4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 swoopjones (3246) - Buffalo, New York, USA - JUL 7, 2007
12oz bottle. One of the best porters Ive had to date. Pours a black oil like color. Thick. Khaki colored head. Roasted malts abundance, coffee, chocolate. Delicious. Need more
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20 emacgee (2844) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - JUL 7, 2007
Poured an oil black brew but lacked the viscosity. Had a thick brown creamy head. Resembled an ris (minus the thick head). The nose showed soy sauce prominently, a slight sweetness, dark sugars. The flavor was dark roasty, coffee, sweet, soy sauce. The palate was thinner than an ris and more carbonated. The finish showed the 7% but just barely. I was thoroughly impressed with this Baltic Porter.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20 rmalloy (199) - los angeles, California, USA - JUL 6, 2007
Pretty solid Baltic porter. Tastes a lot like the Baltika porter. Some off metallic notes. Very balanced and drinkable.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 iep (230) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - JUL 6, 2007
Black body, with a lasting tan head. Good lacing. Malty aroma, with liqourice, vanilla, and a surprisingly strong hop presence. A taste of roasted malts up front, proceeding into slightly sweet vanilla/liqourice territory, and finishing quite dry with decent hopbitterness and a lingering roasty finish. Medium/thick mouthfeel, slight carbonation. Enjoyable porter.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 wetherel (1837) - Encinitas, California, USA - JUL 4, 2007
$5 bottle from Takanaya. Pours pitch pitch black with no head. Had some off butter smell, that went away after sitting a few minutes, and became a mild malt aroma. The taste is very dry of roasted grains.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 VilleH (31) - Vieremä, FINLAND - JUN 29, 2007
Pretty strong roasted malty aroma. Dark brown, nice foamy head. Stern, strong and roast flavor. Brisk, longlasting aftertaste. Very good Finnish beer, there arent so many of these (good beers).
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 mgumby10 (1856) - Jupiter, Florida, USA - JUN 28, 2007
Pours an oily black with a small light brown head. Nice roasty chocolate aroma. very big malt base as well. Quite inviting smelling. Nice body, very roasty with a good dose of chocolate as well. Defintely get some coffee in there too, especially in the aftertaste. Finish is nice and oily in the mouthfeel. easy drinking but still thick and roasty. Good porter.
3.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20 slimchill (936) - Austin, Texas, USA - JUN 26, 2007
Bottle. Chocolate-heavy nose with a tinge of smoke and some teriyaki. Black with a brown head. Flavor is chocolate with some lighter coffee undertones. Palate is unfortunately too thin, as is the failure of many an otherwise fine porter.
|