UPDATED: DEC 17, 2022 Bottle shared at a tasting. Opaque black with brownish head. The aroma has notes of citrus spices, alcohol, cinnamon, banana, dark chocolate, oxidised. The flavor is sweet and bitter with notes of alcohol, spices, tea, banana, dark chocolate, oxidised, clove. Medium to full-bodied.

UPDATED: DEC 2, 2022 Bottle at a tasting. Brown black, beige head. Esters, chocolate aromas. Sweet, chocolate, ash, vanilla, caramel, esters, prunes, alcohol. Medium-bodied, sticky.

UPDATED: DEC 28, 2021 750 mL bottle shared by Todd & Buddy at the Dec. 2021 Speakeasy Prohibition tasting. 2019 vintage. Dark brown, thin tan head, poor retention. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, eggnog spice. Taste is roast, smoke, earth, spice. Thin. Okay.

UPDATED: MAY 19, 2021 Color negro, opaca. Espuma marrón claro, cremosa, de más de dos dedos de espesor y buena retención. Aroma intenso, maltas tostadas, caramelo, anís estrellado, regaliz y leve licor, notas de canela y cardamomo, más evidentes antes de atemperar. Sabor medio intenso, maltas tostadas, café largo, anís estrellado, cardamomo y canela, leve regaliz y licor, notas de frutos secos, almendras sobre todo, final medio largo, maltoso y ligero amargor cafetoso, muy levemente especiado, menos de lo esperado por el aroma, alcohol bien integrado. Textura semioleosa. Carbonatación baja. Aroma fabuloso pero cuerpo y sabor algo corto para una Baltic, aún así, aceptaría todas a las que queráis invitarme.

UPDATED: JAN 30, 2021 On tap at Mikkeller Stockholm. Black with a small tan head. Chcolate, chistmas spices, dark malt and hints of vanilla.

UPDATED: JAN 3, 2020 Pours black with a full, dark tan head that leaves heavy lacing. Aroma is oatmeal, banana, cinnamon and roast. Taste is cinnamon and brown sugar, moving to oats, roast and some vanilla. Finish is cinnamon, vanilla and roast. Good porter.

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2019 Christmas eve 2019. Pours a dark brown with a stagnant creamed head, stays for an eternity. Aromas spices of cinnomin, clove, vanilla, caramel, pepsi, a oasted malt slight smoke. Flavors light brownie, clove, vanilla, roasted malt, light cinnomin, light smoke and wood. Medium to high sweetness. Well pronounced complex holiday Porter, good job mikkeller once again.

UPDATED: DEC 22, 2019 33cl bottle from a trade with fonefan, thanks. A black beer with a big tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, cookies, cinnamon, anis. Taste of sweet chocolate, dark roasted malt, vanilla, cookies, cinnamon, anis. Nice!

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2019 On tap at Mikkeller CPH, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out lots of Christmas spices, dark fruits, burnt brown sugar, and molasses. Flavour is pretty similar, with burnt sugar, molasses, Christmas spices (especially cinnamon and nutmeg), and gentle dark fruits. Spicy, burnt and dry on the finish. Not bad, a little harsh.

UPDATED: OCT 21, 2019 Bottle from Bottles in Providence, RI. Dark dark brown-black with a light brown head, 1cm, that is fine and fades slowly. Aroma is raisins, brown sugar, holiday sugar cookie, bit of licorice and cloves, some chocolate, hint of coffee in the background. Smells good! Body is smooth and velvety, syrupy-oily, medium-heavy weight, medium carbonation, medium-fine bubbles, medium-low burn. Milky. Flavor is bread crust, milk chocolate, bit of metallic herbal hops (not in a bad way), bit of light caramel malt. Hint of dried cherry? Hint of anise? This is very clean with a bunch of bread crust and chocolate up front and a very clean, yummy, and neutral/integrated backbone. Mild chocolatey aftertaste. This is an impressive version of a spiced imperial porter - the spices are lovely in the aroma, but muted in the flavor and the brew is incredibly balanced and full, allowing for delicate flavors to come out! It is hard for me to imagine it getting a much higher rating without barrel aging or altering the style / intensity. Great job! (although, I'd probably prefer a barrel-aged stout on most days)