3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very dark brown beer with medium head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Flavour is first sweet but changes quickly more dryer and slightly roasted. Palate is smooth and slippery.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a near opaque black with a tan head. Light on the nose with a touch of malts and not much else really going on. Flavor is thick with character. Starts off nice and hearty with a touch of roasted quality to it, but it does not last long. If it lasted longer, or maybe even grew into a more complex brew, I might give even more points. Feel is nice and thick with a lot of body there and a decent carbonation. Definitely drinkable. I am surprised by this one and found it very easy to drink and actually worth going back to.
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
this is not the best Baltic Porter we have taste tested but it wasn’t the worst... pretty average tasting and of course, sweet. Get Baltika 6 or Black Boss for better examples of this style
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle - Poured a beautiful black color with a thick tan head. Great lacing and the alcohol is very well masked. Chocolate and molasses flavors along with creamy matiness.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks to hellbilly for the bottle. Pours dark garnet with spotty lacing and creamy head. bitter sweet favor with hints of choc. and coffee. anyways my first beer from latvia
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, at London Shindig, August 2007. Thought I’d rated this before so rather minimalist notes. Deep chestnut colour. Slightly sharp, acidic aroma but sweetish caramel malt takes over on the palate, although he sharp edge persists. Some chocolate and soy sauce notes. The overall feel is a bit sweet and sour. Not bad OK but not in the upper echelons of Baltic porters in my view - give me a Koff or a Limfjord over this one any day.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
App 1 pint bottle. Deep red mahogany under a substantial durable tan head. Rich malty aroma of brown sugar, caramel, molasses. Smooth with very soft carbonation and a velvety feel. Sweet dark malt flavors dominate, with a very subtle hop based bitterness right at the end. Rich and malty, perhaps a bit sweet for my tastes, but quite good actually.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Date: 12/08/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
brown with ruby highlights, headless, nice chocolate aroma, rich chocolate malt flavor the lingers into a long finish, big body, low sweetness, a nice rich chocolate porter, after it warms it picks up a fruity winey character
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: ***+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
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