4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
(br-btl br/rd-lbl, Okocim Brewery in Brzesko, “Traditional Polish Taste”, 8.3%, $3, 25¢/oz)
opq-mgy, thin-long-tan-head, silky-full-body, fine-med-co2.
sweet-flower bright-grain chclt dark(kuhlua) aroma.
taste:
T1 flowery-hop ^chclt.
T2 ^milk-chclt-malt ^rich(like wood or leather).
T3 §coffee-bean §sweet-chrcl.
Ts fresh-flowery.
Tf §cloying.
maintains a balance, from aroma through Tf, more of bright vs dark than sweet vs bitter (because sweet is clear winner).
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, coffee, light burnt and brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20091022]
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A nice low budget baltic porter from BOTW. Reddish brown with soapy looking head. Nose was a little subdued, but noticed coffee, prunes, and spiciness. Palate is nice, a bit creamy, bubbly, thick malty feel, that is a bit nutty and chocolaty. Not the best of this style I have had but certainly a nice beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a dark brown with an orange hue and a small, off-white head. Sweetish roasted malt in the nose. Medium body, very sweet roasted malt and a little vanilla. Very subdued bitterness. Overly sweet - almost cloying. 221009
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours dark brown with medium head. Chocolate, coffee, a little nuttiness, and roasted flavor that is balanced and not overwhelming. There is no bitterness, and it is fairly sweet with a thick body.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 ml bottle- Pours black with minimal head, not much in the aroma, maybe some roasted malt. The flavor is mellow and somewhat malty with an under lying alcohol taste. I am a little uimpressed with this beer, the ladys at Get N’ Go Gourmet recommended this to me. They said that when you open it you get this overpowering aroma of coffee and that it was excellent, but I did not get that impression. Oh well, still a good porter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black of color with an off white head. An aroma of prunes, dark fruits and spice. A flavor of prunes, liqurice and spice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours almost black, just the slightest of ruby highlights, with a large persistent tan head.
Rich roasted malt aroma of dark chocolate, hazelnut praline, Irish cream and morning cappuccinos. Later on some dark fruits start to show, mainly cherry and plums.
Upon tasting, I’ve gotta say that this beer is amazingly creamy. As in Irish cream creamy. Loads of the stuff. Also milk chocolate, with some roasted grains bravely trying to cut through the sweetness, but failing miserably. The alcohol is noticeable, but in no way harsh or overpowering.
I would have liked the body to be chewier, but really, there’s little to complain about in the mouthfeel.
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