Raccoon Lodge Barrel Aged Baltic Porter

22oz bottle acquired in trade with riversideAK (thanks!). Poured a deeper brown color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of some lighter woodiness, chocolate, nutty, and some dark fruits. Tastes of dark fruits, black cherries, oaky woodiness, and I’m getting some of the wine. Had a tart finish that I really liked. I’m surprised by the lower ratings.

bomber from riversideAK... pours ruby brown... actually, regular ol’ porter color with a soft tan head and moderate drippy lacing. the nose definitely has a sour barrel note... chocolate, a touch of smoke, roasty grain, fruit and vanilla marshmallows. the taste is... well... unique, interesting and weird but i am not sure that i am a fan. the barrel has not done good things to this. even knowing ahead of time of the lactic sourness it is still hard to swallow. there are some good characters... medium body, prickly carbonation, easy drinking, cocoa, ashy/charred roast, malt powder and red wine. but, for the most part there is a dominating unpleasant floral quality and very odd lactic sourness which actually hurts my stomach after a bit. i really wanted to like the concept...6/3/4/3/10/2.6

Bottle via Ron @ The Brewery. Pours black with a tan head. Nose is malty and sweet. Taste is oddly sour, which I don’t mind, with a big malt back end.

Thanks Beastiefan2k. Poured a very dark brown color with a tan head. Light sweet malt aroma with hints of spice and some alcohol. Sweet malt flavor with a tartness and taste of cola. Lively carbonation in the mouth. Medium bodied.

22 oz bottle, shared by Beerlando. Pours a slightly hazy dark brown with a minimal beige head. The nose was oddly hoppy with some chocolate, roast, cocoa powder, and a bit of oakiness. The flavor reveals a weird slight sourness, a touch acidic, with some slightly acrid malt. There’s just a touch of what I would call oak, but lots of wood notes that were more like it was aged on pressure treated lumber. Some lingering dark fruits when you make it past all the weirdness. Mouthfeel is a little thin with soft gentle carbonation. A very weird beast for sure, Baltic Porter? I don’t know what they put in that barrel, but a Baltic Porter didn’t come out the other side.

22oz bottle from tom..... pours a dark cola brown with reddish brown edges and a thin milky light beige head... lots of wood, sour oak, chocolate, and cherries in the aroma....flavors were sour, tart oak that dominate the porter qualities and do not seem to harmonize with each other. the oak overruns everything and compromises the cohesiveness of the brew. prickly, live carbonation but overall, not to my liking.

bottle. Oak aging didnt work here. It adds a weird sourness. Some odd flavors and some off flavors in this one.

Bomber. Pours a really dark and translucent chestnut brown color with crimson edges. A frothy, bubbly, beige colored head settles to a wispy film. Scattered micro-spots and thin lines of lacing mark the glass. Aromas include dried sour cherries, raisins, figs, oaky vanilla, and earthy hops. Hints of cocoa sweetness are there as well. Flavors are tart, almost sour, with ascorbic cherries showing strong. Cocoa powder and dry, yeasty notes are accompanied by an almost chemical, woody overtone. Moderate in both body and carbonation, the palate is dry and yeasty. This brew is odd and sub-par for the style. Its almost like they used the freshly emptied sour Kriek barrels to age a thinned-out Baltic impersonator.