HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 15, 2009 Bottle, big thanks to Ibrew2or3 for sharing. Poured black with a dense, creamy beige head. Nose is full of roasted malt, chocolate and smoke with a softer note of vanilla. Medium to full bodied with an oily mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Flavor is slightly sweet with chocolate and rasted malt, slighty boozy and slightly acidic. This beer is extremely smooth and drinkable. Excellent! mabel (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 9, 2009 [2284-20090618] 355mL bottle. Heavy roast aroma is sweet. Dark brown black body with a quick creamy tan head. Very full roast flavour with a long sweet burnt roast finish. Full body. Boozy but hidden in the burnt roast.
(w/ DuctTape, jerc) elgiacomo (74), Ringgold, Georgia, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 | Aug 9, 2009 12oz. bottle. Big thanks to Duck Rabbit for bringing this to Georgia! Pours pure black with a small tan head. Light lacing. Big roasted aroma...malts, chocolate, coffee, and dark fruits. Big flavor that follows with more of the same roasted coffee, chocolate, and tons of dark fruits. Sour and tart note on the finish. Rich, creamy mouthfeel with low carbonation. An amazing brew, amazing baltic porter. Not sure if I like this or the Sinebrychoff more. Gonna have to do a side-by-side comparison in the near future. Can’t go wrong with either. One of my favorite beers! TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 7, 2009 Pours a deep ruby brown. Nose is huge chocolate, sweet sugar, vanilla ice cream. Roasty malt flavor, sweet chocolate, more chocolate, vanilla. Big full mouthfeel. YUM! mkunz (18), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 4, 2009 bottle thanks to alexsdad06. Poured very dark brown to black with nearly no carbonation or head? not sure if it was supposed to be that way but I enjoyed it anyway. Aroma was roasted coffee, alcohol, lots of chocolate. Taste was whiskey, chocolate, very sweet, cherries. Super smooth. Good stuff. dogfish120love (259), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 29, 2009 pours black or a very dark brown. Aroma is rather boozy with notes of chocolate, coffee, and caramel. Flavor is very weird for a baltic porter in my opinion much sweeter than what I am accustomed to. Notes of alcohol, almond, fruit (raisin and fig), coffee and chocolate are ever present. In addition to the afformentioned flavors I also detect molasses. The lingering flavor after a swallow is better than the initial taste. unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jul 23, 2009 Pours very dark with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, fruit, coffee, and chocolate. Alcohol is lightly present in the aroma. Taste is of sweet with malt, molasses, chocolate, and coffee. Alcohol is not present in taste or finish. Body is medium with minimal carbonation. Finish is dry. Very drinkable and nice.
CanIHave4Beers (880), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Jul 21, 2009 Enormous thanks to Durhambeer for this one!
Pours black with the old espresso swirl head and a small lace. The aroma is roasty coffee molasses and chocolate, simple and straight forward but absolutely awesome and enticing. The flavor has an amazing start with chocolate with some cherries and some coffee. Sweet but not cloying at all. There is a little burnt maltiness and a but of alcohol which both play nicely in the balance of this beer. Very cordial like! Very viscous!
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