Victory Baltic Thunder

Bottle. Translucent red-brown body, thin buff ring/head. Nose of toffee, caramels, and hot alcohol. The body is bock-like and relatively dry at cool temperatures, sweetening with warmth, and features predominantly musty breads, toffee, chocolate, and toast, with sharp alcohol notes and a long, bitter finish. I’m not feeling the love.

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009... Deep brown ... very soft molasis malt and rye nose ... soft molasis ... little tofffee .. little grainy ...little coffee ... caramel suger.

Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. Poured a very dark reddy tinged brown colour, with a pretty minimal head. Aroma had caramel, chocolate and some roasted notes. Similar themes in the flavour which was sweet, malty and a bit unspectacular on the whole. Perfectly drinkable, just a bit dull and lacking any real character sadly.

Good roasted flavor, with a touch of sourness. Modest head and body. Black color. No "stronger" than many porters.

22oz bomber from the Liquor Shop in Tyngsborro, Mass. My first Victory beer! Pours a nearly opaque black body with ruby-red highlights and a quarter inch of short-lived light tan head. Hints of chocolate, caramel, and coffee characterize the aroma. Chocolate, coffee, caramel, toffee, a tinge of grassy hops. Full-bodied with ample carbonation. Way too drinkable for the flavor and ABV. Wow. A phenomenal beer; flavorful, balanced, one sip definitely invites another. The best Baltic porter I have ever had.

Poured from Bottle into Snifter glass. Pours a deep brown/black, almost a dark cola, with a thick, fizzy tan colored head that quickly dissolves into a fine ring and head that remains atop the glass. The aroma is slight roasted malts, burnt toast and vanilla extract. Flavor is roasted malts upfront followed bitter chocolate, cocoa, more vanilla extract and finishes sweet and a little dry. It has a thin body with a great deal of carbonation. The vanilla extract feature in this beer is overly pronounced and the body is pretty thin. Besides those downfalls its not a bad beer and has some other tasty features but I think I may pass the next time I see this available.

This one poured a medium to dark brown with a tan head. Aroma was slightly roasted malts, some bittersweet chocolate. Flavor was darker chocolate, roasted but not burnt and a very residuall sweetness. Pretty smooth, but seemed a bit hollow and watery for a baltic.

Bottle thanks to St. Fun. Pours with a deep brown body and a tan head. Aroma is complex with brown sugar, raisin, chocolate, oatmeal, plum, coffee and tobacco. Taste is cocoa, dark fruits, chocolate, earth and leather. Silky mouthfeel and creamy creamy mouthfeel.