Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a little white foamy head which fairly quick dissipated; subtle lace
Aroma: roasted coffee beans, dark roasted malts, light toast, smokiness and some dark and milk chocolate tones
Flavor: slight bitterness from the dark chocolate and coffee beans, but also a nice sweet smokiness and an added sweetness from the milk chocolate further underneath, no aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, she's a sipper! extremely smooth along my tongue and finishes with a substantial depth of the smokness
Overall: what a damn fine Baltic porter and would definitely have again if I could find a bottle!

Bottle, 75cl corked. Dark brown to black, unclear, with a small beige head. Roasted malts, oatmeal biscuits, coffee, dark chocolate and some toffee and dark dried fruit in the aroma. Alcohol notes. It's full bodied, lightly warming, very gently but pleasantly carbonated. Semi-sweet. Roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark dried fruit and brown sugar in the flavor. Toffee and oatmeal. Lasting finish. Delicious indeed. 250430

Black with a medium tan head. Sweet dark malts, dark ripened fruit, a touch of molasses, chocolate, vanilla, burnt malt. Full bodied. Finish has red fruits and chocolate. A joy to drink.

(750ml 2014 vintage bottle from somewhere found in the cellar) Pours basically black with a small ring of tan. Notes of nicely rich roasted malts for the age, burnt sugars and moderate toast, some nice umami smokiness, dried and dark fruits, dusty coffee, soft but present woody notes from the cherry-smoked malt I guess, moderately sweet up front but drying somewhat in the finish, edges of the crispness you'd expect from a bottom-fermented beer. Medium bodied, oily, soft but active carbonation. A bottle that held up very well given its age and multiple cellar moves; I think I last had this beer before I joined RB and it reminded me of what it was like fresh back then.

Vintage 2017. Grande Cuvee. na poczatek spory plus za spore i wyczerpujace informacje na kontr etykiecie. potencjal starzenia od 3 do 5 lat, jest ta wersja juz stara 4 lata, ale sadze ze powyzej zalecanych czyli 5 lat nie byl by ten porter gorszy niz ten dzis otwarty. jest wybitne, ne tylko bardzo dobre, dzieje sie tu sporo i sporo wiecej niz w bajce czeskiej sasiedzi, piana kremowa, bezowa srednio trwala ale w miare spora, barwa ciemna brazowa nie przejrzysta, doskonale pachnie wisniami w czekoladzie, rodzynkami figami i ziarnami kakao. w smaku wytrawne mocno, bardzo mocno palone, wanilia, daktyle i figi. korzenne przyprawy kapke. drewno i sliwka suszona na koniec to tak na posmak. wybitny porter. Taka specjalnosc zamierzalem trzymac jeszcze pare lat ale ze wzgledu na dzien portera Baltyckiego i na skoki w Zakopanem postanowilem z tych 2 okazji ten rarytas otworzyc i sie delektowac prawie godzine.