 RblWthACoz (959), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mar 18, 2008
Pours dark. Malty sweet nose. Flavor is thick, but there is way too much of a tang here. It’s nice, with that almost blue cheese funk going on. But the tart and tangy thing just isn’t doing it for me. Feel is decent. The problem is that I have had a lot of Baltic Porters in my time and there are so many others that are much more even than this. Nice to try, but I’m afraid this is one of those where the hype is too high.
joshwilfong (465), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 16, 2008 black with tan head. unique flavor with a lack of the traditional chocolate malt predominance of a porter and more appearance of crystal and the lighter malts. a strong alcohol component and an overall very nice and unique porter
jayg (976), Florida, USA
Apr 9, 2008 Courtesy mcbackus, first brew of Merritt Island Throwdown. Dark brown color, dense thin tan head. Powdered cocoa aroma, slight licorice, a bit of alcohol. Slight heat on the taste, sweet roastiness, a bit too much alcoholic apparent in the taste for 8%. Chalky texture.
mgumby10 (1480), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Apr 3, 2008 Courtesy mcbackus. Pours light brown with a light bubble presence. Looks to be medium bodied. Smells of a big malt presence, some sweet fruits, and a little caramel. Touch of oxidation was noticeable seemingly due to its age. The flavor had a good bit of tartness to it which sealed its fate that some oxidation had definitely set in. Still had some decent chocolate and roast flavors alive and kicking though and wasnt a total loss. Still drinkable, but well past its prime. Shame Ill never get to try a fresh bottle of this.
mcbackus (553), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Apr 2, 2008 bottle: pours a dark brown, no head except a few bubbles on the edge. aroma is a nice caramel sweet malt, some roast, alittle sour like aroma and a touch of peppery spice. flavour is a little malt, sourness, some grains and peppery finish, some caramel too.
BrewDad (1528), Olympia, Washington, USA
Mar 26, 2008 12oz Bottle - Trade - I forget who gave this to me. My Bad
Aroma – Great huge dark malts with a perfect amount of hops and coffee aroma.
Appearance – Dark Brown, Nice thin head and clear.
Flavor – Tons of porter flavor this was a great beer. Huge flavors lots of malt and hops where great also.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, great texture with a good dry finish.
Overall – Huge beer this was a great night time after dinner drink. Get the cigars this was a huge beer. Tons of flavor.
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