Porteris
Aldaris in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Porter - Baltic Regular|
Score
6.82
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I’ve been drinking this beer for over 20 years - ever since it was "brown dishwater". In recent years the bottles have been generally excellent. However, on tap it is something else - absolutely gorgeous ! Pours black with a bigger head than the bottle. Aroma of coffee and chocolate with tastes of liquorice and blackcurrant. Soft carbonation and a long finish to savour. Worth the wait !
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2015
at 17:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown color with tan ring. Aroma is dark chocolate, coffee. Metallic. Taste is similar, with vanilla, liquorice. Not sweet, a bit bitter and metallic. Soft mouthfeel. Okay, but I?ve had much better Baltic Porters.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2015
at 13:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22nd June 2015: 500ml bottle, home alone. Poured into a UK pint sleeve: looks good, very dark, OK, black, the head a full tanned foam blanket, sadly fell away too swiftly for my liking. How do you like your malts? Full on? Welcome to the party, have a nose full of dark chocolate and coffee esters while your taste buds get the same but with a vanilla and liquorice undertone. Neither sweet nor bitter, this is a wonderful example of a mass produced Baltic Porter: maybe on the thin side and not robust in the mouth, but I am being pedantic because I really enjoyed this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2015
at 14:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black color with a fine beige head. Toffee, coffee and roasted malt in the nose. Medium + body and a pleasant carbonation. Tad sweet caramel/toffee, some chocolate, mild coffee and some roasted malt in the flavor. Rich warm mouthfeel. Ahh I like this.
[Bottle bought in Riga]
[Bottle bought in Riga]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2015
at 12:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Foam: lively dark brown head but quite quick diminish into a ring of lacing, lasts for 1-2 minutes Colour: thick black or very dark brown/red coloured standard Latvian porter Aroma: Light sweet dark malt aroma, wood and just a hint of smoke, roast coffee, chocolate, dark syrup / caramel, prunes, toffee and hints of chocolate Taste: Fuller, sweet, loads of caramel, slightly dry with little bit of a coffee and chocolate, body is medium, low carbonation, cocoa and dark bread quite smooth, roasted malt, sweet brown candies, raisin, plum, dark bread, light chocolate/roast, and yeast earthiness. With a good malt/yeast flavour balance and slightly chalky mouthfeel, that is nice light salty, then sugar. Enjoyable. Hides ABV well. Easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2015
at 11:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark brown, a bit of beige foam. Aroma is quite metallic, bit of caramel sweetness, not much there. Taste is fuller, sweet, loads of caramel - but this metallic thing still there, also not very smooth but rather rough. Aftertaste has more long bitterness, slightly dry. Not a bad beer from a large brewer but definitely have had many better baltic porters. Does qualify though as drinkable and as an example for the style,
Tried
on 21 Apr 2015
at 08:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours thick black with a tight tan head. Light malty aroma, taste is sweet coffee and alcohol with some bitterness in the aftertaste
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2015
at 17:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dar beer with a good, lively head. Smell was smoky and chocolatey, taste followed suit but had some fruity malt in there as well. Rich, smooth porter. Very nice indeed.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 14:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At a tasting, many thanks Stas, been looking for this for a long time, very dark brown color,aroma of wood and chocolate with some nuttiness and just a hint of smoke, flavor of cocoa and dark bread, lingering earthy bitterness, quite smooth. Highly enjoyable.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2015
at 01:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Stas. Dark brown to black with a beige head. Aroma of caramel, licorice, some roast. Sweet flavor with caramel, some roast, a chocolate note and a bit of licorice. Medium-bodied. A decent Baltic Porter, quite classic for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2015
at 13:21