Carnegie Stark Porter

Brewed by Carlsberg Sverige
Style: Baltic Porter
Falkenberg, Sweden

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle at the GBBF Babblebelt meet up at the White Horse on 4 August 2006 (noted at 5.6%). Black in colour. Very woody on the nose. Slightly musty and medicinal feel on the palate. Little bit of chocolate. Some residual sweetness in a fairly light body. Presumably one of the Swedes brought this over (thanks) - I didn’t get to look at the bottle but I’m assuming it must have had a fair amount of age on it as it certainly tasted old and a little oxidised. Still, quite interesting although I should probably try a fresher version at some time.

Argang 2010 Huge, very dense & fine, very creamy dark-tan head over red-brown shot black beer. Very roasted/sweet aroma, roasted beans & chocolate. Again roasted to burnt flaovur. Dry woody, also cardboard; bitterness is there, but seems much more roasted than hoppy in character, the very finish maybe excepted. A bit of chocolate, certainly warming up, but I hardly get any coffee. Feels very well-bodied, aided by its low attenuation, creamy texture from the head, giving the impression of being very rich. Good, if a bit unidimensional porter. Txs to Mathieu & sis!

330ml bottle. Dark brown color. Medium beige head, stays. Smoke, roastyness, coffee, dry aroma. Dry sweet malts, nuts in flavor. Good beer.

Bottle from Systembolaget,Charlottenber,Sweden.Enjoyed @ home. Have had this beer many times during the last years.Always a pleasure. Roasted aroma.Nice black color.Slightly sweet.

Aroma of roasted malt with a rather fresh and slightly metallic note. The taste is sweet with elements of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee, the aftertaste is lingering sweet and malty. Very nice!

Thin head. Nice reddish brown colour. Rich taste of chocolate with notes of coffee, leather and herbs. Not my favourite porter but I have definitely no resistance drinking it ;)

A drank a bottle saved from year 2004. Eight years old... Quite nice but a bit too sweet.

11.2oz bottle courtesy of tkrjukoff. Cheers, Timo! Pours a dark porter brown with an off-tan head. Nose is roasted malts, some sweet coffee, and ripe plums, with hints of spice. Flavor is similar- a blend of sweet coffee and ripe to overripe plums followed by roasted malts, a hint of chocolate, and a finish that is trying to be clean but some plummy fruit sneaks in. Excellent Baltic Porter.

Bottle from Bruisin Ales. Pours black with a thin khaki head. Faint hint of coffee on the nose. Bits of licorice on the tongue. Finish is solid. This one doesn’t do it for me.

Had this beer on a few occassions, always bottled. Bought the first one in Warrensburg MO is was blown away by the typically Baltic nature of this porter. A surprising amount of hops, a smooth body, rich with coffee and chocolate. One of my favorites.

The pour is brown in color with a small tan head. Some roast malt, dark fruit, and a hint of coffee come through first on the nose. A bit dusty and oxidized. Quite a lot of dark fruit, especially prunes. The flavor is fairly simple. Some roasted malt, chocolate, and tons of dark fruit.