Baltika 6 Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

~Pours a light black with redish tint and big creamy brown head. ~Strong aroma of chocolate malts, cream and honey. ~Flavor of roasted malts, chocolate milk, and coffee. ~Thin feel, Sweet chocolate finish. ~Wasn’t expecting this for the price! $2 bottle. Great stuff although a bit thin. Nice malt scent and flavor.

This black ale poured with a generous tan head and a coffee aroma. There is a substantial roasted malt flavor with some nuts, toffee and a little chocolate. It’s pretty tasty but slightly watery.

Not bad, but pretty mild flavors for a porter. All the notes are there...the roastiness, the coffee and chocolate, and it’s nicely balanced between them, in that none overpower but, in truth, ALL could be stronger.

nutty coffee aroma, light walnut head, taste of burned malt and dark chocolate Overall a satisfying porter.

Pours a near black color, some light amber hues around the edges can be seen. Full head at first but diminishes quickly. Smells of sweet dark fruits, and rich caramel. Has a rather suprisingly sweet characteristic to it,some roasted malts are noticeable and definitely rich caramel as well. Finishes light and sweet. This a very nice take on a porter. Very enjoyable.

Served with a straw at our favorite place in Bishkek, but only available one night. Tasty sweetish and complex porter, better than we expected. Seek this one out as a better alternative to the others.

Blind tasted - Poured mahogany with a little head. Smells of brown sugar, a little booze, and a little sweet malt. Not tons of flavor--some malt and a little coffee, along with some roast. Smooth, medium bodied and some decent carbonation. It’s drinkable, but pretty mediocre.

Bottled 50cl. It pours a pitch black with a small, slightly fizzy beige head. The aroma is mainly of raisin, plum, wood, molasses, vanilla and port. A lot of raisin showing up in the taste. Medium bodied. Low carbonation. Sweet, malt accentuated with a low bitterness. Gluey, woody with hints of molasses and vanilla. Not much lacework. Residual sugars in the finish which is gluey, reminiscent of cane sugar, plums, wood and caramel. Decent.