3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of dark fruit with a slight malt undertone, perfectly carbonated for the style, flavor of malt and bittersweet chocolate. Alcohol completely hidden, no bitter aftertaste. Made with lager yeast, like it’s supposed to. Really good. Finally found a beer this brewpub makes that lives up to the hype. Textbook example of a solid Baltic Porter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap @GABF-pours dark black with a tight light brown head. Aroma is medium/dark malt-peat. Taste is medium/dark malt-peat/roasty, 2nd spice hops.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
GABF 2011 Media Luncheon. Dark nutty brown with a very thin head. Chocolaty java aroma, smells delicious with a soft nose of wood and deep tones of roasted dark malt. Amazing aroma. Taste had some burnt chocolate, slight coffee tones, and a burnt grain finish. Medium body but full flavor.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Tan head, clear brown-black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, roast, some caramel, light smoke. Taste is moderately sweet, milk chocolate, some smoke, roast, lactose. Medium body, some stickiness.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
4oz pour at Churchkey. Pours an opaque black with a thin, creamy white head. Nose is lightly smokey, sweet, a little yeast. Flavor is malty, chalky, smokey, yeast, bread crust, light caramel. Full bodied, dry, smokey finish. Just the right amount of smoke to make this enjoyable, while also being a bit of a twist on the style.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
its like this awesome imperial stout that went to college and got it some education on how to be a more refined member of beerciety
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at The Brickskeller on December 9, 2010.
Pours dark brown with a half-finger of head that stays around for just a bit before falling down and leaving a tan collar. The nose brings some roast as well as a bit of slightly-bitter chocolate. Additionally, as it gets warmer, I get slight notes of light coffee, almost like a black coffee with just a touch of cream added.
The flavor presents some slight alcohol burn on the front end followed by some chocolate and roasted-malt character. While the background flavors of roast, malt, and chocolate are nice, this one is pushing with a bit too much alcohol right now, which is a shame because as of yet I’ve really enjoyed all the beers that Jason brings to these events. Medium body and a moderately-dry finish, I think this just needs a bit more time.
Jason indicated that this and two other DB beers will be going into bottles somewhat soon, so I’m looking forward to trying this again then and maybe aging a few bottles out for a bit.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 12-10-2010
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at TJ’s Restaurant on 11/04/2010. Clear dark black body with a small creamy tan head. Sweet roast, chocolate and light molasses aroma. Dark roast and chocolate flavor with some light coffee and molasses. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a pretty thick tan head. Aroma of roasted and sweet malt, chocolate, and lactose. Flavor of lots of chocolate malt, some sweet malt and light roast. Chocolate-heavy with a smooth and very drinkable palate. A very enjoyable baltic porter.
8/4/8/4/14 [3.8/5]
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
similar to the baltic in terms of overall interest. strong in coffee that is acid and overdone. touch of cocoa and this is a bit thin and somewhat velvety. creamy from the carbonation and creamy in the head.
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