Heater Allen Sandy Paws 2008 (Baltic Porter)

Formerly brewed at Heater Allen Brewing Co.
Style: Baltic Porter
McMinnville, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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22 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark, almost black color with a thin tan head that quickly recedes to a small ring around the perimeter of the glass. Held up to a strong light, a dark ruby hue is exposed. The aroma is heavy on coffee, mocha, and roasted malt. Hints of vanilla and dark fruit are hidden in the background. The palate is dark roast coffee, chocolate, and heavily toasted malt. A delicious coffee flavor persists on the tongue, along with a slight bitterness on the back of the throat. This is a well done Baltic Porter - easy to drink and very enjoyable.

Draught. Poured dark brown/black with medium white head. Pleasant roasty aroma. Much ringed lacing. Full body, roast malt and chocolate, with a bit of milk flavour. Lingering half sweet chocolate finish with toffee notes..

bomber - clear, dark brown with frothy brown head; chocolate, nuts, rich candy malt, licorice; quite sweet and thin bodied; smooth, almost oily at times; raw sugars and chocolate; amazingly uninteresting, but completely lovely at the same time

Bottle. Clear brown, light tan head, doesn’t last long. Nose: toffee malts (munich?), cake/fudge/chocolate, light oxidation, light mineral/metal note, but overall the nose is rich, toffee-centered and inviting. Body is medium to light, dissolves in the finish. More of the minerally/metallic character shows up, still chewy, slightly sweet, little bit of roast at play. Close to being really delicious.

Sampled at the Ohio group tasting on DLD eve ’09. Thanks Mike! Dark brown pour with a thin tan head. Malty aroma with some chocolate and smoke. Tangy flavor with lots of smoke and some chocolate and licorice.

Name: Baltic Porter
Date: April 24, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: dark brown
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate and caramel aroma, lots of earthyness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of dry earthyness, just a hint of caramel sweetness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

22 oz bottle. Dark cola with a beige head that settles to a haze. Nose is coffee, chocolate, molasses and brined black olives. Medium body with a faint tingle. Taste is sour dark chocolate, espresso and peanut. Dry finish with a little tar and tobacco, earthy bitterness. A good rustic Baltic.

Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing! Pours a deep dark reddish-brown with an off-white ring. Rich sharp aroma, of burnt malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste is big and sharp, of burnt toasted malt and chocolate. Lingering burnt notes. Very nice.

UPDATED: NOV 19, 2009 This is a re-rate! I bought some bottles of this in January of ’09 and recently had my last bottle. Colour... very dark brown with no head. Nose... very mallty and roasty with lots of vanilla character and milk chocolate to back it all up. Not as coating as when I had it last January. Some nice caramel, toffee and cafe au lait flavours. The "Paws" has lost some flavour complexity since last winter, but still an enjoyable tipple!

22oz bottle from DA. Pours a deep and dark, almost black, brown with light tan head that dissipates rather quickly to just a small ring around the edge of my glass. Nose smells of roasty malt and sweet coffee. Body is fairly light and has quite a bit of carbonation going on. Taste is semi sweet up front and roasty throughout. Does finish with some bittering hops at the end but nice coffee flavor is what stays in my mouth. Just like the other Heater Allen beers I have had, this one is well done and a easy drinker. Thanks for sending me this one Derek.