3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask and handpump at the Plough & Harrow in Hammersmith. Black-brown with beige head, lots of liquorice on the nose and palate, sharp bitter finish, but the body is oddly dry and slightly salty - echoes of salt lakrids! A bit thinner than I expected and dry rather than creamy. Reminds me of a beery Black Pig or North Sea Oil...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
330 ml bottle. Finland.
Dark brown colour with big fluffy tan head.
Roasted malts, dark chocolate and dried fruits in aroma. Rich flavour is roasted malts, coffee. Very dry and warming (without taste of alcohol). Excellent.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Brown with ruby lowlights and a large tan creamy head that slowly disappears and leaves some spotty lacing in its wake. Aroma of chocolate, molasses, raison, cocoa, roasted and dark malts. Taste of chocolate, roasted malt, cocoa, molasses and raison. Beer has a nice full mouth feel but finishes up coating the tongue with a residue that reminds me of artificial sweetener, not so pleasant. There’s some warming on the back end.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Full pint pour, draft at Birreria Paradiso in DC. Opaque black-brown with a tan orange head. Sweet and malty, sort of middle of the road. Sugary with touch of roastiness, it’s not unlike other standard Baltic Porters.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared with Steve and Eric. Pours dark brown with a thick tan head. Rick malty flavor on the palate and finish of choc hops.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very dark, with a fine brown head that lasts really good. Aroma: roasted, liquorice, dark chocolate and maybe some tar also (a very finnish thing, tar). Taste: roasted, coffe, tar, salt, very dry. Rich mouthfeel. Not very sweet. Really good one.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
My first Finnish brew. Typical label. Dark pour with huge, fluffy tan head, and lace on the glass. The aroma is fruity with an unfortunate touch of skank. The taste is very impressive. The rich, dry coffee flavor is abetted by a full dose of hops. The bottle I had might have been a tiny bit off, but I could tell that this is a good porter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle- Black with tan foam head. Bitter roast with malts and a tart anise-licorice flavor. Good body and blend, a decent mellow porter.
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