Smuttynose Baltic Porter

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

Pours with a black body topped by a medium thick to thick, brown head with a good amount of lacing left on the glass. It is sweet and malty wiht a note of chocolate and a little roast, as well as a touch of fruity alcohol esters. Full bodied, smooth and a touch warming.

Bottled. A pitch black beer with an orangey-brown head. The aroma has notes of sweet and roasted malt, chocolate, and cittrus. The flavor is sweet and acidic from the rosted malt combined with notes of alcohol and lighter notes of soy sauce. The alcohol burns the tongue and palate.

22 oz bottle: Beautiful pour ... cascading tan head, settling into a soapy foam over dark black. The aroma is thick and big, smoky and chocolatey. Drinks with a thick oily complexion, the slight warming aspect the first impression. The flavor leans towards burnt chocolate, bad coffee, and a bit of ashy smokiness. Good. (#3433, 4/23/2008)

22oz bottle, 2008 vintage. pours pitch black with creamy tan head. nose is loaded with baker’s chocolate, roast, dark fruits. flavor is rich and smooth with baker’s chocolate, dark fruits, nuts, and caramel. clean finish. alcohol very well hidden. smooth carbonation and full mouth feel. this is an awesome example of the style and stellar new beer from smuttynose.

22 oz bomber jet black pour , thick off white head. aroma of coffee and/or expresso. flavor is chocolate malt , dark fruit , coffee beans , and licorice . roasty , chewy , dry and creamy . excellent

Bottle. Courtesy of Missdolle. Pithc black in colour with a medium beige head. Lots of roasted malts in aroma with notes of coffee and chocolate. Smooth bodied. Flavour contains a great roastyness that together with the chocolate, coffee and smoky notes makes this a great beer indeed!

2008 22oz bomber. Pours a nice frothy head with decent lacing. Much darker than I was initially thinking. Deep aromas and flavours of raisins, bittersweet chocolate, candied fruit. A bit of coffee and a vinous character. A little bit of brewers licorice on the back end. Good balance between the hop profile and malt backbone. Good viscosity which gave a nice sensation for the mouthfeel. Very nice representation of a baltic porter and another solid offering by Smuttynose.

Bomber. Poured black with a small tan head. Aroma of mostly chocolate and a little coffee. Mouth feel has a nice breadiness, with tastes of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits. Seams highly carbonated which seems to bring out a slight alcohol warming in the finish. Pretty good.