 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 17, 2008 Bottle. Sweet malty aroma, brown sugar with raisin and a subtle stroke of chocolaty smoke. Slight herbal/licorice note. Coke pour with a noisy, soapy tanned head. Taste has obvious alcohol and chocolate and a medium-strength, earthy smoke tone. Yeasty component reminds much more Heavyweight than anything Victory has put out; indeed its Perkunonian predecessor is readily evident, though slightly tweaked (for the worse - the fruit just isn’t there). Thick, viscous malty body with a dry chocolate aftertaste, reminds a bit of DFH’s Palo Santo but less fumey / whisky-like. I’d keep this from the top shelf, but it’s still a warm, rounded offering that’s sure to please.
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 15, 2008 Lovely baltic porter. Not too thick and not too licorice-y for my taste. Aroma was strongly chocolate with a heavy roasted malt backbone. Pour was a nice near black with a one finger tan head that lasted half the glass. Taste was spot on in my taste. Nice medium mouthfeel with heavy chocolate and bitter roasted malt in the front. There is a nice lingering hoppy/bitter roasted malt in the aftertaste. Hides alcohol perfectly. Best of the style I’ve had.
chronictonic (402), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 11, 2008 on tap - Belgian Cafe, PHL
I’m curious if this was mis-labeled. This tasked much more like a sweet, dark lager than a big bodied baltic porter. Mild sweet malt flavors - not very robust.
jsquire (2098), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 10, 2008 Deep red mahogany color with a big beige head. Nose of cereal grains, raisen, plum, and ash. Lots of fruit, with cherry, raisen, plum, banana, something spicey, lightly toasted bread and some earth hops that got overtaken in the finish by the burnt toast. Nice beer.
VAYankee (248), Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 9, 2008 Dark brown body with a tan head. Sweet chocolate, roasted malt aroma with a bit of coffee. Starts out with a nice, moderate sweetness; overall a nicely balanced flavor. Excellent roasted malt, dry, lightly chocolatey finish.
Skeegle (486), Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 8, 2008 Smells like salty tobacco, filtet mignot, and burnt coffee and tons of pepsi/cocacola. Very earthy and black tasting, though the beer is a light see-through black. It is very thin in the sense that it drinks easily but has a potent aromatic flavour that lingers long after it leaves your mouth despite it being light on its feet. Great beer, I will buy this many times. Victory for your taste buds!
bhensonb (4242), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 8, 2008 Bomber. Aromas of near toasted malt, chocolate, coffee and some darkish fruit. Near opaque brown/black color with a tan head that fizzed into non-existence. Full bodied with chewy carbonation. Lots of toasted (but not burnt) malt flavor with coffee. Then some medium dark fruit peeks out. Although there is some sweetness, seems to come from fruit, the finish is actually rather dry. Balance is from toasted malt rather than hop I’d say. Rather tasty. Helps to give lager a good name.
GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 8, 2008 22oz bottle shared by iowaherkeye. Poured nearly opaque dark black color. The head was light tan. Smelled of husky grain, chocolate, and a bit of old banana. Medium bodied with a bit of white paper flavor. There was also some requisite chocolate, cereal grain, and a hint of dog food.
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