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Smuttynose Baltic Porter

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2973.98/5.03.96/5.0Winter8.7%98.2English pint, Shaker, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Native to northern Europe, Baltic porters evolved from British porters once exported to the Russian hinterland. Unlike their British cousins, Baltic porters are often brewed as lagers, the tradition we’ve followed. This beer is big, bold & smooth, with malty flavors reminiscent of coffee, dark fruit & raisins. Share one with your comrades!
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 Dedollewaitor (3650), Odense, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/515/20
Aug 29, 2008  
66cl bottle. Thanks a lot Chris. Pours pitch black with a small creamy brown head. Lots of roasted malts, chocolate & coffee, & dark fruits. A bit ashy - only pleasant. Smooth! Round & vinous. Very nice!


 thewolf (5727), Kolding, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Bottle @ TFODRBSG, Ulfborg, 2008.
[thank you, MissDolle]
’ Pours deep black with a small, creamy, beige, film head. Aroma has soft chocolate, lightly vinious with notes of vanilla and cocoa. Okay mouthfeel, but gets a bit too fat and oily for its own good. Very vinious flavour, almost burning. Hard roasted with weak chocolate notes. Again, I get a very underwhelming Smuttynose.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/103/519/20
Aug 16, 2008  
650 ml, early 2008 vintage. Opaque with a quarter inch of sticky, lasting head. Nose is molasses, chocolate, raisin and coffee. Flavor is chocolate, caramel, espresso, raisins, split and dried hickory. Some hickory, oak, whiskey, vanilla and anise in the aftertaste. Medium-heavy body is balanced well between the syrupy and the dry, but a little too bubbly. Excellent beer.


 Beerman6686 (1281), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Poured almost a black color with a tan head. Aroma was very boozy, and kind of dry, but with some hints of sweet chocolate. Flavor was much the same, very roasted like most baltic porter, not too sweet, and a bit too boozy for only being 8.7%.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jul 18, 2008  
The body is basically black and holds a thin tan head. The aroma is boozy with dark chocolate, burnt malt and dark fruit. Smells mostly bitter though. The flavor is more of the same from the aroma, but int he flavor you get a very dry and dusty finish that I can’t stand, but that seems to becoming common in American version of Baltic Porters.


 drfabulous (1235), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 18, 2008  
Bought months ago online. Waited until the right moment to open. No disappointment. Pure chocolate and roast Top notch porter.


 Sparky27 (1586), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Bomber courtesy of hellbilly. Pours a crude oil black with 2 finger brown head but not much lacing. Nose is roasted coffee, chocolate and burnt malt. Taste is mild coffee, some dark fruits, chocolate and toasted grains with a slightly bitter dry finish. Full, creamy mouth feel. Very warming. This stuff is fantastic – thanks Joshua!


 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Bomber, 2008 vintage. Near black with a nice brown head that lasted the duration. Nose is a bit sweet, like bitter chocolate, some coffee and roasty malt. Rich coffee and chocolate flavors, a plummy fruit note. Very silky body, rather full. I shared this with a non-beer geek, and he was blown away. Delicious!



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