Okocim Palone

Formerly brewed at Carlsberg Polska
Style: Dunkel
Warszawa, Poland

<b>15-Sep-08</b> <i>(500-ml bottle: Purchased 03-Jul-07 for $2.79 at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA)</i> This dark beer is fairly steady from entry to finish, presenting a very sweet and malty face throughout. The dominating sweet cola flavor is joined by a touch of smoky, minimally bitter, smooth roastiness in the finish. The smooth roast is closer to that which characterizes a schwarzbier than a stout or porter. Additional flavors of molasses, licorice, and nuts add complexity and help to break up the sweet malts. Hops flavor and bitterness are virtually non-existent. With as sweet and malty as the beer is, it’s not far removed from the exceptional porters this country brews, though a bit more emphasis is placed on the sweet cola flavor than on the roast, and the alcohol and body are noticeably lessened. Medium-full bodied, sugary sweet and probably cloying to many people, but there is just enough soft roastiness to keep the sweetness from weighing down the palate. Carbonation soft and fairly light. As with the flavor, sweet cola is the overriding aroma, with obvious notes of dark toast, molasses, and lightly roasty malts plus a touch of smoke. Medium-dark brown in color with seemingly crystal-clear clarity. The light-tan head pours to not even half an inch, then settles quickly to a partial film and thin ring, leaving a few spots of lace on the glass. Overall, it’s similar to dark lagers from South America like Cusquena Dark. Palone may be a bit sweet in the balance, but the core flavors present a nice stepping stone toward Baltic Porters without the alcohol and heavy body.

Sweet toasted coffee. Very black beer. I don’t know what fire brewed means but is a very sweet black beer.Too sweet for me.. not enough charcoal.

Pours a dark dunkel brown with a small off white head. Lightly roasted nuts with a subtle peppery character, smooth milk chocolate finish, soft hop finish.

Dark pepsi pour. Roasty sweetness...slight porkness, overall quite the taster. A little thin, little too easy to drink. Me likey.

(POLAND) Pours a very dark brown color with a dissipating med-tan head. The aroma is of malts, roaste nuts, and caramel. Taste is of smoked malts, vanilla, and a hint of chocolate. The mouthfeel is mild and smooth with a slightly dry finish.

Bottle. Poured black with thick bubbly tan head that dissipated quickly. Aroma of malt and caramel. Thin flavour, with a bit of malt and a bit of coffee. Flat bittersweet and burnt sugar finish

Bottle- Dark brown pour with an off white tan foam head. Earthy mix with some burnt sweetness. A bitter sweet mild body that is a little week in the malt side. Ok but nothing outstanding.

Bottled. Pours dark muddy brown with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet malts, bread, and toasted bread. Flavor is very malty and sweet with some vanilla/butter. Really good malt body. Perhaps a tinge of vanilla. Overall it is a sweet malty beer that loses some sweetness through the experience.