3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A nice black porter, and not quite as sweet as Carnegie. Very smooth and pleasant Baltic Porter-style brew that’s relatively easy to find.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black, but not opaque with smallish tan head. Nice roastiness in aroma and flavor. The bitterness rides on top of a marshmallow kind of flavor. The feel of the beer leaves the palate quickly and leaves little aftertaste. Fairly clean profile.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
This smooth, oil colored stout resembles the baltic and imperial porter styles. A pleasant sweet sharpness of malt in the aroma--a pungence present in the flavor as well. Sharp attributes, but well balanced and with an underlying coffee tinged alchohol punch that lends a hearty fullness to the body.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black, black, black in color. Head was thick and brown. Aromas of oak and anise- bit of sourness for good measure. Immediately surprisingly thin. Not much complexity and the alcohol is perhaps too well hidden. Warm chocolate notes begin to emerge past the 1/2 mark.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Okay, first off, wasn’t expecting a Finnish beer. Love the people, but never heard much about beer from them. A nice dark color, a decent head(but didn’t hold). Nice flavor with some flavor elements that I have quite figured out yet. Worth checking out.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Chocolate, coffee and dark rye aroma. Darkest brown, a bit of scarlet at the sides of the glass. Big creamy cappuccino head. Roasted coffee flavour, also pontefrat cakes, (liquorice) oily, but good, dark lace all over the place. Malty sweetness, a thick textured offering (fork or spoon?) Sensational, Thanks again Crind!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 18, 2003 (Re-rate)I can only guess my first rating was from a vintage bottle(will try a vintage bottle to confirm) Almost black, very nice light brown head and lace. Nose of chocolate, coffee, black malt and molasses. Huge palate of malts, sweet molasses,burnt fruitcake, coffee, hops, touch of smoke and a bit of cardboard. Oily and hugely rich body that sticks all the way through. An immense porter that should be savored.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Easily the best Baltic porter that I’ve had.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pleasant chocolate malty nose. Very thick bodied with a medium frothy head. Cannot see through the glass! Excellent roasted malt flavor that is still abundant well after the glass has been returned to the table. Highly recommended brew!
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JUL 14, 2004 Two years past its best by date. One of the best Baltic aromas i've experienced. Mild, yet stunningly complex with soft notes of baked black currants and molasses. Hints of almonds, butter, concorde grapes, roasty whiffs of malt, and vinous notes; some cardboard (oxidation) as the beer warms. Creamy, feathery soft carbonation. Starts moderately roasty followed up with rich maltiness, charred chewiness, and an acidic, abundant black licorice finish. Still gaining much more complexity after many years in the bottle and becoming more elegant, seemingly by the day. Thus far, the most elegant Baltic Porter out there.
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