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Lvivska Pivovarnya (BBH)

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Lvivska Pivovarnya (BBH)
 
Ukraine
Style:
Baltic Porter
Ranked #142
ABV:
8%
Score:
82
Ranked #25,101
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 18.26%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
50
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 09, 2024
Added:
Jul 11, 2006
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by ernie:
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Reviewed by ernie from Russian Federation

4.28/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Dark-brown color with a shade of ruby. Low carbonation, compact cafe-au-lait head, generous lace.

Smell reather restrained, malty-coffeish.

Taste is remarkably rich, uncompromisingly malty, alcohol well hidden, no extra sweetness, roasted malts and candy sugar support each other in a proper way, body big and rounded, mouthfeel heavenly, smooth creamy finish.

Recommended!
Jul 11, 2006
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

4.32/5  rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
(500 ml bottle, Lot N R07042312333; purchased bottle off shelf at State Line yesterday... poured into my Weihenstephan 0.5 l mug)

L: a lot more red than expected, like a dark Scotch ale or doppelbock... enough foam to fill that gap on the glass, tight, sunburnt tan, sudsy bubbles abound... rocky collapse, lace clinging all over up top; thick rugged collar

S: blissful first whiff - chocolate cherry muffin; pure dessert, pure cake... faint wet leaf off-tones... as the head recedes, it sports a strong note of a sort of roasty Carpano Antica thing (rich vermouth)... not the least overtly boozy

T: unusual mix of roasty dopplebock and Scotch ale(?!) - maybe not so much the latter unless it's Traquair House, then yes a hint of its smoky, leathery character as well... brown bread, brown sugar, with a caramel undertone and mellow figgy finish... the aftertaste is prune, PX-infused dopplebock; in other words, not feeling the 'porter' moniker... the 8% is more sensed than stridently booze-blazing, buried beneath the malt muck... excellent overall balance

F: thickish and somewhat chewy, but with a lifting levity below likely booze-based... some legs to its residual flow; slow swell of smoldering warmth... a grown-up's type of malty motor oil

O: mad flavorful... I'm kind of beered-out for the day, so I was hoping this was trash, but nay!... it's like a robust dopplebock (higher marks if they branded it as such) with a bit of Scotch ale blended in?... far off from what I'd typically interpret as Baltic Porter (my overall rating reflects that) but, on its own as a beer, it's upper echelon; chef's kiss yo (2262)
Feb 09, 2024
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

4/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Popping from the bottle like I’m on the cover of In Style. Raul in Del Mar like a shooting star. Lvivske tastes good just as it should. Up all night and feeling alright.

Nice and easy, my children. Nice and easy.
Sep 22, 2023
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.73/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From the half liter bottle, it pours a dark brown with reddish highlights with a modest light brown head that slowly reduces and leaves lacing. Scent is roasted malts and alcohol. Taste is heavily roasted/burnt malts.
Oct 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.09 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Aug 22, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.69/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Roasty and alcoholic aroma with some initial hints of vomit, gets better. Flavour is roasty and sweet with an acceptable bitterness in the finish. Quite nice.
Jun 06, 2022
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Reviewed by moodenba from New York

3.77/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Lvivsky Porter half liter bottle tasted during lunch at the Lvivsky Brewery caverns in about 2012. Solid tasting strong porter, probably similar to other eastern european porters brewed by Carlsberg.
Feb 25, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by Fubudu187 from Illinois

Dec 09, 2021
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.59/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear, but nearly opaque, dark brown, but close to black, with a large, proud, creamy-toned head.

In the nose: Sweet, malty, and slightly floral, at first.

In the mouth: Starts off slightly sweet, at first, then finishes off the palate on the dry side. Mostly malty, with low hops/bitterness. Medium bodied, where I'd like it a little fuller. Well-balanced, for certain. Smooth and creamy. I said low bitterness, but there is some, keeping the sweet at bay.

It's an enjoyable beverage, but, to be honest, a far cry from my favorite Baltic Porters, none of which I've seen in a long time. (Carnegie, Synebrichoff, Stepan Razin, Zywiec, Okocim, etc.)

I say this just before the high alcohol starts to ring in. A bit more body to ballast against the booze, please.
Oct 29, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by Gubblecote from New York

Oct 09, 2021
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.24/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
500ml bottle. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a small. cream-colored head of foam. It left sudsy patches of lace on the glass. It smelled of coffee, sweet maltiness and chocolate. Very sweet tasting with maltiness, chocolate, toffee and caramel.
Oct 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.43 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jun 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Jun 05, 2021
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

3.57/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours into a 1/2 liter stein a deep dark chocolate brown with a large fluffy lighter beige crown atop that had some lasting power.Aromas of dark malts and earth,the earth is quite large,some usweetened chocolate is detected in there as well but it's light.It's roasted and very earthy/woody almost slightly 'dirty',not much sweetness only a little caramel malt shows thru in the finish.Seems a bit raw in its earthiness,not bad but not a great example.
May 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Blogjackets from Ohio

Mar 14, 2021
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

4.06/5  rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Porter from Lvivska Pivovarnya BBH. Purchased 10/20/20 for $2.11 (Including tax) for 16.9 oz bottle ($ 0.110/oz) from Shangy’s in Emmaus, PA. Reviewed 11/24/20.
Undated bottle. On room temperature shelf at store and stored at home at 42 degrees. Served at 52 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 56.6 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Deep amber (SRM 15), clear.
Body – Ruby brown (SRM 24), opaque. When held to direct light, beautiful translucent ruby.
Head – Large (Maximum 5.3 cm, aggressive center pour), buff, high density, and fizzy, short retention, diminishing to a three to four mm crown and a thin partial cap. Second pour produces a 0.5 cm short-lived head.
Lacing – None.
Aroma –4.25 – Strong chocolate and roasted malt, no hops, no yeast. Rapidly weakens.
Flavor – 4 – Begins slightly sweet with a light milk chocolate-like flavor, no hops, no yeast. Ends the same with little to no bitterness. No alcohol (8 % ABV, as marked on container) taste or aroma, although a weak alcohol vapor is apparent on the after taste and slight gastric warming does occur. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 4 – Medium, creamy, initially lively carbonation which quickly softens.
Final impression and summation: 4 (After deducting 0.25 point for undated bottle) An excellent cheap, easy-drinking, Baltic porter. This is one well worth trying.
Nov 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.61 by travelguy from Ohio

Feb 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.82 by chiefz1 from New York

Jan 25, 2020
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Reviewed by BB1313 from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16.9oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a dark brown with mahogany and auburn hues; fluffy khaki head that falls leaving great bubbly retention and sticky lacing. The aromas are malt forward. Some caramel and cocoa. Some dark fruits. The flavors follow the nose. There's a nice amount of dark fruits coming through. Some raisins and plums along with some hints of black cherries. More caramel and cocoa along with some toffee. There's a nice subtle sweetness. Nice strong malt backbone. Low to no bitterness. Alcohol is well hidden. Mouthfeel is full-bodied with moderate carbonation. It's fluffy, smooth and dangerously drinkable.

This is a pretty solid brew. It's more or less what you would expect from a Baltic Porter. It's pretty bold while ultimately remaining balanced. The craftsmanship is on point. I like it.
Dec 30, 2019
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Rated by Vladyslav_Walk_Away from Ukraine

5/5  rDev +40.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Just awesome! Maybe the best beer I ever tasted.
Mar 15, 2019
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