Gintaro Baro Tamsus

Brewed by Gintaro Baras
Style: Dunkel
Molėtų r. sav., Lithuania

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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UPDATED: MAR 26, 2012 Tap (Lithuanian Real Beer Gathering 2011, Kaunas) (6:4:6:4:13=3.3)
Lovely rich roast, I do get a soy aroma, Anna in turn got a bit of veg. Taste is big on the grains. Classic malty dunkel. Simple finish continued the grains in the taste. Fairly full palate, smooth, but with good carbonation. Super drinkability - easily sessionable.
Rerate: Tap (Gintaro Baras) (6-:4:7-:3:13-=3.3--)
Iron and kidney aroma. Full palate. Big bitter coffee retronasals. Fades to a mocha finish. A bit watery. A little drying.

En fût. Pinte dégustée directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est brune foncée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col beige mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales grillées et de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de torréfaction en arrière goût. (Rating #4216)

My Bottom Line:
Burnt cereals, coffee and a toasted undertow move into torrefied bitterness for a rough Lithuanian Tamsus.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the dark brown haze.
-This tastes like the darkness was achieved through too much black patent malt.
-Carbonation is prickly, pushing through burnt flavors.
-Finish is also dryish. Some residual sugars would have helped in this case.
-This was only the third time they brewed this Tamsus...

On tap at the brewpub.