Grand Baltic Porter
Browar Amber in Bielkówko, Pomeranian, Poland 🇵🇱
Porter - Baltic Regular|
Score
7.06
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Grand Imperial Porter is a representative of the Baltic Porter style. From the first sip, it delights with the taste of roasted grains combined with notes of chocolate, coffee, caramel and noticeable nuances of dried fruit. It is distinguished by an extremely dense, creamy head with a perfect structure. Perfect for desserts, especially dark chocolate.
The main distinguishing features of the Baltic porter are the use of bottom-fermenting yeast, roasted malts and long aging. Style enthusiasts additionally extend this time, which, under the right conditions, refines the taste.
In our brewery, we draw on the tradition of brewing in Pomerania. Therefore, the Baltic porter was the obvious choice. Its recipe was developed in the 19th century in the countries of the Baltic Sea basin and in Russia. It was a replacement for the Russian imperial stout imported from Great Britain.
We have been brewing our Grand Imperial Porter since 2008. From the very beginning, it was recognized by consumers and received many awards:
2013: Chmielaki Krasnostawskie; first place in the category: Strong dark beer with an extract content in the wort area 18.1° BLG.;
2010: Beer of the Year title awarded by Bractwo Piwne;
2010: 1st place in the Browar.biz plebiscite in the “Porters” category;
2009: 2nd place in the Beer of the Year category in the Browar.biz plebiscite;
2009: 1st place in the Browar.biz plebiscite in the “Porters” category;
2008: 1st place in the “Porter” category in the 2nd Christmas Porter and Stout Tasting in Moscow;
2008: 1st place in the Browar.biz plebiscite in the “Porters” category.
Porter perfectly complements the taste of desserts. Some people add a scoop of ice cream to it. In a dry version, it perfectly harmonizes with hearty red meat dishes.
Note: Before November 2023 known as Grand Imperial Porter.
The main distinguishing features of the Baltic porter are the use of bottom-fermenting yeast, roasted malts and long aging. Style enthusiasts additionally extend this time, which, under the right conditions, refines the taste.
In our brewery, we draw on the tradition of brewing in Pomerania. Therefore, the Baltic porter was the obvious choice. Its recipe was developed in the 19th century in the countries of the Baltic Sea basin and in Russia. It was a replacement for the Russian imperial stout imported from Great Britain.
We have been brewing our Grand Imperial Porter since 2008. From the very beginning, it was recognized by consumers and received many awards:
2013: Chmielaki Krasnostawskie; first place in the category: Strong dark beer with an extract content in the wort area 18.1° BLG.;
2010: Beer of the Year title awarded by Bractwo Piwne;
2010: 1st place in the Browar.biz plebiscite in the “Porters” category;
2009: 2nd place in the Beer of the Year category in the Browar.biz plebiscite;
2009: 1st place in the Browar.biz plebiscite in the “Porters” category;
2008: 1st place in the “Porter” category in the 2nd Christmas Porter and Stout Tasting in Moscow;
2008: 1st place in the Browar.biz plebiscite in the “Porters” category.
Porter perfectly complements the taste of desserts. Some people add a scoop of ice cream to it. In a dry version, it perfectly harmonizes with hearty red meat dishes.
Note: Before November 2023 known as Grand Imperial Porter.
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5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
My big bottle says 7.2% but other than that, its the exact same label as pictured. Mild roasted wood nose. Look is big dark brown, almost black but not there. First taste is a little sweet, approaching cloying but never quite gets there. Then there is this wooded burnt wood feeling in there riding in the background. Yes, that sweetness is hanging in there thru the middle. Seems to be building as I near the end of the bottle. There is some carbonation in there, but you really need to look for it considering the caramelistic taste. Yes now I'm getting it, some sweet caramel along with caramelized dark brown sugar, almost approaching a less sweetened caramel chocolate. Wait, maybe I can't detect the chocolate. In the end, this is simply a sweeter higher alky porter, the kind that never approaches a stout in nature. Very baltic in nature but with a tad more sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2024
at 20:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
550ml bottle purchased as part of a delivery at Beers of Europe, Setchey, Norfolk and drunk at home. Dark brown, opaque with a ring of beige head. Malty, herbal aroma, lots of liquorice. Sweet, sweet taste but never sickly. Chocolate and much more liquorice in the finish. Lighter body for the ABV with medium to heavy carbonation. It’s just… incredible.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2023
at 17:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe - Black body, solid and lasting tan head. Malt heavy nose, deep fruit aroma, some light roast notes. Boozy cake fruits, currants, raisins, robust alcohol hit. Nice mouthfeel. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2021
at 22:02