Brok Porter
Brok Brewery
- From:
- Brok Brewery
- Poland
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 9.2%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 10.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2007
- Added:
- Mar 20, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by rec from Australia
3.73/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours and opaque brown-caramel. The head is a slow builder but ends up over two-fingers and a beautiful tan-beige.
The aroma revolves around dark fruit with some mild alchohol too. It's quite one-track, but there's lots of positives heading in the same direction which makes it really quite good.
Roasted malt, caramel and spice are most apparent in the flavour. It's a beautifully sweet and balanced porter that slides down marvelously, with the texture of a fondue fountain chocolate. It finishes with som alchohol warmth and really sets this one up for a perfect desert or dinner beer.
Delightful, and highly recommended. A great porter that's easy to drink.
Dec 15, 2007The aroma revolves around dark fruit with some mild alchohol too. It's quite one-track, but there's lots of positives heading in the same direction which makes it really quite good.
Roasted malt, caramel and spice are most apparent in the flavour. It's a beautifully sweet and balanced porter that slides down marvelously, with the texture of a fondue fountain chocolate. It finishes with som alchohol warmth and really sets this one up for a perfect desert or dinner beer.
Delightful, and highly recommended. A great porter that's easy to drink.
Reviewed by brendan13 from Australia
3.9/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Poured into a over-sized wine glass with a pretty thick 1.5 inch beige head that slowly falls away. Quite a dark brown colour with slight ruby highlights when held up to light.
S - Strong dark fruit aromas. Some light spiced alcohol. Some woody notes.
T - Along the same lines as the smell but also with a chocolate touch.
M - Medium to full bodied with a fairly low carbonation.
D - Nice beer but any more than two in a session would be a bit too much.
Nov 22, 2007S - Strong dark fruit aromas. Some light spiced alcohol. Some woody notes.
T - Along the same lines as the smell but also with a chocolate touch.
M - Medium to full bodied with a fairly low carbonation.
D - Nice beer but any more than two in a session would be a bit too much.
Reviewed by jarmby1711 from Australia
3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This is a dark ruby to black beer that sat under a losely frothed head.
The aroma was understated but there was some burnt grain qualities.
The flavour was subtle and mouth pleasing The burnt grains had no harsh edges or grittiness , soft , a touch sweet.perhaps, which balanced out well.
It was rather watery in the mouth which was its lowest quality , however overall a lovely beer
Jul 18, 2007The aroma was understated but there was some burnt grain qualities.
The flavour was subtle and mouth pleasing The burnt grains had no harsh edges or grittiness , soft , a touch sweet.perhaps, which balanced out well.
It was rather watery in the mouth which was its lowest quality , however overall a lovely beer
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
4.25/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
9%abv. for this bottle, purchased at a little nice offie, Trafalgar Wines, in Brighton. BB 06/04/2008, served chilled in a pint-size weizen glass.
A: very dark brown with caramel hues; the light khaki froth builds up ever so slowly as the beer is poured, but retains a tight and creamy texture for a good while; finely carbonated, not too fizzy.
S: the aroma gives a profound note of oxidised plums, almost alcoholic sour-sweet marinated prunes, and a touch of sour, musty woodiness that immediately strike a difference with any other continental dark beers - even a bit reminiscent of an English old ale or old-tradition Russian Imperial Stout, like Harvey's... At the back, treacles, caramel, coke-like herbal edge, sticky raisins, plus a lively but mild lemony hint of lager beer follow closely at the back.
T: rather oily yet lubricating; thick, fat, but not quite sweet... with plenty of caramelised sugar and roasted malt flavour to entertain the palate, while a mixed aftertaste manifests itself: mild nuttiness, roasty dryness, coffee-flavoured toffee, phenolic+herbal syrup, licorice, and an intensifying hop bitterness in the end... an intriguing flow of almost (weizen-like) shellfishy savoury-sweetness emerges and wanes quietly, lending a nice touch to the overall flavour and adding something to the moderate complexity... The flavour is in fact not overly rich, but nonetheless leaves a fat and oily mouthfeel of dark-fruit syrup at the back. Rounded finish.
M&D: the rich texture is balanced by a mildly-carbonated body and surprisingly well-hidden alcohol, making it taste at most semi-heavy initially and yet very easy to manage after the taste expands on the palate. The more I smell it, the more it reminds me of an old-tradition Russian Porter or Stout for its distinct (yet mild) sour edge. Overall this is a very decent Baltic porter, with a big body somewhat compromising the complexity that IS possible to attain with all the good ingredients. Still, well worth a try!
Jun 28, 2007A: very dark brown with caramel hues; the light khaki froth builds up ever so slowly as the beer is poured, but retains a tight and creamy texture for a good while; finely carbonated, not too fizzy.
S: the aroma gives a profound note of oxidised plums, almost alcoholic sour-sweet marinated prunes, and a touch of sour, musty woodiness that immediately strike a difference with any other continental dark beers - even a bit reminiscent of an English old ale or old-tradition Russian Imperial Stout, like Harvey's... At the back, treacles, caramel, coke-like herbal edge, sticky raisins, plus a lively but mild lemony hint of lager beer follow closely at the back.
T: rather oily yet lubricating; thick, fat, but not quite sweet... with plenty of caramelised sugar and roasted malt flavour to entertain the palate, while a mixed aftertaste manifests itself: mild nuttiness, roasty dryness, coffee-flavoured toffee, phenolic+herbal syrup, licorice, and an intensifying hop bitterness in the end... an intriguing flow of almost (weizen-like) shellfishy savoury-sweetness emerges and wanes quietly, lending a nice touch to the overall flavour and adding something to the moderate complexity... The flavour is in fact not overly rich, but nonetheless leaves a fat and oily mouthfeel of dark-fruit syrup at the back. Rounded finish.
M&D: the rich texture is balanced by a mildly-carbonated body and surprisingly well-hidden alcohol, making it taste at most semi-heavy initially and yet very easy to manage after the taste expands on the palate. The more I smell it, the more it reminds me of an old-tradition Russian Porter or Stout for its distinct (yet mild) sour edge. Overall this is a very decent Baltic porter, with a big body somewhat compromising the complexity that IS possible to attain with all the good ingredients. Still, well worth a try!
Reviewed by belgbeerdrinker from Colorado
3.05/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
a: almost black, with maroon tinges around the edes, nice head dissipates to thin veil
s: smell the alcohol & set your expectations, slight porter smells, almost smells like a strong barleywine
t: very strong alcohol taste dominates anything else going on here -- could only get some slight porter-style tastes before thinking this was a brandy
m: medium body, not as thick as it looks, which make it more drinkable, as well as some carbonation
d: if not for the items mentioned under mouthfeel, wouldn't recommend this to anyone as the alcohol is overpowering. wasn't terrible & i do enjoy high gravity beers, but this was too evident
Mar 20, 2007s: smell the alcohol & set your expectations, slight porter smells, almost smells like a strong barleywine
t: very strong alcohol taste dominates anything else going on here -- could only get some slight porter-style tastes before thinking this was a brandy
m: medium body, not as thick as it looks, which make it more drinkable, as well as some carbonation
d: if not for the items mentioned under mouthfeel, wouldn't recommend this to anyone as the alcohol is overpowering. wasn't terrible & i do enjoy high gravity beers, but this was too evident
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