Okocim Porter

Carlsberg Polska
Brewed at Okocim (Carlsberg Polska)
Style: Baltic Porter
Warszawa, Poland

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

500 ml bottle from BevMo: The darkest of brown with burgandy highlights held up to light and a full light tan head. Aroma is chocolaty. Flavor starts light and sweet with malted milk chocolate followed by some nuttiness and a hint of black licorice with a malty sweet finish. Medium body is rich and creamy with moderate carbonation.

bottle. average to smalll creamy tan (quickly dissapated) head into black body. aromas fo licorice, cookie like malts, light spices, light hops. light alcohol warming noticed though alcohol was not present in the aroma. flavor is moderately sweet throughout. moderately to long finish duration. moderate to long finish. watery texture. average to above average carbonation. actually impressive baltic porter.

Wow. This is my first perfect ranking ever. I’m not even sure what to write in my review. Poured from a 500ml bottle into a pint glass. No freshness dating on the bottle. Deep, deep brown colored brew with little light seeping through. A rich, A&W Rootbeer-like head resolves to a thick, creamy layer of foam. Decent lacing throughout the glassful. Aromas of sweet malt, brown sugar, toffee. Flavors mimic aroma, and this is exceptionally smooth. Malty, slightly sweet to start with, and then just enough hop bitterness to cleanse the palate. Only the slightest hint of alcohol comes through as the beer warms. I’ve never tasted a beer this smooth or creamy and as perfectly balanced as this. Exceptional!! Mouthfeel is extraordinary. Rich, creamy, velvety, with a clean finish. Is there even any alcohol in this? I’d never believe it. And it’s over 8%? No way. This is too smooth and creamy. I could drink this all night. It is the best beer I’ve ever had!!! As I mentioned above, this is the first perfect 5 rating I’ve ever given a beer, and this one truly deserves it. Wow! What a beer!!

I found this to be an excellent beer. A good robust flavor with plenty of chocolate that comes out as it warms up a bit. A nice agressiveness but doesn’t seem too alcoholic. Very nice.

Probably my favorite style when done right, though this is just an okay representation of a great style. Reason being, it’s not a big flavor; just a pleasant chocolatey flavor with a slightly unsweetened-chocolate-chalky finish, but the body is lacking some prominence. Which is to say it seems diluted and watery. Actually quite a number of Baltics come off that way. But there are a few that do not, and those are the ones done right.

Tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee. Sweet and malty and yet on the wear side somehow.

UPDATED: AUG 1, 2008 500 ml bottle. Quickly diminishing head. Notes of licorice & raisins in aroma. Syrupy sweet, like you poured molasses into a pabst, plus some vodka. Quite burning, with little bitterness to hide the alcohol. First Baltic porter. Perhaps this is what they are about?

500 ml bottle - pours dark dark brown with a small rapidly diminishing head. Aroma quite grapey, sweet and malty. Bitter coffee, chocolate too! A good flavour profile. Boozey and warming. ABV is noticeable, somewhat burning.