Flossmoor Station Killer Kowalski Baltic Porter

Brewed by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Baltic Porter
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle. A little all over the place with a wide range of flavors. It seems like it can’t make up it’s mind between being fantastic and outright offensive. Somewhere in the middle though there are lots of flavors including chocolate, caramel, smoke, tar, roasted malts, and a large amount of dark fruit. Despite it’s brief downfalls, such as a weird carrot juice thing, it remains to be a pretty good baltic porter. However, it will have a hard time competing against others in it’s class such as Smuttynose Baltic Porter.

Pours dark unclear amber brown in color with a decent caramel head. The aroma is like a barleywine with some smokiness added. The flavor of sweet roasted and smokey malts with some bitter notes that trail off easily on a smooth but full body.

Bottle @ Dan’s place, Denver. Pours very dark brown with a fading offwhite head. Aroma of raosted malts, burnt caramel, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruit. Taste is malts, dark chocolate, caramel, roasted toast, coffee, raisin and other dark fruit. Medium body, soft carbonation. 220212

Pour out of bottle, thanks to Aaron for the pour! Dark brownish black with red at the edges, aroma has notes of cocoa nibs, toffee, dark fruit with raisin, figs, plums, touch of burnt toast. Taste is a mix of nice roasted coffee, bitter roast, some slight dark fruit, hints of cocoa, touch of biscuit, finishing fairly sweet but dry. Interesting.

Bottle @ Dan’s house. Black appearance with a small brown head. Nutty, dark chocolate, caramel, a touch roasty, raisin, plum aroma. Creamy, somewhat burnt, toasty, dark chocolate, toffee, caramel flavor with a creamy mouth feel.

Pours a jet black with tan head. Nose and taste are of dry hops, sweet malts, dark fruits like fig, raisin, plum. A very solid offering.

Bottle shared by MrPickles...thanks Andy! - Pours mahogany with a thin tan head. Nose is roasty coffee, with dark fruit and sugary dark malt. Taste has the same coffee note, with the same raisin, prune, and dark fruit. Pretty sweet and malty, with a long dark fruit finish. Nice smooth body, well-carbonated, and medium-bodied. Very nice stuff.

Bomber pours dark brown/black with a slight amber hue and a medium tan head. Aroma of soy sauce, dark fruits, chocolate, molasses, and nuts. Taste similar to aroma with slight coffee, very well balanced and drinkable. All the mentioned flavors come together under a nice level or roasted malts ending on a slight bitter note. Really nice, very enjoyable!

In short: A rich and well balanced Porter. Surprisingly easy to drink. Very good
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed approximately when 6 months of age. Bottle sent to me by FullObs, thanks a lot Brett
The look: Near-black body with red highlights topped by a medium tan head
In long: Nose smells rich with cocoa beans, Fig Newton™, milk chocolate and more. Taste is surprising by its drinkability. Some roast A lot of desert-like flavors (date squares, Fig Newton™, milk chocolate, nougat, mocha coffee) but also a good amount of leafy spicy that provide a good balance. Mouthfeel was full and creamy. I went through my bomber as if it was a 5% session stout, that’s a good sign. Named after Walter "Killer" Kowalski, a pro-wrestling star from this TV show where company advertises to reach the coveted 65 to 85 IQ demographic.

Quite good. A little like a dopple bock in some of the malt flavor. Has some flavor of dried fruits soaked in brandy. Serving: Bottle