Baltic Brugse Puurter (Maker's Mark Bourbon Barrel Aged)
Dok Brewing Company in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Porter - Baltic Series Out of Production|
Score
7.41
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
30 November 2023. At Hal 16 (Dok Brewing). Cheers to the Teamleader crew!
A: cloudy black, stable, foamy, beige head.
A: toffee, dried fig, cappuccino, milk chocolate, vanilla.
T: sweet fig, apple, toffee, softly bitter mocha.
F: herbal hops, dark chocolate, coffee, gently warming bourbon alcohol.
P: medium to full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation.
Elegant and drinkable BA beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours very dark brown, towards black. Typical nitro head. Very creamy and white, super stable. Scent is very mild, creamed coffee, but it takes some effort to find. Taste is full, green coffee, herbal eve. Very creamy, mild roasted barrel aspects, bourbon very mild to hidden. Roasty, chocolate (pure) , very easy drinker, regardless the 8.5 ABV. Quite enjoyable, and very fitting for Nitro.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
The first barrel aged version of Dok's Baltic Brugse Puurter (a maple syrup flavoured 'free' interpretation of Baltic porter) but probably not the last. From tap De Welkom, Dok's new pub in the city centre of Ghent, replacing the former Brouwbar. Dense and creamy, yellowish beige, stable, firm 'nitro' head, black robe with ruby red edges, clear. Aroma of black coffee, dry caramel, burnt wood, bourbon, dried rosemary, molasses, haemoglobin, minerals, crushed black peppercorns. Sweetish onset, dried fig and date, light black olive-ish umami touch, soft carbonation - very small-bubbled with creamy effect, from the nitro tap of course. Full-bodied, toasted-nutty, molasses- and hard caramel-like maltiness with a bitter roasted chicory-like roastiness to it, but also creamy sweetness from the maple syrup and vanillin-scented oak wood from the bourbon barrels. The bourbon itself accentuates the bittersweetness without overpowering it, while its alcohol gently warms the throat without scorching it. Deeply malty like the base beer, with the bourbon barrel ageing applied in a rather subtle way especially to contemporary standards - lovely.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
14/X/23 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company, BB: n/a (2023-839)
Clear dark brown beer, solid creamy beige head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: sweet impression, dried fruits, alcohol, oxidized, decent roast. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: good roast, bitter, alcohol, very dry, a bit spicy, some coffee. Aftertaste: caramel touch, coffee, pretty bitter, cocoa powder, bitter, more oxidative notes, spicy finish.