 Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 6, 2009 Pours with a dark brown body topped by a thin to medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s sweet and malty with a nice roasty note and a touch of chocolate. Medium to full bodied and smooth.
Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 Pours a translucent brown with mahogany edges when held to the light. The head is tan, medium and retains well. The nose is filled with impressions of milk chocolate, nougat, toffee and mixed berries. The flavour is similar, but it has a slightly metallic, sour tang, that isn’t offensive somehow. The aftertaste is nicely smokey with nice tones of roasted malts and earthy, citric hops. That metallic tang persists into the finish and aftertaste along with some peppery spice. The mouthfeel is creamy, full and slightly chalky towards the bitter drying finish.
emerica56 (579), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 Pours a dark nut brown color with a thin tan head that fades as soon as you take a sip and the oils from your nose hit it. The aroma is nice and robust and you can smell the chocolate malt with a blend of barley. The flavor is nice and creamy with a smooth texture and a robust finish. You can really taste the hops and chocolate malt in the after taste, it is like having a chocolate hop bar in your mouth. Overall it has great carbonation with a nice balance of malt and hops.
ericandersnavy (1052), crossroads, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 4, 2009 bottle thanks to swalden28. poured black/ruby with a tan head. aroma was wet hay, chocolate, and prunes. flavor was chocolate, prune, and dark roasts. a bit watery but seemed to have a medium body with low-medium carbonation.
Ceebs25 (225), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 22 oz bottle. Lots of roasted nuttiness and dark caramel/toffee in the aroma along with some straw lager notes as well. Pour was fairly large, with a fizzy dark sand colored head that almost entirely disappears. Body looks semi like a darker/thicker cola making it look not all that appealing to me. However, there’s not as much carbonation in the feel of the beer as i was maybe expecting from the pour, but a strong, crisp consistency persists. A variety of nice malt flavors in this one with roasted dark and pale malts, some softer machademia nuttiness, and minor sweet melon alongside of some subtle grassy straw lager bitterness. There’s definitely some decent things going on here, but i feel that i wouldn’t have enjoyed the flavor profile as much if it brewed to a lower abv.
fishonmyplane (124), Newington, Connecticut, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 This beer rules. Everything about it seems very authentic, compared to the baltic porters that I’ve had before. It reminds me of a "bigger" version of the classic Baltika 6 Porter. So smooth & drinkable, you’ll forget it’s 8.5% ABV. Highly recommended.
Pawola22 (713), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 22oz bottle. Pours a black body with hints of red highlights. Small, dark tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves minimal lacing. Very sweet aroma. Lots of dark fruits, roasted toffee malts, and fudgey chocolate. Very rich. Flavor is similar with more emphasis on the toasty toffee. Big malt profile with a good amount of baker’s chocolate. Some molasses and cherries and even a hint of smoke in the finish. Finishes with a burnt toffee and fruit flavor as well as a hint of warming booze. Charred sugar lingers after the initial sweetness goes away. Palate is medium to full and chewy. Overall, not bad, but not noteworthy. Could use some more bitterness to balance out the big burnt toffee malts.
Brewbie (220), New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 26, 2009 22oz bottle. dark with ruby highlights, thin tan head. big aroma of chocolate and fruit. taste of dark chocolate and fruit. smooth and malty, nice bitter chocolate finish with just a little alcohol warmth. solid
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