Baltic Porter
Uncommon Brewers in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Baltic Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tin. Pours dark brown with thin beige head. Full aroma of walnuts, licorice and roast. Lots of licorice in the flavour. Full bodied, Anise finish.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2011
at 22:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@SBWF2010. Very deep rubyish amber colour, close to black. Aroma is liquorice, some mild toasted notes along with chocolate and some slight spices and ashes. Flavour is quite similar with also some quite bisquity notes. Also the alcohol shows a bit.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2010
at 09:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival, 2 Oct 2010) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, liquorice and anise. Malty, slightly fruity taste with notes of roasted malt, chocolate, liquorice, anise and dark bread. Generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Slightly more than medium body, balanced sweetness. Nice porter with an interesting liquorice twist.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2010
at 13:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at SBWF 2010. Black with a small brownish head. Roasted malt, licorice, chocolate. Quite sweet taste, nice bitterness. Nice balance. A good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2010
at 03:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[9/23/10] Draught at Beer Temple in Amsterdam. Black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, some coffee, dark chocolate, a bit of dark fruit hints and smoky notes. Sweet flavor with fruits, sugar, roasted malt, a bit of coffee and alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2010
at 05:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival. Near black, small head. Interesting flavour with roasty licorice and cocoa. Mid sweet and surprisingly slim with clean rounded mouthfeel. Somewhat vinous with flavours of crackers and aniseed. Some herbal bitterness. Unusual, still well balanced and really tasty.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2010
at 06:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with hard roasted malt, dark chocolate, liquerice and hops. Flavour had plenty of burned malt, dark chocolate, coffee, liquerice and hops. Finished dry.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2010
at 20:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@Beer Temple, Amsterdam. Dusky, dark looks with a thin tan wig. Nose and flavour was roasty with dark fruit and hops lurking. Smooth with a good malt profile, pleasing bitterness and nicely contained booze.Dryish finish. Good stuff.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2010
at 07:52
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Very dark. Aroma is powerful and full of dark fruits, roasted malts, some cocoa, light anise, and milk. Flavor is much the same with the anise slipping away and a light coffee note taking its place. Full and chewy body. Such a complete beer but I could drink it all night. So very nice.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2010
at 00:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown color. Dar brown head. Mollasses, dark chocolate, dark fruit, nose. Rich, dark fruits and molasses dominate. Rich, but some how drinkable. Well balanced alcolhol is well hidden. Whisky and molasses infinish. Excellent
Tried
on 27 Feb 2010
at 03:22