Okocim Porter

Brewed by Carlsberg Polska
Style: Baltic Porter
Warszawa, Poland

Dark brown with a rocky head. Very boozy aroma, but with lots of caramel and chocolate. Very sweet flavor, not too bitter. Smooth mouthfeel. This is a very good porter. I wish it were a bit drier. I imagine that it would age well.

No 874
Rated: 01.03.2010
Bottle brown, 500 ml
I am pitifully happy that I’ ve finally got this one!!! Appearance: Pours dark brown, almost completely not seethrough, moderate carbonation of the body, body is slightly rubby red when put to the light. Body texture is clear. Head is beige, cappuccino like, frothy, firm and healthy, long lasting and slowly decreasing from the initial huge size to the moderate. Lacing is also impressive. Very good general impression of the Baltic Porter.
Aroma: Very nice aroma of red fruits especially dry and candied. Plum, prune, dark chockolate, cacao, coffee, whipped cream, nutmeg, wallnut, chestnut, vanilla, cappuccino, cherry, pine forest, resin, raisin. Aroma reminds some good quality English Porters or English Strong Porter mainly differing in higher gravity and alcohol content. Aroma is very strong and pleasant.
Taste: Very nice strongly bitter and comfortably dry front. Notes of dark chockolate, cacao, coocoo candy, roasted arabica coffee beans, wonderful red fruit accentsperfectly balanced with roasted Munich malt and sharp hoppyness, all in the background of almost winter - warmer like alcoholic impressions. Vanila stick is also hanging about. Finish duration is long, plaesant and complex with ashy notes in nose.
Palate: Body is full, texture is dry, carbonation on palate is moderate to soft, finish feel is long and full of sophisticated taste aberrations

Bottle from Fermentation Lounge. Dark pour with a medium tan head. Roasted malt and tobacco aroma. Thin to medium slick texture. Nice sweet malt and tobacco taste - maybe a little too sweet. Light bitter finish.

Pours a dark brown almost black. Complex sweet flavors. High alcohol is not really noticable. A good beer to drink on a cold snowy night. Also the price is very reasonable.

500ml Bottle: Faint aroma of a hint of roasted malt and a hint of alcohol. Poured very dark brown/ruby in color with a very small, tan head that lasted around the edges only. Clear. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is slightly sweet. Tastes of slight roasted malt, slight soy sauce, slight chocolate, slight smoke, slight vanilla, and hints of tar and alcohol. Medium body. Thin texture. Average carbonation. Roasted malt, slight tar, and hint of smoke finish. 8.3%ABV is noticeable in the aroma and flavor, but not to the extent of being ’hot.’

Bottle at Winking Lizard Crosswoods. Black pour with a big tan head. Roasty and malty nose with some metal. Sweet and creamy flavor with a roasty finish. Metallic character disappears as it warms. Not bad.

Bottle, and a cheap one at that. Pours dark brown, almost black with light showing through the edges. Big pink-tinted beige head and nice lacing. Dark fruits and cherries, roast chocolate on the nose. Similar taste, with slightly sour aspect though sweet overall. Nice chalky dry palate, though a touch thin. Lovely beer, especially for the price.

Bottle; poured a dark brown/black color with a small, but long lasting, tan head. Aroma of fruit, cherries, roasted malt, caramel and cocoa. Quite a nice aroma. Flavor was equally enjoyable. Roasted malt, cherries and fruit augmented by some caramel-chocolate notes. Alcohol hidden. Really soft on the palate. Very drinkable. Liked this one alot.