Uncommon Brewers Baltic Porter

Baltic Porter

 

Uncommon Brewers in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Baltic Regular Out of Production
Score
7.16
ABV: 7.8% IBU: 14 Ticks: 86
This is a Baltic Porter brewed with whole licorice root and star anise. 7.8% ABV. It is fermented warm with an ale yeast in flagrant disregard of modern style guidelines, instead working towards a heritage pre-lager treatment of the style. Subtle licorice and anise notes are present in the nose. The body is surprisingly light, with licorice sweetness helping to balance a smoky chocolate malt character. There should be clear notes of roasted barley on the finish.
 

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7
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can, 12C. Black with a tan head that’s a coat very quickly and then is gone. Aroma of treacle, mocha, grass, aniseed. Oily, lightly carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet with dark sugars, moderate roasted flavours, licorice, creeping bitterness. Pepper and anise linger a little long after the malt and licorice fade away. Would have liked a little more bitterness at the end, too. First sip seemed a bit thin, but it gradually filled out.

Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2012 at 05:44


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at the Cask, Pimlico - 16/03/12. Dark brown to black with a half finger of head. Dark chocolate, liqourice and roasted malts on the nose. Dark fruits in the flavour, malt, a touch of coffee and chocolat lots of roastiness. Dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 15 Aug 2012 at 13:07


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Enjoyed at a friends place while bottling some home brew. Not a fan of this stuff. Appearance pitch black with almost no head. Aroma of chocolate, light booze, bit of spice/cinnamon. Taste is ok, features all of the aroma elements, doesn’t really add anything, below average when comparing against other of the style.

Tried on 29 Jul 2012 at 19:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can, from Firefly, Vancouver
Black color, with a short lived brownish head. Gentle aroma of roasted malts, some chocolate, light liquorice. Good body strength; roasted malt and dark caramel flavor, chocolate, with some liquorice; correct bitterness.
Nothing surprising.

Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2012 at 05:35


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Location: 16 oz can from Buy Rite, 6/29/12

Aroma: The aroma is fairly subtle for the style, with roasted malts, chocolate, and nutty notes
Appearance: This one pours a dark brown color with a thin light brown head and light lace-work
Flavor: Tastes lightly sweet and mid-heavy roasty up-front, with some later dry roast, and a little tartness
Palate: The body is medium (though it feels light for the style), with average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a pretty interesting beer. The nose is a touch on the subtle side, but ultimately the components that are hinted at in the nose are basically the same ones that shine through in the flavor. The tartness though, I only found in the flavor. Overall, I found some things to like, and some things that I didn't like quite as much, but it really is a pretty solid beer.

Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2012 at 15:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at CBC. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is malty, light roast, chocolate and licorice. Same aspects in flavour. Medium body and carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2012 at 13:38


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can. Pours with a very deep brown near black body with a small tan head that least good lace. Aromas are of fudge, dark fruit, licorice, anise, earthy dusty, cocoa, dark fruit esters. Iodine, low isoamyl acetate, vanilla. Flavors are of chocolate, nutty, dusty, raw, cocoa nibs, earthy, soil and lightly vegetal. Moderate esters, light metallic. Roasty, low coffee, leather. Thick, fuller body, creamy, medium-low carbonation and lightly warming.

Tried from Can on 29 May 2012 at 21:18


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled from a 16 oz can this beer poured a black color with an enormous foamy dark brown head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was port wine, anise, cherry cola and cracker. The flavor was bitter and roasty with moderate chocolate, coffee, port wine, cherry cola and anise. Long bitter, dryish and roasty finish with lingering cocoa, coffee and port wine. Medium body. Solid.

Tried from Can on 22 May 2012 at 18:30


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

CBC on tap-pours black with a rich light brown head. Aroma is rich dark malt-chocolate. Taste is sweet rich dark malt-chocolate, some earthy hops.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2012 at 17:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

clear dark brown , small yellow head. mild roasted malty aroma. falvor is malty, flowery, floral hops, well brewed tasty but mild, slightly roasted malty brew.

Tried on 13 May 2012 at 10:19