Smuttynose Baltic Porter

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

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color porter with a large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of aromatic coffee with notes of creamy black chocolate. Taste is very well balance between aromatic coffee without any dryness with some great creamy black chocolate notes with some subtle dry raisins in the finish. Body is quite full with a creamy texture and no apparent alcohol. Another very nice beer from a great brewer.

Impressive, rich three-finger head; tan in color, rocky in appearance. Nearly black colored liquor. I cannot detect any light passing through the glass. Light lace, but chunky. Strong chocolate milk aroma; maybe with a touch of mocha. Big flavor--lots of chocolate and black patent malt. Subtle (comparatively) hop finish, although the aftertaste is great blend of all of the flavors already mentioned. Full bodied with distinct alcohol warmth without being oily.

Draught at Bobbique: Pours dark dark with large tan head. Has a chocolate malty, and weakly bitter arouma. Wonderful chocolate coffee notes, a nice dry but not too bitter finish.

22 oz. Very nice looking dark pour, nearly black with some brown head. Chocolate, molasses, peat and roast malt aroma. Flavor matches these well. Plenty of dark chocolate, roast malt and some coffee. More coffee and licorice in the finish. Thick full body, good carbonation. Gets a little more bitey when it warms for a while, only because it was still near 80 out and I drank the whole bomber. Drinkability is excellent, abv not noticeable at all. One of the better Baltic’s I’ve had for sure.

Pours a very dark brown color with a nice sized foamy, tan colored head that leaves nice rings of lace around the glass. The aroma is nice and shows dark chocolate, toasted caramel, roasted coffee, and bittersweet cocoa. Some earthy hops come through as well. The flavor is just as malt forward as the nose lets on with rich chocolate and sweet caramel up front followed by roasted coffee, and some earthy hop bitterness. Medium to full bodied and really smooth and easy drinking with good carbonation with a lingering roasty finish. This is a great example of the style and a very tasty brew at that.

Bottle. Pours a dark black color with a big foamy beigish head. Nose is dark chocolates and lots of roastyness and dark malts. Palate is thick and foamy, quite rich. Flavors of dark roasted malts with very nice hints of chocolate. a nice dry mouthfeel in the finish.

Bottle thanks to TURDFERGUSON. Smell is really not very existent. Some cherry, some wood....some chocolate. Pours dark with not much head. Some coffee and chocolate notes in the flavor...some light fruit. Nice palate of a bit of creaminess and some carbonation to even it out. Ok.

Bottle with thanks to coyotehunter. Pours a dark brown with little head. Aromas? well, there’s a bit of dark malt, with some grapefruit or something hoppy, bananas and Hubba Bubba. Flavor is cola-like, with a very fizzy texture has a bit of cloves, some vanilla and a little wood.