3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A red-brown beer with a nice orange head. The aroma is roasted with strong notes of cellery leaves and light notes of chocolate. The flavor is sweet malty with roasted notes as well as chocolate and hints of alcohol, that burns the tongue slightly.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Red-tinged very dark brown. Aroma shows brown sugar, nuts...toasty, minerally and woody all at once. Malty, toasty body is reminiscent of brown malt (one of my favourites). Nice.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: 06/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I
brown with ruby highlights, sweet chocolate malt aroma, huge chocolate malt flavor,a lot of sweet carmelized sugars, slight burnt character, hint of tartness, lots of complexity
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled: Reddish brown coloured. Light brown medium sized dense head. Berries, sweetness and light roast in the aroma. Fruits, coffee, roast and some spices in the flavour. Quite pleasant. Is light bitter in the end. Alcohol very well hidden. Good one, but by far not as good as Zywiec Porter.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a transparent dark brown with a thick, frothy light tan head. Aroma is sweet caramely and malty with some Baltic lager yeast character and a dry roasty, lightly smoked presence. Body is thick, robust and malty with nice hints of dark fruit and good complexity. Also has some milk chocolatey flavor and noble hoppy bitterness. Well balanced, thick, sweet and enjoyable. Many thanks to SpringsLicker for sharing!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
The Lure:
Classy berries wrapped in roastiness. Dry vinosity hugging sweet molasses. Elaborate yet sagacious.
The Festivities:
Fruitiness is marvelously blended into a cream with the roasted malt flavor and bitterness. Some dryness ensues, but caramel maltiness is prolonged into a confident position. A baltic porter of the utmost refinement.
Transcendence:
A castle on a cliff, piercing the fog.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Clearish medium to deep brown-garnet, fairly laced light beige head tops it all. Rich, thick malts make up an obviously sweet aroma directing molasses and lightly anisey and earthy notes to every receptor. The sweetness gains in intensity on the palate, developing more brown sugar character that fades into dark chocolate roastiness toward the finish, cakey and faintly tart. Full bodied, invigorating mouthfeel, with supporting fair carbonation. In almost every facet, this is everything I want a Baltic porter to be, if anything, more fruitiness would make it close to perfection. A mouthful of yummy malt and authenticity. Thank you Jeppe!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown, mahogany, cherry wood. Malt main frame, rich black chocolate in background. Lighter at front but then it hits with superb roastiness, chicory and rich coffee (a la Paradiso). Very well constructed, bravo brewmaster, very smart. One of the best Baltic’s...
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