3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
According to wawood this is the best of the Russian line of Baltika. It’s gotta be better than the #9 which wasn’t impressive, to say the least. Great ring of lacing here. Appearance gets good marks. Brown sugar aroma. Good flavor. Nice and rich toffee and chocolate. Dessert type quality. A little rough around the edges, which seems to be consistent with Russian beers. However, very enjoyable overall.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Black with a tan head and a rich malt aroma. The body is heavy with a sweet, smooth malt flavor. The finish is clean and quite refreshing for an inexpensive beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brownish, thick head, dark brown appearance, full body, thick texture, medium caramel taste, long finish. Lovely beer for Russia
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
# 2062
ersma: lange gesucht und endlich auf der berliner biermeile gefunden (neben all den anderen nummern).
fast schwarz stehts da, mit viel beige-bräunlichem schaum, der beim gemächlichen sacken etwas grober wird.
süßlicher geruch, röstmalz und etwas kaffee.
der antrunk ist röstmalzig, süßlich und bringt aromen von kaffee und schoko mit. zur mitte kommt hopfen auf und bringt herbe töne mit. der abgang erhält den hopfen, die süßlichen und aromatischen seiten treten aber wieder deutlicher hervor: röstmalz, schoko, kaffee und nuss.
die hauseigene flasche hat einen knick nach innen und dazu eine reliefprägung. schick.
fazit: schönes porter, das man auch in england beheimatet vermuten könnte. lichtblick im baltika-sortiment.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 25, 2008 Pours out a dark, but clear, brown under a creamy light tan head. Roasted nut aroma, molasses, and chocolate. No hop derived aromas that I could detect. Medium/full body, light carbonation, nice mouthfeel. Decidedly on the sweet side with caramel maltiness dominating. Still, some spicy bitterness comes on at the finish for balance. I’d like a little more hop character, but this is still a good Baltic.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep brown pour with a large beige head. Roasted malts, molasses, milk, a little vanilla, toffee, and I’m pretty sure I picked up some ham as well. I was a little shocked at how one-sided the flavor turned out to be. Very intense molasses, light roasted malts, and some bittersweet cocoa. A bit thin in the mouth. A nice brew but I wish the flavor had the same qualities of the aroma. Still, quote tasty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours dark black red, with tan head. Aroma is coffee, molasses, pine, malt, banana. Flavor is molasses, banana, coffee, malt, slight anise, caramel, chocolate, nutty. Pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml Bottle: Pours a dark ruby brown, very nice rocky tan head that left quickly and left no trace on the glass. Sweet and sour earthy and vegetal aroma with molasses and cardboard. Not sure what to expect at this point. The first sip is quite nice and unique, strongly tasting of cherry cough medicine, which to me is a good thing. Lots of molasses, caramel, cocoa, and a good amount of spicy, bitter hops. Nice, oily mouthfeel.
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