The Imperial Baltic Porter
Anspach & Hobday in Croydon, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter - Imperial Baltic Regular|
Score
7.29
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Brewed to celebrate our 7th birthday and our first year of production at our Croydon site, The Imperial Baltic Porter reaffirms our commitment to the histories and traditions of Porter brewing.
Developed by brewers in the Baltic states when trying to emulate the exported Porters of the UK, bottom fermenting Lager yeast and cold fermentations were used in place of warm, Ale fermentations. Aromas of chocolate and roasted coffee dominate the nose, along with notes of herbs & spice. The palate is smooth and chocolatey, with a touch of sweetness balanced by a gentle bitterness.
Developed by brewers in the Baltic states when trying to emulate the exported Porters of the UK, bottom fermenting Lager yeast and cold fermentations were used in place of warm, Ale fermentations. Aromas of chocolate and roasted coffee dominate the nose, along with notes of herbs & spice. The palate is smooth and chocolatey, with a touch of sweetness balanced by a gentle bitterness.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours near black with small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, liquorice, jam and wood. Taste has quite a dark fruit jammy fruitiness with roasted malts, chocolate, wood, mild dryness in the finish, some peppery spice. Medium to full bodied with nice tingle of carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can - Pours a deep dark brown colour with a small frothy beige head that settled. The aroma is dark chocolate, prunes, raisins and coffee notes. A roasted malty taste, brown bread, cocoa powder, treacle and woody flavours with a warming, drying, roasted bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2022
at 19:56
8/10
Tried
on 24 Jan 2022
at 20:20
7/10
Dark brown with greyish head. Sweet roasty toasty malt. Nutty, roasty, moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carb.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2021
at 22:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can shared thanks to Alex. Bit hazy dark brown with beige head. Very earthy, dry chocolate, dead leaves, tar, sweer caramel notes. Solid medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied with slick feel. Very earthy.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2021
at 20:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, picked up at the tap room the other Sunday. Clear, deep cola brown. Slim ring of beige. Nose has nuts and cocoa. Pretty yeasty. Some wood ash. Taste has a nutty woody sweetness. Gets dry and light bitter. Smooth mouthfeel sits well at the hefty ABV. Fine carbonation. Yeasty dryness to finish.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2021
at 19:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the Riverside Beer Festival - BBNo Morden Wharf. Pours deep brown with a foamy, khaki head. Tasty, medium sweet, with rich brown bread, cocoa, raisins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, more mild roast, cocoa. Sound.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2021
at 14:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at BBNo Riverside beer festival 2021. A clear dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head with.. Aroma is coca, raspberry jamy, vanilla, woody. Grass,. Flavour is composed of semi semi sweet, chocolate malts, gras, raspberry ripple, vanilla. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2021
at 14:34
7/10
can at home... deep black... no head... soft chocolate roast malts nose... Light roast... heavy dry chocolate roast malts.. dark malts
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2021
at 12:38