McKenzie Raven Baltic Porter
McKenzie Brew House in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Baltic Regular|
Score
7.13
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Deep reddish black ale with thick moka head. Sweet chocolate aroma with fruity pears. Good clean chocolate malt with nutty notes, roasted coffee and light alcohol. Rich and smooth. May 2005.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Old bottle, (not the version pictured to the left) provided by and shared with bucknaked on 5/1/2005.
Perfect pour, unfiltered but not chunky or horribly cloudy. Dark coal-greyish brown-black sort of mix with a grey-tinted off-white head that is well retained and laces. Smells of dry roast, light black coffee, touches of caramel covered raisins and dark, ripe berries. Flavor is quite subtle and restrained for this, usually, rich, lush style. Coffee provides a dry balancing effect, while light, oily/bitter dark fruit flavors provide complexity. Malts are not overly sweet, yet definitely hang on the palate nicely. Light black chocolate notes, hint of sugar as it warms, on the end. To say it has a medium body, to me, dosent seem to do it justice, as this is by no means, poorly malted or thin. The flavors just arent intense and forceful. But it is elegant, and I like how they didnt feel the need to pump tons of sugar, and thus, alcohol in to this one. Finely executed, IMHO and one over which to sit and ponder.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
An unclear brown beer with a small brown disappearing head. The aroma is sweet roasted with notes of coffee, chocolate, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty and primarily with notes of chocolate, the body is somewhat watery.