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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, light beige head. Sweet-ish, dark malty aroma, notes of malt lozenge, yeast doughy overtones. Taste is sweet dark malty, notes of malt lozenge, a touch of Ricola, treacle, fruity hints of plum and Grafschafter Birnenschmaus. Quite monotonous, very sweet. At most third league by Polish standards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2018
at 22:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Janina. Thanks! Fully malty beer, toffee, caramelly. Moderate sweetness, only partially balanced by light alcoholic warmth. Too sweet for my liking, but not entirely out of balance. Quite good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2017
at 12:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Opaque dark brown colour with a ruby hue, tall creamy tan head, good retention and lacing. Rich nose, aroma roasted malts, caramel, light cocoa, licorice. Taste medium to light heavy sweet and medium bitter, malty, roasty, light toffee, licorice, spicy notes, Sweetbitter aftertaste, chocolate, licorice, cola, brown sugar. Medium body, watery to creamy texture, soft carbonation; alcohol well hidden, a tad too sweet but nevertheless a good example of a Baltic porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2017
at 13:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle pour into shaker pint glass from Manchester Wine and Liquors. Appearance is clear dark brown/mahogany, nice sparkle viewed from the top, thin cap of fizzy beige head that fades to ring quickly and trace lacing. Aroma is lightly roasted malts, strong dark fruit with European hops. Taste is similar to aroma, hint of chocolate late. Palate is full bodied with thick texture, soft-to-average carbonation and mostly sweet dark fruit finish. Overall, a strong, hearty sweet beer that’s a bit of a meal in and of itself.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2017
at 21:22