 drewbeerme (1716), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 15, 2008
on tap at maproom. pours dark red with off white head. aroma of cherries, dark fruits, chocolate, and rather vinous. flavors are grainy, red and dark fruits, a tad rotten dark fruit, bakers chocolate. fizzy mouth feel. alcohol is well hidden. not really dark enough or chocolate for a porter. decent though but i was hoping it at least measured up near autumnal fire, it doesnt.
TURDFERGUSON (1021), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 22, 2008 This is a baltic porter????!!!!! Really????!!!!
ucusty (849), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to Mr.Facto for this, "baltic porter" Brown pour border line dark amber. Sweet malty aroma. Thin bodied, roast, chocolate, and caramel flavor.
JCB (889), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to Facto for sharing! Very sweet malts, a slight hop presence, and a fairly thin body. Everything about this screams pumped up amber. Decent for what it is, but I cannot for the life of me see how this is a Baltic porter.
hopdog (4444), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 19, 2008 12oz bottle. Poured a dark amberish / brownish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of roast, chocolate, caramel, and I’m getting a light smoked wood. Tastes of roast, dark fruits, chocolate, and caramel. Alcohol content hidden.
GAManiac (217), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark, dark translucent mahogany with a small, dense off-white head that hangs around for a little while before forming a ring and leaves slight traces of lacing. The smell is extremely sweet and dominated by roasted malts with chocolate and coffee. The taste is also very sweet with caramel malts again dominating with chocolate and coffee underpining. I can certainly say I would never have pegged this as a Baltic Porter if not for the label on the bottle. The mouthfeel is light for a Baltic Porter but about right for something like a doppelbock. The drinkability is extremely good and I could definitely down a couple of these. As a Baltic Porter, this is an average beer, but it’s a pretty darn good doppelbock style brew.
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