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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
50 cl bottle, bought at a random shop in Gdynia, Poland. My bottle says 8,0% ABV. Bottled 2010, best before 2015. Deep dark brown/black, big beige head, quickly dissipating leaving lots of lacings. Aroma is soft roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, slight paint. Taste is softly balanced by coffee, vanilla, malt, and a finish that’s more sweet than bitter. Well hidden alcohol. Big body, soft carbo. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2015
at 07:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Barwa ciemnobrunatna, przyzwoita piana, dość trwała. Aromat głównie czekoladowy, lekko alkoholowy. W smaku zdecydowanie gorzka czekolada, dość spory alkohol, lekkie nuty wiśniowo-czereśniowe. Trochę za mało konkretu, jednak całkiem przyjemnie się pije.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2015
at 05:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Crudo restaurant and bar, Sopot, Poland. Poured a slightly hazy very deep brown colour with a tan brown lasting head. Aroma of roasted chocolate and caramel, with hint of coffee. Medium sweet, with a light bitterness which grew heavieras beer progressed. Full body, thick texture, average carbonation. Roasted bitterness to finish. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2015
at 11:29
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Black with ruby reflexes. Beige head disappears completely and almost instantly. In aroma there’s mainly alcohol with slight coffee and chocolate notes. There’s also some DMS, wet cardboard and phenols. Full body, too high carbonation. Oily, fat texture. Very sweet. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2015
at 13:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Levi’s place. Thanks Levi. Black with a nice light brown head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, caramel, a bit of licorice, molasses and mild roast. Sweet flavor with chocolate, caramel, molasses and some nuts. Pretty rounded mouthfeel. A nice Baltic Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2014
at 12:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
słodki, ładny zapach, śliwki, miód, karmel. kolor ciemny, pod słońce rubinowy. piana dość obfita, ciemna, ale nietrwała. w smaku słodkie, miodowe, śliwki, czekolada, rodzynki. bardzo ładnie ułożone, łagodne, alkohol niewyczuwalny, dość niskie nasycenie. jak na gatunek dość pijalne.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 22:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
500 ml. bottle sampled @ "Er Klopt Iemand Op De Deur" Samson & Gert Bierproeving I. Thanks to JorisPPattyn! Average creamy light brown head. Lightly cloudy brown. This being a Baltic porter explains my notes constantly referring to this being a dark lager. Thin lager metallic leather, soap, brown sugar, allspice, grainy chocolate, thin, grainy, mineral, iron lager finish, not very exciting & pretty weak esp. for something that says Grand Imperial Porter on the label.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 01:48