3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Bottle. Thanks to SaintMatty) Deep ruby colour with lasting, firm brown head, leaving lots of lacing. Malty, fruity nose with dark rye bread, dark berries, cherries and caramel. Malty taste with notes of dark rye bread, chocolate, caramel and a touch of cherries and dark fruit. More than medium body, smooth mouthfeel. Sweet, actullay a bit too sweet. Lacking some hops, focus is on sweet malt and caramel. Nice, warming and tasty. In short: liquid dark bread with sweet cherries and caramel.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
16.9 oz bottle in trade from RCL- thanks! Served in pint glass- poured black with a ruby tint when held to a light source, low carbonation, inviting half finger tan head formed and laced a little along the sides. Aroma of caramel, cheap coffee grounds, roasted malt, and seawater (?). Hits the mouth with a full body, malt has a smoke quality to it, a touch of sweetness in the middle, finish is creamy, has a warming quality, and is inviting of another sip. Good stuff maynard- really bummed that I don’t have more for nights when it gets a little chilly.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle courtesy of SoLan. Pours a deep mahogany with a one finger cream head and spotty, chunky lacing. Nose is sweet malt and bread. Taste is sweet dark fruits, smoked malt and molasses with some chocolate notes in the finish. Medium, fairly creamy mouth feel. A little too sweet for me. Thanks Alan!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aldaris Porteris is a clear, dark red beer with a dense beige head that shows nice retention and leaves excellent lacing. It has a sweet, malty aroma that has some roastiness to it. It has a smooth medium body with a syrupy finish. It is sweet, malty and roasty; a little sour and a little bitter. It’s pretty well balanced. This was a pleasant surprise. I got this for 93 cents!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle, 6.8%. Black colour, small creamy light brown head. Distinct liquorice flavour, quite sweet with a hint of salt. Slick mouthfeel, mild carbonation. The bitterness is probably high, but it is not felt much against the sweetness. The alcohol is only noticed in the late finish when it warms my nose a bit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I am partial to this one, since my wife is from Latvia. I’ve had this on several occasions in the country of origin. This one reminds me of a sweet malted milk shake and some coffee grounds thrown in, some dark prunish fruits as well and some herbalness, dark brown almost opaque and it attains an immediate 3 finger sticky head, settles to a fine layer of soapy lace, flavors are dark fruits, malted chocolate, some bitter coffee and herbs, palate is pretty thick, somewhat syrupy... I’ve drank a lot of these so I must like it. Give it a try.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
16.9oz bottle, batch nr. 008. Pours deep brown in color with full foamy brwon head. Aroma sweet, caramel, malt and some chocolate. Taste caramel, roasted malt and coffee with bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark reddish brown colour with a medium beige head. Roasted malt aroma. The flavour is liquorice, roasted malt with hints of dark chocolate. Some bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied and smooth mouthfeel. Could have been stronger in the taste but is was still very good.
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