Aldaris Porteris

Brewed by Aldaris (Carlsberg)
Style: Baltic Porter
Riga, Latvia

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

Any first impressions?
-An appropriate head of foam covers the reddish blackness.
-Dry black beans and molasses sweetness are both discreet and underdeveloped in the nose.
-Thin roastiness is no match for the pleasant toffee and molasses.
-The cushiony mouthfeel is created by ample maltiness and big bubbles.

What if you dig deeper?
-Some fruitiness thrives within, but in lower levels than most Baltic Porters; there is no vinosity here, for example.
-The ending is smooth, and recalls some roastiness.
-Sweet, but fun simplicity in this well-brewed, unpretentious baltic porter.

Bottle; batch #1B021142...

Dark brown with red highlights. Light brown head. Oxidized earthy aroma. Chocolate and toffee. Very bitter. Chocolate, coffee, caramel. Rich body.

(thanks to kevin for hooking this up)brownish/red body with a nice white head.very sweet in the aroma and flavor department.nice thick mouthfeel

(Bottle 50 cl) A dark, reddish brown beer with a bubbly, beige, dissipating head. Aroma of roasted malt and dried fruit. Fairly solid body, Starts rather sweet, but you quickly get the sense of some burned malt that also leave a fairly distinct bitterness. A very solid Porter. 300706

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2007 Foamy and bulky head, clearly hazel color, good cream and persistence. Intense black color. Complex and immediately alcoholic scent. Warm and wrap notes of torrefy malt, coffee, liquorice and alcohol (predominant). Soft and much bitter taste, decided alcoholic impact with aromas of burnt wood and bitter cacao. Light smoked aromas on the end. Complex, perhaps overly alcoholic, but considerable.
Thanks to mabjork for this beer.

Great! Incredibly thick and rich for a relatively low alcohol porter. Pours brown with big thick head, nice coffee-like aroma. Rich taste, with caramel, roasted coffee and slight fruity notes. Leaves a pleasant aftertaste, splendid porter! Stats show that it’s the beest beer in the region - Aldaris Porteris deserves so.

Bottle from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Beers Of The World in Rochester. Near black in colour, thin beige quickly dissipating head, no lace. The aroma was quite sweet, some licorice, dark fruits, noticable alcohol and dark malts. The flavour was a bit of a letdown, bready malts, some alcohol, dark chocolate, light roast. Lightly bitter mouthfeel, thin body, medium carbonation. Finishes lingering and bitter. Might be a bit old.

Bought this on a whim, had no idea what it was. $1.99. Pours a dark amber, huge tan head. Aroma is definately fruity, some yeast in there, with caramel malts. The bottle describes the beer about right. It’s got a somewhat sweet caramel flavor, pretty fruity. Not too bad. Could use some chocolate in there.