Balles alus Porteris
Valmiermuižas Alus in Valmiermuiža, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Porter - Baltic Regular|
Score
7.10
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Full-bodied and dark, with the flavour of a beer brewed with lager yeast and discernible notes of chocolate and coffee in its fragrance. This beer can be laid down in the cellar like a fine wine, in order to see just how the nuances of flavour change over the course of time.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled@PBF XI (thanks to FatPhil for this!). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, mild yeastiness, some herbs, mild toasted notes as well as some coffee. Flavour is ashy, roasted malts, some ripe fruits and wood. Nicely coffeeish and ashy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2016
at 23:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle@PBF XI. Poured black color with almost no head. Roasty, licorice, molasses. Flavor has licorice, roastedness, ash, hops. Dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2016
at 15:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle as a gift from H. bought at Valmiermuižas Alus, Valmiermuiža, Latvia. Pours very dark brown with a rather modest, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts with dark chocolate, some dark fruits, licorice and hints of vanilla and coffee. Fairly sweet and roasty, but a somewhat mild bitterness is present. A bit to much on the sweet side for my taste, but quite nice still. --- Beer merged from original tick of Balles Alus (Porteris) on 13 Jul 2015 at 21:46 - Score: 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2015
at 15:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle (Uppsala Beer Festival 2015) - Black with a small head. Liquorice, coffee and brown sugar in the aroma. Roasted and smooth taste with liquorice, chocolate and raisins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2015
at 11:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at Uppsala Ölfestival. Dark brown brown, beige head. Rich coffee aroma. Mid dry with medium-full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Burnt coffee, molasses and caramel. Salty bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 12:02