1.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 3/20Thanks to cfh64 (Brad) for the extra! 12 oz. bottle served in a Deschutes snifter.
A: Pours a semi-translucent dark brown color with a thin tan head forming on the pour. Was expecting a little darker for a Baltic porter.
S: Uh oh. Highly fruity and tangy. Some light vinegar with a touch of roasted malts. Smells like infection to me.
T: Definitely infected. Dried cherry pits, tangy vinegar, and a little plastic. There is no discernible Baltic Porter flavors in this one.
M: Super thin with a high carbonation level.
O: The infection ravaged this beer. It seemed so inviting and I seem to be the first to report any infection here on BA. Hopefully this is an isolated for this newer brewery.
Serving type: bottle
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Can poured a clear dark reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, cocoa and light earthiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of roasted malt and bakers cocoa with a smooth lingering roasty finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark brown with a fluffy tan head. Aroma of cocoa, coffee, earth, and some dark fruit. Taste is sweet cocoa, coffee, and fruit. Medium bodied and creamy.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark as night, solid toffee head. Roasted chocolate malt in the nose. Sweet. Chocolate oat shake with hops sprinkled on top through the middle. Slightly dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours black with a little tan head. Aroma is lots of roasted malts with a matching flavor. Decent beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Light, sweet, coffee/chocolate aroma, not too powerful. Dark brown pour, looks pitch black in a wide tulip glass. Low carbonation. Taste is of bitter coffee with chocolate afternotes. Relatively smooth though. Alternating sips I don’t pick up the bitter but pick up dark roast. Odd. Rather flavorful compared to other similar beers I have had. I like this, even though it is not a style I typically like
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Super deep brown, moderate frothy light beige head, spotty lacing. Sweet roasted malt nose, seems like a milk stout. A bit more robust on the tongue, almost an acrid roastiness, minor sweetness, a bit of cocoa and hops. Moderate body and mouthfeel. Backside shows some youthfull porterness, a little green. Some dark chocolate, pith, and green hops. Seems like a mild to moderate Baltic Porter. Overall decent, clean, but without the heavy dark pitted fruit or roasted characters I expect for the style. Still enjoyable tho!
2.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle from trade with Crajun. Pours dark brown in color with a nice head that fades normally. Aromas are cocoa, wood, light berries, and a light nuttiness. Taste is somewhat hard to describe. Cocoa taste is prominant but there seems to be some off-flavors here. It’s a little sour and dry. A tad thin and watery too. This is probably an infected bottle. I will re-rate if I get another.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark brown pour with mocha head. Smell is sweet toffee, chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is earthy, a tad mineral, chocolate, roast, dusty. A bit odd. Medium mouthfeel. Just ok.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Faint roast and some slight smoky chocolate. Black with tan head and good lacing. Chocolate dark fruit, cherry and currant with some smoke. Nice medium body.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black color with lasting tan sheen. Black licorice, nutty, dark chocolate aromas. medium body, average carbonation. Nutty, astringent, dry black malt, tobacco, dry chocolate flavors--a bit thin and dry
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