Zywiec Porter

Brewed by Bracki Browar Zamkowy (Zywiec Group/Heineken)
Style: Baltic Porter
Cieszyn, Poland

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Brown 330ml bottle, best before 28 Jun 09, drank 23 Jan 09. Poured into a Gordons Thistle shapped glass. Cracking looking beer, really deep dark ruby red. The true colour can only be seen when the beer is held up to a good light source, otherwise it is just jet black. A deep rich foaming head, tan in colour, covers the body. The aroma is mostly toasted malts but with coffee and dark chocolate making an effort to join in. The taste follows the aroma but with more bite and depth, creamy and rich, this is a very good Porter. The chocolate takes over in the mouthfeel and the richness lasts well into the aftertaste. Well worth finding, this one came from Hammersmith (London).

Dark brown color with slowly settling light brown foam head, lacing to glass, sticking to lip. Sweet caramel smell, also caramel and some charcoal taste. Nice drink. (Warsaw 201201)

Pours black medium brown head. Mild aroma of caramel and roasted malts. Medium sweet chocolatey flavor. Medium body, higher than expected carbonation, strong alcohol taste in the finish, somewhat metallic. Baltic porters are usually a bit too much for me but this one isn’t bad.

Nice dark body and scent, what to be expected from a classically brewed porter. This one has a little bite to it though, an alcoholic back end that can catch up to you. Good example of a European porter and nice for the lovers of dark, flavorful beers.

Yes, baltic fer sure, after all isn’t baltic avenue in poland? Cheapest real estate around, heheh, but today possibly not. $2 for this big bottle of jahvyettes. Nice big black pour. Fairly clean sterile alky aroma. First taste is big and black like many impy stouts. Raking across my buds goes this leaf rake. Till the substrate of my tongue you close cutting alky powered lawn mower. So strong I didn’t notice the slight amount of co2 in there. Quite an impact. Does seem metallic or processed at times. Yes, big black beer, there ya go. 17 0z of 10% beer is enough to make you dizzy!

Bottle from Mane Liquor. Pours a lovely ruby - brown with a small off white head that stays around for the duration. Nose is a little subdued but shows some nice hints of cocoa and heavily dried fruits. Taste is huge on cocoa. Very, very chocolatey. Reminds me a little of an easier drinking version of Brooklyn Black Chocolate stout. Tasty as ! Enjoyed this one a lot

Dark brown/black color; Medium creamy body; Aroma of toasted malt, maple, chocolate, & some licorice; Flavor of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, dark fruit, and dark bittersweet chocolate; Finish is slightly bitter; Nicely balanced; Solid porter.

Deep burgundy color with a thick tan head. Flavor of roasted malts, coffee and bitter chocolate, with little hoppiness. Finishes bitter and sweet. Very drinkable.

Perfect black pour with a thick, brown head. Mouthfeel stands out here; it’s outstandingly creamy. Smells like coffee, chocolate, and toffee. In addition to chocolate, coffee, and toffee, we get a nice roastiness/bitterness. My only other experiences with Polish beers had been, well, terrible, so I was more than pleasantly surprised with this one.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Realy nice brew, simple but full bodied and all the right tastes of malt and chcolate.