Smuttynose Baltic Porter

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Baltic Porter
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

On tap at Pizzeria Paradiso. Ho Lee Sheet. This beer is stupid good. Pours a super dark ruby with a thin tan head that lasts for about and hour and a half. Leaves some pretty good lacing. Aroma is black cherries, espresso, molasses, plums, chocolate covered raspberries, dates, a bit of barbecue pork. Taste is big gourmet dark chocolate ganache, molasses, maple syrup, brown sugar, Cuban espresso, vanilla extract. This is a crazy awesome beer. What a treat!

22 ounce bottle from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, VA. Pours a very dark brown color with a moderate brown head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel, coffee, fruit notes including apple, date and raisin. The taste is lightly roasted malts, coffee, caramel, bitter hops notes and faint notes of brown sugar and raisin. Full bodied.

Bomber thanks to Ben from BeerAdvocate and the fantasy baseball leauge I won. Nice Baltic Porter. Pours dark brown with a generous light brown head. Smells of roasted malt, dark fruit, molasses, some roasted malt. Tastes sweet and chocolatey with some spice elements. Taste came out more after sitting for a while.

A very tasty baltic porter. Dark brown pour, creamy light tan head. Roasted coffee, sweet malt, chocolate, plum, raisin, and a hint of caramel.Creamy mouthfeel.

22 oz. bottle via trade with smith4498 - Pours a dark brown color with a one and a half finger thick tan head. Light lacing. Has a dusty doughy chocolate, roasted malt, and ester aroma. The flavor is where this beer shines. Flavor is dark esters, chocolate, and lightly roasted malt. Very Imperial Stout like. There’s a good bit of bitterness in the finish. The flavor really lingers. Medium to full body. A really nice beer. Thanks Jason.

One of my favorite styles. Pours a beautiful inky black with a medium brown, creamy head. Aroma is big and complex. I detect notes of raisin, dark fruits, coffee, caramel, and milk chocolate. Drinks very smooth for the high abv. Coffee and sweet fruits dominate the palate. This is a beautiful beer. Very delicous. This is one will be one of my new favorites. Highly recommended.

Had this the 09 on tap and a 08 bottle yesterday. I went with the dark brews yesterday The brew throws a wonderful tan head that easily can be brought back to life at anytime. A nice film of lace stays with this brew the whole time. The body of the brew was black with the 08 showing a nice caramel colored highlight when held to the light. The differences between the two years are quite interesting. The 08 was huge in the oak and bourbon flavors and smell. Where the 09 bottle had a lot more dark fruits and other spice aroma and flavors going on. Mouthfeel on both was medium to full with great carbonation. Drinkability was awesome I easily drank a couple glasses. Looking at the two years side by side, I will say I liked this years a little more than last

Pours like black coffee with a tiny tan head. Nose is of dark cocoa with faint roasted coffee bean smell. Taste is watery, flavors are very flat, light coffee, light cocoa, nothing shines at all, and too high of carbonation.