Baltika 6 Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

Burnt chocolate and maybe a little fruit? Not bad, but fairly weak flavor for a porter.

Barely transparent, just light enough to let a ray of light through. Intense maltiness and smoke on the nose. Deep chocolate character in the flavor, along with residual sweetness and alcohol, with a long, anise finish. My first beer in the style but I’m already impressed with the depth of flavor.

Deep dark red-brown with a small short lived tan head. Malty aroma which was some what sweet. Smokey coffee taste with a definite sugar aspect that come together as a good porter.

500 ml. bottle. Pours a thin mocha head, with some lacing, over a dark, slightly reddish (SRM 36) clear body....nose is coffee, chocolate, molasses....taste is sweet malts caramel, toffee, then molasses, finishing with slight roasted bitterness....mouth feel is light and a bit watery, carbonation is medium. This is somewhat lighter in aroma and flavors than expected, and the mouth feel is a little light.

Bottled from Aachen, Russian "magazin" Very dark brown, almost black color, solid tan brown head. Aroma has roasted m,alts, some sweetness. Flavour is like coffee with lots of roasted malts.Very fine !

A classic Baltic Porter. Extremely well-balanced with a variety of sweet and malty flavors. Not too much bite from the alcohol. Incredibly, this is available for around $1.50 - $2/bottle. The other Baltika brews generally leave something to be desired... but #6 never lets me down.

Bottle. Pours black with minimal head. Sweat malt aroma. Carmel malt on the tongue, smooth finish.

Bottle. Poured dark brown to black with a thin head. Aroma is sweet, nutty, malty. Very smooth, with hints of caramel, sugar, a touch of coffee, and tons of roasted malts. A little bit thin. Alcohol was very well hidden. I was pleasantly surprised by this one, I’d have it again.