fruity with apple, grape and cherry. Interesting blend. I don’t think it’s infected, just not a great recipe. I love the nuttiness in the nose though.

Poured an almost clear brown-copper color with an off-white head. Phenolic and smokey aroma that smelled like a pencil. Tart and sour roasted malt. Light-medium body.

Picked up a single 22-oz bomber via trade with riversideAK. Pours a clear dark brown colroed brew with a thin tan head that quickly dissipates. The aroma is bittersweet roasted dark malts with some earth and tart fruit. Taste has some mild bitterness, medium bodied, with flavors of roasted dark malt, a hint of toffee, and some chocolate malt. Finish is slightly watery with some roasted dark malt, some burnt toast and a hint of coffee. Missing the sweet aftertaste I am used to in most baltic porters.

Bomber. Poured medium-to-deep brown with a short-lived cap of beige head. The aroma picked up lots of sourness with roasted coffee and black patent, but you have to dig for it.. warmth brought out a little brown sugar and iced tea, but the sourness prevailed. The flavor confirmed that this was either infected or just bad, with sourness all over the place.. some interesting blacker malts including coffee.. dry, sour finish was somewhat metallic. Medium-bodied and sharp on the palate as mentioned.. nothing good to say here.

Bottle shared by Max. Pours a dark brune body with an off white head. Mayo and turkey aroma, dry malts, hints of minerals, sweet and sour a bit chalky and a sour coffee like bitterness. Not so good.

Bottle shared by MaxxDaddy. Pours a dark brown with an ok thin head. Aroma is nutty rich chocolate with earthy tones, herbal slight stinkiness, cherry pit metallic notes with cleanser and solvent with burnt roasty malts and some green hops. Flavor is cherry wood astringency, deep toasted malts, caramel , toffee, and bittersweet chocolate- light thin and as it warms gets some astringent medicinal phenols, cleanser and solvent. Alcohol comes out a bit in the end.