Zywiec Porter

Brewed by Bracki Browar Zamkowy (Zywiec Heineken)
Style: Baltic Porter
Cieszyn, Poland

Sampled with omhper, tiggmtl, MartinT, muzzlehatch, and Rastacouere in Montreal. Thanks to Per for this bottle. Chocolate/malt aroma with mints, spiced peppers and a little bit of booze in the nose. Mostly opaque with a light tan head. Roasty, sweet chocolate maltiness dominate the start with some nice gentle hoppiness to finish. Nice and roasty.

Nearly black with a frothy tan head. Chocolate, coffee, malt, soy sauce in the nose. Robust mouthfeel. Flavor is good but the hints of soy sauce saltiness detract from an otherwise good beer.

Chocolate, dark fruit strong aroma with notes of alcohol. Dark amber-brown with thin, tan head that lasts nicely. Sweet chocolate and marzipan, balances roasty bitterness perfectly. Thick, rich, velvety, luxurious - a pleasure in the mouth. Bottle enjoyed with DYCSoccer17, MartinT, muzzlehatch, Omhper and Rastacouere.

Brown to black in color with some purple around the edge. Starts out somewhat smokey then finishes on the sweet side with some warming alcohol. Smooth mouthfeel.

omhper in Montreal #12 (with MartinT,tiggmtl,Rastacouere,DYCSoccer). Bottle. My most-awaited beer of the night! Black cola body, brownish thick small head..big chocolaty, intensely alcoholic, heady nose..bitter, bitter chocolate on the tongue, espresso, vastly roasty but yet quite drinkable, not really harsh in the least...smooth, thick, supple mouthfeel. A delight, perhaps not my favorite but well deserving of its reputation.

Nice light brown head thrones the deep brown hue. Very balanced aroma: delicate coffee and chocolate maltiness complemented by a profound and expressive roastiness. Hints at hay or straw which I love. Light alcohol presence. Very potent maltiness in mouth. Anise suggestions shine in the middle of that choco, coffee and vanilla desert. Slowly establishing roastiness provides a terrific flavor evolution. Very pleasant, very rich. Soft mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Yeah, this is a killer, baltic porter at its peak. Greatness, thanks a ton Per.

Very dopplebock in the aroma. Weak head, but quite dark. Prunes, alcohol, coffee and twang of smoke but not much. Soy sauce in the nose. Light body. Sweet with deep dark molasses. Like a beefed up dopplebock. Rough on the palate.

(Bottled, BBE 01/2008, rated 01/27/2008) Very dark brown with a smallish, tanned, lightly lacy and long-lasting head. Roasted, licoricey-malty and very seaweed-salty aroma. Milky-malty, conservatively roasty flavor with salty licorice, smoky hints, and some syrupy malt sweetness in the finish. Alcohol is completely hidden. Medium to full-bodied, somewhat carbonated, but silky-smooth palate leaves some syrup on the lips. The aroma is not quite as nice as last time, but the flavor still delivers. A delicious, perfectly balanced, complex, and easily drinkable Baltic Porter. A beer as balanced as Fuller’s London Porter - but with almost twice its ABV - deserves some serious recognition! (Bottled, BBE 08/2004, rated 11/14/2004, was 9-5-9-5-18=4.6) Very dark, beautiful deep reddish brown color with a quite tight, beige head. Very roasted-malty aroma with toffee, licorice, some coffee and warm alcohol, seawatery-salty - very pleasant and complex. Extremely roasted-malty, slightly smoked flavor with a licorice/anise feel. Very long, bitter, sticky and salty finish. Alcohol is perfectly hidden, but warming. Quite full-bodied, very smooth and quite thick palate with well-balanced carbonation. It’s hard to imagine a better, more balanced porter than this. Quite a bit sweeter than Sinebrychoff, but it suits the style and ABV perfectly! Big thanks to tbone_ for this beauty!:)