3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle @ 18th RG. Pretty dark with tan head. Smells like toasted caramel and tart and char. Tastes sweet and roasty. Syrupy.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice milk chocolate colored head of varying sized bubbles. Rich malty aroma with some malted milk balls, roasted grains, a touch of mild coffee and bittersweet chocolate. Color is a very dark brown. Robust palate with lots of roasted grains, more dark chocolate, burnt toast and a decent hoppy bittereness. Rather dry palate and minimal alcohol presence. This brew needs more sweetness in order for it to be a baltic porter. Lacking some malts to give it more body. Still a very good porter though.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bomber shared by Marcus. Pours black with a creamy tan head. Aromas of dill, chocolate and coffee. Full bodied. Hint of smoke. Otherwise flavor per aroma. Smooth with just a bit of head. Finishes approaching dry.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Star Grocery, Berkeley. Pours black with an attractive tan head and a chocolate aroma. There is a smooth chocolate and treacle flavor that is slightly thin yet tasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nose is chocolate, very light smoke, and a spicy hint. Black with a medium tan head. Flavor is chocolate and caramel from the thin body.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: Pours black, deep cola edges, thin whispy light beige head, falls quickly, little lacing. Soft roast on the nose, a bit of cold coffee, fig, and dark chocolate. All parts subtle, but they are there. Perhaps a bit of smoke as well. Stale figgy flavors, some dark pitted fruit, light roastiness, smidgen of cold coffee and dark chocolate. Not real robust, body and mouthfeel are moderate. Somewhat of a pruny pale roasty finish. Needs to be more robust.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black with a large brown head that patiently fades leaving lace in its wake. Aroma of dark roasted malts, toffee, molasses, mild chocolate and a hint of nuts. Taste of chocolate, molasses, alcohol, dark roasted malts, sugar, dark fruits and a touch of nuts. Finishes up a touch dry. Pretty solid effort.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
A pretty solid beer. I think this series could yield some fantatic beer if they keep this up.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 5/16/12
Aroma: The aroma is rather roasty, some dry coffee beans, caramel, and other malts
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a light brown head, and light-medium lace
Flavor: Tastes similar to the nose, headlined by the roasted malts and a light hoppy presence
Palate: The body isn’t light, but it is lightish for the style, and a smoothish, dry finish
Overall Impression:
This isn’t a bad Baltic Porter, but it isn’t great either. Perhaps it is a little one dimensional with the roasted malts, but that is not a huge criticism. I don’t have a ton of interesting stuff to say about it, but it was a solid effort by Lakefront, and I’m interested in trying more beers from this "My Turn" series.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pour out of 22 oz bottle, dark black pour with nice creamy tan head, dissipates mostly but lasts. Aroma brings notes of roast, chocolate, dark fruits, some pine and slight green apple notes, some slight off creamy note, hints of espresso as well. Taste is sweet chocolate, caramel, hints of espresso, touch of dark fruits. Pretty nice, but some slightly off note in the aroma.
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