Aroma is a bit phenolic, rubber, oatflakes. Taste is burnt breadcrust, bakery. Light. Way too light. Meh.

Sehr dunkel braune Farbe, mittelgroße beige Schaumkrone. Geruch trocken röstmalzig, leicht fruchtig. Geschmack trocken röstmalzig, nussig, rote Früchte.

Rich deep brown coloured body (no surprise, eh?) with a very thin, just oily layer of brown atop the beer. Aroma of alcohol, pecans, walnuts and not much else - some darker (~60% cacao) chocolate and hints of alcohol are also barely perceptible. Medium to Full-bodied; Very rich, creamy, malty and assertive brandy flavours at the forefront with a lot of sweetness from prunes, cream, cherries and caramelised malts all showing around the flavour. Aftertaste is a bit more rounded and acute with the cream and chocolate flavours the strongest, but not a light beer at all. Overall, a strong and robust sweet tout, which is exactly what this is -not a baltic or foreign by any means - just a typical sweet stout that is trying to be melded into something else. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Whip-In in Austin, Texas on 05-May-2014 for US$2,69 sampled at home in Washington on 11-August-2014.

Thanks to crajun for the trade! Can. Pours a very dark brown, almost opaque, small tan head. Aroma of roast malts and cocoa powder. The flavor is rich yet simple. Roast malt and chocolate that pretty much is what the aroma sets you up for. Not too sweet, not too bitter; well balanced.

Can. Pours a jet black color with a medium silky brown head. A smooth nose with light roast, chocolates, some metal. The flavor is rich, smooth and tasty: dark fruit, metal, dry oats and certainly spicy robust rye shine here. Comes across like a earthy big oatmeal and spicy brew. Very good. Not a Baltic in flavor, more of a straight porter or even FES.

Bottle from secret Santa 2012 - blutt59. Pours dark brown color with tan head. Roasted mark aroma with some chocolate and a little ash. Roasty and earthy flavor with some chocolate and a little ashy. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Bob.

On tap at Petrol Station. Pours a very dark brown with small off white head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is fruity malt and rye. Medium mouthfeel with a caramel malt and lingering dry finish. A good Baltic porter from Deep Ellum.

On tap at both BTBF and a few samples at Deep Ellum. Started off great, but the more samples (2 or 3) I drank at the after party, the more I wanted to get the Rye Pils or IPA instead. Pours with a near black, chocolate looking body with a tan head that lasts. Aromas are of chocolate, vanilla, cocoa, cola, molasses, chewy, earthy, light dark fruits. Flavors are of licorice, leather, earthy, currants, light chlorine. Medium bodied, mildly boozy.