8.1

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

12 oz can purchased as part of a holiday mix 6 pack at Sandhills Brewing in Mission, Kanas. The pour is an opaque brown black with a hint of ruby topped with a ¼ inch tan head that falls quick. The aroma is rich toffee malt, big richness, roast, mild char, pine and a hint of saltiness. The taste is pine, chalky toffee, roast, salty iodine and finishing super dry with the char and mineral. Tons of flavors, nice transition of flavors with it all blended and balanced. The palate is medium to heavier bodied, soft carbonation and the bone dry mineral and char finish. Excellent version of a Baltic Porter.