Baltika 6 Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

Aroma of caramel and milk chocolate. Appearance is black with moderately carbonated mocha head. Flavor was nearly identical to the "4" (which is a doppelbock). I cannot really recall any differences in these beers, granted, I tried the doppelbock around 1 month ago. This is is also fairly sweet for the style, not very roasty. Palate was bubbly. A beer with an identity crisis, and hopefully not the best Russia has to offer.

Pours dark brown with tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and licorice. Sweet and roasty malt flavor with some chocolate and licorice. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a soft mouthfeel.

bottle- pours an almost black color with a light brown fizzy head. Faint malty, liquorice, grape juice aroma with a hint of smoke. Toasty soy sauce flavor, slighty sweet and nutty with a lightly salty finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark mahogany beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of licorice. The flavor is sweet and smoke. The palate is dry and bitter. Overall a good beer.

500 ml bottle in gift pack from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a snifter glass.

App.: Deep brown-black with a so-so tan head. Aroma: Nice rich sweet chocolate, vanilla, dried fruits, light nuttiness, some coffee, some molasses, some bright berries, a little wood, a light soy sauce/savoury note with a hint of fish (?!), Palate: Medium+ body and virtually no carbonation for a very silky, smooth feel. Flav.: Grape-like fruitiness, a bit stale, many of the inviting aromas don’t come through, some almost-burnt cracker, a bit of leafy hops, a little coffee, some light alcohol; lightly sweet with balancing bitterness and a lightly fruity/malty finish.

The classic bait and switch: the attractive nose lures you in and then leaves you with it’s fat friend.

very dark pour with a frothy tan head. Aroma of smoke, and dark soy sauce, and roastd malt. Flavor is quite smoky, and roasty with more of the soy. Not bad, but not great.

nice dark pour with a thick creamy tan head. Aroma is raisin fruitiness, chocolate malts and some caramel sweetness as well. Flavour is quite sweet and sticky. Alc stands out with a boiled raisins and weak nutty and coffee tones. very light burnt malt bitterness towards the finish but not enough to cut through the sweetness. Not horrible, and once you get used to the sweetness it’s drinkable enough. Just a bit

This beer was pretty bad. I couldn’t finish it. While it looks great, brown colour with tan head, it tastes quite awful. It has a very sweet flavor. It has quite bad aftertaste as well.