Baltika 6 Porter

Brewed by Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holding - Carlsberg)
Style: Baltic Porter
St. Petersburg, Russia

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

16.9 oz, bottled 9/29/10. Dark brown with a slim beige head. Nose is coffee, prune, cabbage and peanut. Medium body with a foamy mouthfeel finishing a bit oily. Taste is stale cocoa, coffee, black olive and ash. Decent buzz for the buck.

Black, fading tan head. Mild aroma has raisins, some grass, earth, smoke, licorice and chocolate.

Refrigerated 16.9 oz. bottle poured into a shaker. Pours opaque black with dark brown highlights and medium tight tan head. Silky body, some lacing, and medium carbonation. Taste is burnt malt, some chocolate, and a hint of coffee.

Pours a dark copper brown and sits black in the glass. Two fingers of creamy mocha tan head. Nose is chocolaty with a mild sweetness,lightly floral hop character. Flavor is bitter chocolate and old coffee.

Pours totally black with a small tan head. Aroma is sweet roasted malt, caramel and spices. Taste is sweet and strongly roasted malt with notes of brown sugar. Long roasted aftertaste. Really like this one.

A black pour with crimson highlights and a loose, tan head. It has a rich, malty aroma filled with caramel and some faint plum. The light body has a creamy texture with average carbonation. The taste is moderately sweet up front then fades to roasted finish.

What a great looking bottle to start with! Poured it from a 500 ml bottle into a pilsner glass. Produces a thin, off white head. Aroma is the basic Porter package of dark chocolate, coffee beans and some fruitiness. Very pleasant on the palate, almost buttery. Nicely balanced bitterness that makes it a surprisingly drinkable Porter. The roasted flavors are not overpowering and the end result is deliciously sweet. Goes incredibly well with a piece of chocolate. A winner for sure!

Deep browned pour with a slightly fading head. A bunch of very fruited berry and peach aromas to smell which is matched in its flavor. Easily quaffable with a lingering toastiness and a chocolate roasted nut finish. Slightly bitter legs. A light drinker whose balance is its best attribute. Not too much to ponder over but what is there is quality.