Smuttynose Baltic Porter

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Baltic Porter
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Poured an opaque brown color with a small, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, light smoke, pine, and floral hops. Taste of more smoke, chocolate, roast, dark fruits, raisins, and vanilla, with a bit of alcohol in the finish. Creamy mouthfeel.

Draft at BT. Great burnt malt aroma with rich, quality chocolate and tons of bitterness and a sturdy head. Flavors both hoppy and roasty with dry cocoa in the finish. I hope this beer finds its way into every beer lovers hands because it FUCKIN ROCKS!

Pitch black. Chocolate and coffee in the form of chocolate liqueur and espresso. A distinct licorice aspect dominates in the flavor as well. Quite good.

Near black, with what appears to be a hint of ruby. Huge thick, lasting dark khaki foam with nice lace. Tropical fruit mix with chocolate malt, hint of tar, dates, treacle, sweet espresso and light wintergreen. Aroma seems a bit green, but it’s quite interesting. Big sweet toasted and roasted malt flavors. Hints of lactose. As in the nose an herbal hops component. Some peat and lightly earthy coffee as well. Slick and smooth in feel. I’m trying to think how it could improve in feel and I can’t come up with anything. Finish is dry with some sweet licorice and tar. Linger gets sweeter with a return to some sticky malt and a touch of hops and bit of pine. Good stuff.

Pours a very dark black. Aromas of chocolate, roast, woodsmoke, and dried fruit. Full mouthfeel with dominant coffee flavors. Very dry finish. There’s an initial burst of plummy, vinuous fruit which is quickly overwhelmed by the coffee. I can’t complain too much, but I would have liked less malts and more of the fruit. Still, an exceptional porter. One of my favorite styles.

22 oz bottle. Rich unfiltered black beer. Thick dark brownish head. The aroma is quite authentic initially, sweet salty roasted barley, dark chocolate and a bittersweet toasted character. Behind the sweet/toasted malt character is a fairly distracting DMS-like cooked vegetable flavour. Otherwise, it is rich and chocolatey with a lot of bitter chocolate, salted roast and soft lean malts. Some coffeeish flavour on the back. It’s got some very good points about it, but there are also some serious flaws.

Wow! poured jet black with a nice tan frothy head. Notes of coffee,mocha,and roasted malt. Coats your mouth and is very drinkable. Much better then Victorys baltic imo.

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2008 Courtesy mgumby10. Pours pitch black, with a watery and slightly creamy tan head. Nice lacing. Aroma is roasted espresso and sweet chocolate. I like where this is going. Roasted malts, warming chocolate, and some slight alcohol. Surprisingly a bit thin-bodied. Like this one a lot.

22 oz. brown bomber. No freshness date seen. Slightly contaminated. Produced a gusher when opened. Poured (gushed more like it) out a deep chocolate brown, with a huge tan head. Over carbonated to the max. Aromas are licorice & not much else. Burnt malts in the flavors. Not that good a beer. Maybe I’ll re-rate it when I can find an uncontaminated bottle.

Courtesy Dickinsonbeer. Thanks Paul! Pours black, with a creamy off white head. Smells of big roasty toasted malts, with a lighter chocolate influence. Smells pretty inviting. The flavor is much of th same, as the roasty malts and nuts make up most of its flavor characters. The chocolate was there for moral support. Very nicely balanced, great flavor. Had a touch of some coffee in there too. Another great offering from Smutty.