Igor
Red Duck Beer in Alfredton, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Porter - Baltic Regular|
Score
6.97
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DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Igor from Red Duck Beer 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From a 500ml bottle on 5/2/2015. Pours near black with a small to medium head. Has a roasty aroma with brown sugar and chocolate, along with a hint of dark fruit. The flavour is intense, with lots of espresso, milk and dark chocolate, brown sugar and molasses. While there’s a lot of sweetness up front, there’s a big, quite sharp, slightly chemical bitterness which leaves the biggest impression. Has a texture just short of creamy and the carbonation is a touch above average. I’m in two minds about this. There’s a lot to really like about it - lots of flavour and complexity. But the bitterness is just a touch too harsh, which detracts from the overall harmony of the brew. Close to being very good, but doesn’t quite get the cigar.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Igor from Red Duck Beer 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Dark brown with an inch of tan head that lasts and laces well. Earthy and quite dry-seeming aroma of mocha, prunes, darkish sugars, pine twigs. Silky mouthfeel, lowish carbonation. Wouldn’t guess 10% - lacks a bit of depth and presence for something this strong. Sweet with molasses, lots of light-roasted coffee, not much fruit, quite bitter, unusual twiggy pine note. I like Baltic porter with lots of hops, but this is a tidge much - or maybe it’s just that it’s a new (to me) and distinctive hop.