Baltic Porter
Calvors Brewery
- From:
- Calvors Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 18.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2021
- Added:
- Dec 06, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.74/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.74/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)…
L- Pours and looks very much like a cola, superficially black but held to the light a very deep chestnut brown. Clear, brief 1mm pale tan head.
S- I get mild ABV% before any 'black beer' notes. Unusual. A hint of richness too.
T- 'Most unusual'. It has a sweetness that lingers. It's not the typical malt richness but blunter like an adjunct beer might present as. It has a quite deep toasty side too, but then as soon as I notice that I also get a kind of 'concentrated cola' aspect too.
F- Toasty yet also curiously artificial. I think that it, the body doesn't feel natural, ie from malts, it's a bit artificial/thin like an adjunct.
O- Unexpectedly challenging. Is it adjunct, there is something not quite right going on? I'm half way through and think I can finish it; but I can't say I'm enjoying it and wouldn't buy it again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed! ==> 100% natural and pared back ingredients, no extras/adjuncts at all. Huh, ok, well over to you feel BA-Head, make of it what you will!
330ml can £2.41 13/10/21 BB: Bought from BeersOfEurope, King's Lynn/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Apr 16, 2021L- Pours and looks very much like a cola, superficially black but held to the light a very deep chestnut brown. Clear, brief 1mm pale tan head.
S- I get mild ABV% before any 'black beer' notes. Unusual. A hint of richness too.
T- 'Most unusual'. It has a sweetness that lingers. It's not the typical malt richness but blunter like an adjunct beer might present as. It has a quite deep toasty side too, but then as soon as I notice that I also get a kind of 'concentrated cola' aspect too.
F- Toasty yet also curiously artificial. I think that it, the body doesn't feel natural, ie from malts, it's a bit artificial/thin like an adjunct.
O- Unexpectedly challenging. Is it adjunct, there is something not quite right going on? I'm half way through and think I can finish it; but I can't say I'm enjoying it and wouldn't buy it again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed! ==> 100% natural and pared back ingredients, no extras/adjuncts at all. Huh, ok, well over to you feel BA-Head, make of it what you will!
330ml can £2.41 13/10/21 BB: Bought from BeersOfEurope, King's Lynn/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Reviewed by xander10 from England
3.95/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bought directly from calvors after seeing Real Ale Craft Beer's review of the beer, poured from the 330ml can into my pint glass.
look: pours Mahogany brown with very little head and poor retention of it, crystal clear and with visible carbonation
smell: rich and chocolatey, with very little hop or yeasty aroma on the nose, understandably so for the yeast as it is apparently brewed with a lager yeast.
Taste: so incredibly flavourful and rich, the abv isn't noticeable at all. A delicious beer.
Feel: medium bodied with a decent amount of carbonation, thoroughly enjoyable but I'd prefer more body.
Overall: Great tasting beer and well made beer, just wish it had a bit better head retention (maybe some added wheat malt) and a bit more body and smoothness and it would be perfect.
Dec 06, 2020look: pours Mahogany brown with very little head and poor retention of it, crystal clear and with visible carbonation
smell: rich and chocolatey, with very little hop or yeasty aroma on the nose, understandably so for the yeast as it is apparently brewed with a lager yeast.
Taste: so incredibly flavourful and rich, the abv isn't noticeable at all. A delicious beer.
Feel: medium bodied with a decent amount of carbonation, thoroughly enjoyable but I'd prefer more body.
Overall: Great tasting beer and well made beer, just wish it had a bit better head retention (maybe some added wheat malt) and a bit more body and smoothness and it would be perfect.
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