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Porteris
Aldaris
- From:
- Aldaris
- Latvia
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 13.75%
- Reviews:
- 147
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 31, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 12, 2002
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 12
No description / notes.
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Ratings by ZAP:
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
4.68/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.68/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Wow was this a pleasant surprise....is there a category for "Milk/Sweet" Porters...Thought this was more of an imperial porter and at 6.8% it should be but there is not a smidgeon of alcohol flavor in this...rather it is deliciously sweet...almost like a milk shake..Drinkability???.I had to start up my computer and really had to control myself to keep some in the glass to review by the time I got things booted up...I love this Porter....It has a wonderful sweet caramel.milk shake like flavor....If you're looking for a dry Porter with some hopping look elsewhere....The mouthfeel is thick and creamy.....maybe a tad oversweet for some...
A beer that fits my favor profile to a tee....thick...sweet....creamy..tasty.....high abv....it has it all for me....if you can find this I highly suggest you try it, particularly if you're a fan of sweet stouts like Watneys or Mackesons....This seems to be the Porter version of those...
Feb 24, 2003A beer that fits my favor profile to a tee....thick...sweet....creamy..tasty.....high abv....it has it all for me....if you can find this I highly suggest you try it, particularly if you're a fan of sweet stouts like Watneys or Mackesons....This seems to be the Porter version of those...
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle. Pours black with tall, creamy, beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is of toasted malt, dark fruit and licorice. Body is medium and smooth. Taste is of toasted malt, plums, spices, brown sugar and herbal hops. Finish is long and semi-sweet. Very nice porter.
Feb 10, 2020Reviewed by deleted_user_995920
4.1/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Looks perfect black with an upward 3 finger creamy head,almost like Nitro. Smells like bakers cocoa,raisins,muted hops. Taste is refined and delicious. Taste mild chocolate,brown sugar, an unidentifiable fruity presence. Feels luxurious and creamy- This is one fine Porter-Good job Latvia !!
Feb 06, 2019Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Undated half liter bottle. Pours black with a finger of tan head. Smells of roasted malts and chocolate with some sweetness. Kind of oily feel, not much carbonation. Taste has some prickly bitterness, moving to malty sweetness, chocolate, and coffee. Quite tasty, but I think it could be a little bit stronger and dryer.
May 23, 2018Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
The beer pours jet black with a lovely tan head that sticks around for some time. The aroma is a nice combination of roasted malts, dark chocolate, sweet syrup and some very light coffee. The taste is bitter upfront thanks to the roasted malts but it finishes with a dark chocolatesque bittersweetness. The mouthfeel is very chewy, creamy and oily and the carbonation barely noticeable.
Jan 07, 2018Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black color, purple 'round the edges.
Nice khaki head; minimal lacing.
Black pepper ice cream nose; inviting.
Medium mouthfeel.
Taste follows the nose; black pepper and cream.
Easy to drink; far from revelatory.
Oct 19, 2016Nice khaki head; minimal lacing.
Black pepper ice cream nose; inviting.
Medium mouthfeel.
Taste follows the nose; black pepper and cream.
Easy to drink; far from revelatory.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.41/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.41/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
The colour is pitch black; the finger thick head is beige and compact. It sinks slowly to a thick lid leaving some lacing.
The smell is roasted, but not burned. Nuts, dark chocolate, ripe red berries, liquorice and molasses.
The taste is smooth and rich. Growing sweetness, molasses and pumpernickel. Passing light herbal bitterness. Roasted malts, hints of black coffee. Medium bitterness. Salt liquorice and smooth sweetness in the aftertaste, very low clean bitterness and some alcohol. Pumpernickel and salt in the finish.
The carbonation is medium; the very small fresh bubbles are long-lived. The liquid is smooth.
A clean Baltic porter, lacking some depth.
Oct 07, 2016The smell is roasted, but not burned. Nuts, dark chocolate, ripe red berries, liquorice and molasses.
The taste is smooth and rich. Growing sweetness, molasses and pumpernickel. Passing light herbal bitterness. Roasted malts, hints of black coffee. Medium bitterness. Salt liquorice and smooth sweetness in the aftertaste, very low clean bitterness and some alcohol. Pumpernickel and salt in the finish.
The carbonation is medium; the very small fresh bubbles are long-lived. The liquid is smooth.
A clean Baltic porter, lacking some depth.
Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 500 ML bottle into a pint glass at the World of Beer in Savannah, GA. The appearance is a dark brown color with a giant tan colored head. The aroma was really great, it was full of chocolate and roasted malt. The taste matched the aroma with some coffee tossed in for good measure.
May 17, 2016
Porteris from Aldaris
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
211 ratings
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