Barrel-Aged Baltic Porter
Scratch Brewing Company
- From:
- Scratch Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 5.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2013
- Added:
- Mar 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by seedsofchaos from Illinois
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The brewery describes this one as a Baltic Porter aged in Chambourcin barrels from Alto Vineyards (a local Southern Illinois winery).
Formidable in appearance, Scratch's Baltic Porter is a dark "black" coffee, high SRM, brown (with just minor hints of dark reds/maroons in the sunlight). A decent 1/2" khaki-colored head adorns my goblet but quickly settles to a persistent skimming of tan bubbles. Served a bit warm, the nose is muted but malty sweetness is soon followed by light toasted oak and cherry-esque fruitiness.
Personal preference dictates that this beer should be a bit more full-bodied and complex. At 6.0% the mouthfeel is a bit watery for the style and a lack of complexities such as dark fruits melded with nuttiness, toffee, etc is a small letdown. The clean and smooth nature of this brew make it very drinkable and the flavor that is going on, simple as it may be, is quite nice: malt, muted cherries, light oak, light toast, dash of hoppy spice, good dryness... Not bad... But I want a ballsy Baltic Porter!
Overall, a decent beer from a fledgling local brewery that consistently puts out good beers. Definitely keep your eye out on Scratch. Only good can come from these offerings.
Mar 15, 2013Formidable in appearance, Scratch's Baltic Porter is a dark "black" coffee, high SRM, brown (with just minor hints of dark reds/maroons in the sunlight). A decent 1/2" khaki-colored head adorns my goblet but quickly settles to a persistent skimming of tan bubbles. Served a bit warm, the nose is muted but malty sweetness is soon followed by light toasted oak and cherry-esque fruitiness.
Personal preference dictates that this beer should be a bit more full-bodied and complex. At 6.0% the mouthfeel is a bit watery for the style and a lack of complexities such as dark fruits melded with nuttiness, toffee, etc is a small letdown. The clean and smooth nature of this brew make it very drinkable and the flavor that is going on, simple as it may be, is quite nice: malt, muted cherries, light oak, light toast, dash of hoppy spice, good dryness... Not bad... But I want a ballsy Baltic Porter!
Overall, a decent beer from a fledgling local brewery that consistently puts out good beers. Definitely keep your eye out on Scratch. Only good can come from these offerings.
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