Põhjala Baltic Porter Day 2023

Baltic Porter Day 2023

 

Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.24
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 30 Ticks: 49
Imperial Baltic Porter 10% vol
An Imperial Baltic Porter brewed with chicory root coffee to celebrate Baltic Porter Day 2023.

Taste: Sweet malt is complimented by an intense character of pipe tobacco and cherry blossom. An assertive roast character from the chicory root follows through, with hints of menthol, herbal hoppiness and umami. Best enjoyed under the stars after an evening of smoke sauna.

Appearance: Dark black with a foamy dark brown head.

Nose: Black bread, burnt sugar, and molasses jump out with liquorice, umami, and a hint of foraged mushrooms.

Malts: Pilsner zero, Munich malt, Carafa special T-2, Chocolate rye, Cara pale, Cara 300, Oat malt, Dark sugar

Hops: Magnum, Northern Brewer, Chicory root coffee

OG 24° ; FG 10.6° ; IBU 30
 

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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle shared at Benny’s place, Kuaia Lumpur. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a short-lived frothy off white head. The aroma is roasty, peaty. The flavour is over moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich., roasty, herbal, dry, earthy, liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2025 at 15:48


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with small, dense, creamy, diminishing, minimally lacing, dark beige head. Roasty and chocolately, minimally bready, dark and caramel malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, dark caramel, dark toffee, a touch of pumpernickel, subtle veggie, peppery spiciness, weak fruity overtones with a touch of plum, smoked plum. Taste is roasty and chocolately, minimally bready and smoky, dark and caramel malty with low residual sweetness, notes of dark chocolate, dark caramel, some mocha, dark toffee, pumpernickel, subtle, veggie peppery spiciness, very weak smokiness a fruity touch of plum; well hidden alcohol.
Creamy to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, very fine, soft, creamy carbonation.
Quite complex, lots of subtleties, nevertheless almost light and an "easy" sipper - good!

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2025 at 22:10


7

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2024 at 20:38


9

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 19:05


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Sampled at Snally2024. Black, beige head. Nose is malt and molasses. There's some dried fruit lurking. A bit overdone. 6 3 6 4 12

Tried on 18 Oct 2024 at 16:09


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Snally: blackish with beige head. Roasty, dark fruity notes, a hint of molasses. Taste is somewhat bitter, which mixes nicely with the fruitiness. Good.

Tried on 17 Oct 2024 at 03:22


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 10/07/24. Black with a khaki head that dissipates edgewards. Nose is dark malts, spice, roasted tones, dark chocolate, charr, liquorice stick. Taste comprises earthy roast, spice, cocoa sprinkle, toffee, dried fruit rinds, light booze tunes, faint smoked notes. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Not bad if lacking some depth.

Tried on 10 Jul 2024 at 18:14


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled 330ml
Dark brown colour, small beige head. Toasted, coffeish aroma with sweetish vibe. Medium-bodied. Mellow, sweetish, malty, toasted with coffee (not very roasted one). Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2024 at 20:02


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Tap at Zil verne. Full body, med-light carbonation. Med-high bitterness, lots of pleasant coffee and moderate cocoa, overall roasty, but pleasantly smooth. Moderate dried fruits, med-light warmth, pleasantly rounded, easy sipping. Overall very good, classic.

Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2024 at 17:37


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Strong roasted, smoked and chocolate aroma. Black color with very small head. Medium sweet and bitterness. Full doby, bitter aftertaste.

Tried on 22 Jan 2024 at 12:28