 nickd717 (1336), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle via trade from ben4321. Thanks, Ben, this beer was awesome. Pours black with a thick tan head and good retention. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roast, smoke, and dark fruit. Flavor is smoky with some meaty notes (which is a good thing IMO). Also roasted malt, coffee, rich chocolate, berries, and raisins. Palate is smooth and creamy with fairly full body and lingering smoke. Really good Baltic porter overall.
papajohn (1055), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Sample provided by Smokepot23 at AleSmiths tasting bar: Black with a light brown head. Aroma of rich dark chocolate. Flavor is chocolate, coffee and raisin with a hint of smoke. Light coffee bitterness. Medium body is smooth with moderate carbonation.
mike67 (76), , New Jersey, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pours black with a thick, brown, long lasting head. The aroma is chocolate malt, dark fruit and brown sugar. Full body, some tartness. The flavor is chocolate, coffee, dark fruit. Fruity sweetness nicely balanced with coffee bitterness. Finish is enormous, long lasting and very balanced. Simply great!
joeneugs (310), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 22, 2009 Pours black with a fizzy orange/brown head. The aroma is chocolate and coffee with a touch of fruit and brown sugar. The flavor is tart and sugary sweet with a burnt, roasted finish. Very soft mouthfeel despite the lively carbonation. Tasty beer, but it lacks the fruitiness I expected from the style.
NobleSquirrel (1106), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 Bomber from Beerlando. Pours an opaque black. Nose is rich, roasty and acrid. Notes of dried cherries and coffee, as wll as alcohol. On taste, it is robust and sweet. Quite bitter with a kick of alcohol. Distantly phenolic and deep. This is a pretty interesting beer, albeit somewhat overpowering. Good.
chimplechamp (463), Oslo, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 17, 2009 bottle- pours black with a big tan head, nose is fragrant with chocolate cake cherries, slightly tartness, coffee maybe slight smoke taste is smooth thick mouthfeel taste is well balanced between sweet malty, fruity, cherry, licorice. definitely licorice in the finish. maybe raisins and vanilla too. complex. and delicious. thoroughly enjoyed.
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 13, 2009 One damn good Baltic Porter. Cold season is coming and this is a great beer to bring it in. Aroma was big and thick. Strong chocolate malt with a black licorice hint. Pour was a nice deep dark black with a thin tan ring on top. Taste was thick and chewy. Dark chocolate, burnt malt and very milky. Tastes like a dark chocolate milk shake. Sweet aftertaste and strong carbonation. Very complex and deliciousl
Changed (163), Ithaca, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours black with a small tan head that uniquely dissipates almost instantly. No lacing on the English pint glass. Aroma isn’t very strong- roasted malt and some chocolate. Flavor was oddly more enjoyable on the first sip compared to the last. Very straight forward flavor: chocolate, coffee, slight vanilla. Difference between this and every other porter I’ve had is the ABV. At 8.7%, this may be my favorite porter... Smuttynose makes another damn good beer...
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