7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, dark beige to tan head. Bready-grainy, slightly chocolately, roasty, minimally ashy, dark malty aroma, hints of dark chocolate, coffee surrogate. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty and slightly bready, grainy, chocolately, minimally roasty, dark malty, hints of treacle, pumpernickel, caramel, chocolate, some coffee, a minimally alcoholic touch; warming, alcoholic, even minimally pungent finish. Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium to fine, soft, mildly prickly carbonation. Some suitable flavours, overall rather sweet, bready and too alcoholic - not exceeding middle class in Baltic Porter (Po-)land.