Baltic Porter
Dovetail Brewery

 

A: crystal clear; dark brown with mahogany highlights; 1 finger light brown head that receded to a wispy cap with a thick collar; little lacing;

S: deeply roasted grain with bittersweet chocolate and a little coffee;

T: deeply roasted grain with bittersweet chocolate from start to finish; a little cherry at the end; mild to moderate bitterness that increased to moderate in the after taste;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;

O: surprisingly easy drinking;

 

 

 

 

10/31/24. Poured into a glass mug.

A: Very dark brown with 1-2 finger beige foamy head with decent retention and a few thin lines of lacing.

S; Mix of medium caramel, black coffee, and black licorice with some rye/zwieback like bread crust aromas.

T: Flavor is bold but just not my cup of tea with a lot of licorice and caraway rye flavors with some rye bread crust flavors and light spicy, noble hop notes. Heavy melanoidins.

M: Great mouthfeel with light-medium body, moderate carbonation, and dry finish.

O: Well-crafted but doesn't fit in my flavor likes.

16 oz can into a pint glass.

A: Very dark brown color with a small eggshell tan head.

S: Dark chocolate, roasted malt.

T: Milk chocolate and caramel malty nuttiness.

F: Medium, creamy body.

 

Dark brown with a disappointing head. Roast, chocolate and coffee in the nose. Pretty much the same taste but a lot more chocolate. Light bodied for the style. My review doesn't capture how perfectly made this beer is.

11/17/24 (Home - Chicago, IL): Can Notes: Can picked up yesterday refrigerated from Beer on the Wall. Comped from Beer on the Wall Points, $2.49 plus tax retail. 16 oz canned 10/31/24. Baltic Style Porter. Milk chocolatey, stone fruity, toasty. 6.6% ABV, Brewed and Canned by Dovetail Brewery, 1800 W. Belle Plaine, Chicago, IL.

Appearance: Poured about 2/3 of the can into a large 0.5 liter Dovetail nonic glass. Generous dark tan lacing settles without a trace to form a thin creamy layer and thicker bubbly ring above the near black impenetrable base. 4.0

Aroma: Chocolate malt, part milk part dark roast, am getting the stone fruit aroma (don't believe any were added) in the can description, mango, banana, tangerine. Unique, nice. 4.0

Taste: Flavor limited to the milk / dark chocolate malt base, no stone fruit as noted in the aroma, plus caramel and toffee backing well. Drinks as expected in terms of style. 3.75

Mouthfeel: Nice hop bitterness balancing out the sweet malt flavors. Drinks below the ABV, very light and easy. Medium body, light carbonation, milk and dark chocolate plus caramel finish. A dark chocolate Rolo. 4.25

Overall: This is a solid offering, typical Baltic style porter. Easier drinking than expected, flavor profile as expected beyond the unique stone fruit aroma notes, like many Dovetail offerings a solid pour I would order again. 4.0

 

 

I had this on draft 4/19/23 @ the Hopleaf.

Brown/black appearance.

Nice tan head; nice lacing.

Burnt caramel, cream & faint chocolate notes in the nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Burnt caramel & cream flavors up front; fresh earth notes on the finish.

Big, interesting...but a bit too burnt caramel forward. Definitely drinkable.

 

 

 

 

 

Can pour -my last beer from the lager fest box, opaque dark roasty brown with thick khaki head leaving scattered lacing. Nose is all malty goodness. Taste follows with a few nuanced dark flavors. Decently carbonated- finishes on the thin side, really an easy quaffer. A tasty dark lager.