 petematte46 (226), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 4, 2009
Dark brown pour, thick looking, thin tan head dissipates quickly. Lots of chocolate in the aroma, roasted and smoked malt, and some lactic acid. The flavor is both bitter and sweet, mostly chocolate, caramel, coffee, some burnt malt in the finish.
zizzybalubba (392), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 12 oz. bottle from City Beverage in Winston-Salem. Thick, dark brown to black pour with a very thin and quickly fading tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, coffee, and a bit of smoke. Dark chocolate flavor with a hint of fruit tartness (possibly blueberry). Oily, slick mouthfeel. Some warming alcohol detected. Worthy of the praise it receives.
hbmason (31), Succasunna, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 12 oz. bottle. pours a pitch black, light head. Great flavor considering the alcohol content.
Birdiebeagle (807), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Bottle Pours a great dark brown with a tan head. The disapates quickly, and laces well. Has a good aroma of raost, alcohol, and malts. Has a moderate carbonation. The flavor is excellent. Sweet and sharp. This is what I think of when I thinkbaltic porter. A hearty touch on the heavy side winter brute. Well blended. Has a medium to full body. The texture is thicker. Has a great finish and a wonderful aftertaste. I waited a while for this one and it was as good as advertised.
WVHouseofBeer (389), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Just one of those beers when you thank whatever you dare to believe in for creating craft beer. An alcohol tinged roasted malt and chocolate nose rise from an Imperial Stout like body and a dark brown, puffy quarter-inch head. The flavor is where this Baltic really brings it home. The taste is equal to dark chocolate covered raspberries and plums and a heavy cocoa aftertaste. An absolute beauty of a body and soft mouthfeel that hides the alcohol well, rounds out this delicate brew. Buy this beer whenever possible!
mtoast (304), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 12oz bottle, best by October 2014? Pours black with thin brown foam that fades to a thin layer, almost no lacing. Aroma is barely there, mix of booze, dark chocolate and stale coffee. Very sweet up front, molasses, cocoa powder and some faint licorice notes, just a hint of bitterness. Subtle is an understatement, too smooth for 9%.
ericandersnavy (1128), crossroads, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 bottle thanks to emacgee. poured black with a nice tan head and decent lacing and legs. aroma was chocolate, dark roast, whipping cream, and some nice alcohol. flavor was dark roast, alcohol, small piney bitter, and what seemed to be an ever so small presence of smoke. body was medium with low carbonation and very smooth.
michael-pollack (2718), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malts, chocolate, light coffee, light molasses, roasting, and slight soy sauce. Poured pitch black in color with a medium to large-sized, creamy, dense, brown head that diminished but lasted throughout. Opaque. Very slightly sparkling. Flavor is medium to heavily sweet. Tastes of chocolate, malts, light roasting, slight soy sauce, black-strap molasses, and hints of tobacco and vanilla. Medium to full body. Syrupy, smooth, then lightly dry texture. Soft carbonation. Chocolate, malt, slight roasting, and molasses finish is lightly dry. 9%ABV is completely hidden throughout.
afireinside96 (839), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 12oz bottle served in a snifter. Pours very dark brown, nearly black, with ruby edges. A thin layer off quickly dissipating mocha colored head forms on top. The nose is full of dark Belgian chocolate, some cocoa powder, and hints of grass and booziness. The flavor is blackstrap molasses, dark chocolate, some woody esters, and a boozy character that develops as it warms. Rich and sweet but not sticky. A very good beer that would do well to warm you on a cold night.
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