7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

650ml waxed cap bottle. Pours a clear dark ruby with a medium, creamy, long lasting, tan head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of toasted caramel malt, plum, raisin, chocolate, toffee, earth and oak. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, plum, raisin, brown sugar, earth, vanilla and light oak in a dry, mild bitter, coffee finish. Medium body with a soft, creamy, smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Not really getting any brandy notes and since this is a barrel-aged beer it missed the mark a little bit. A solid Baltic Porter that should have been aged in the barrels a little longer.