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Big Eddy Baltic Porter
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
- From:
- Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 14.48%
- Reviews:
- 68
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 16, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 25, 2012
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 20
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Ratings by Samp01:
Reviewed by Samp01 from New Jersey
3.7/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours cloudy dark brown with quickly fading razor thin head. Aroma is of rich roasted caramel malt with some mild dark fruity notes. Taste is sweet dark mild roasted caramel malt, coffee bean, some dark fruity notes, dried figs and mild bitterness. Palate is medium body, slightly viscous mouth feel, moderate carbonation. Finishes with mild dark roasted caramel malt, mild dark fruity notes and a mild roasted malt and coffee bean, mild dark fruit on the backend. Overall, this quite a good and tasty Baltic Porter. I like.
Sep 30, 2014More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.45/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into a glass.
Black liquid, small light tan head.
Deep purple when held to the light.
Nose is of black pepper, nicely unexpected. Subtle smokiness behind that.
Medium mouthfeel.
Black pepper notes in the front of the taste; touch of pickle juice on the back end. Not entirely pleasurable. Touch o' metal in the aftertaste. For all that, it's almost tasteless at times. First misfire from the Big Eddy series for me. Baltic Porter is far from my favorite style, so maybe this is a real treat, but this left me cold.
Nov 28, 2016Black liquid, small light tan head.
Deep purple when held to the light.
Nose is of black pepper, nicely unexpected. Subtle smokiness behind that.
Medium mouthfeel.
Black pepper notes in the front of the taste; touch of pickle juice on the back end. Not entirely pleasurable. Touch o' metal in the aftertaste. For all that, it's almost tasteless at times. First misfire from the Big Eddy series for me. Baltic Porter is far from my favorite style, so maybe this is a real treat, but this left me cold.
Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2012 vintage, so rating set to current average.
Aroma is rich and fruity, reminiscent of treacle and fruitcake. Notes of dark cherry, fig, raisins, and dates accent deeply caramelized malt. Roast is comparatively subtle.
Flavor is very toffee forward, more reminiscent of the malt bill found in a wee heavy. Dark fruit dominates, with the roast malt leaving a perception of smoke. Big prune, raisin, tart cherry, and fig notes. Much better than the rating reflects.
Jan 29, 2016Aroma is rich and fruity, reminiscent of treacle and fruitcake. Notes of dark cherry, fig, raisins, and dates accent deeply caramelized malt. Roast is comparatively subtle.
Flavor is very toffee forward, more reminiscent of the malt bill found in a wee heavy. Dark fruit dominates, with the roast malt leaving a perception of smoke. Big prune, raisin, tart cherry, and fig notes. Much better than the rating reflects.
Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia
3.29/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
"A rich, malty brew with coffee, port, and chocolate notes and a dark fruit finish." Brewed in the style of a Baltic Porter. Available in 12 oz. bottled 4 packs and on limited draft as part of the Big Eddy series.
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a snifter glass. Served above 61 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Appearance) Pours a creamy frothed head of a maple gold color over a dense dark brown body. Retention is below average and lacing is light and spotty. 2.75
(Smell) Bold syrupy fruit and grainy caramel profiles forward, with undertones of thin chocolate syrup. Potency is mild. 3
(Taste) Fruit and soft grain alcohol forward, finishing on a note of slick caramel and chocolate malt. Considerably more desirable over the aroma, although there's not quite enough depth of flavor to adequately counter the grainy roughness. 3.5
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, residual, moderately oily, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a moderately crisp finish. Body is shy of medium for the style, medium+ overall. Balance is slightly acidic and earthy bitter over sweet. Alcohol presence is modest and there are no off characters. 3.5
(Overall) The Big Eddy Baltic Porter seems to be lacking in the rich malt character and body that I generally anticipate from the Baltic Porter style, but with the fruit and alcohol characters ever present, there's a soft imbalance that is difficult to ignore. Drinkable, but not particularly memorable and one of the lesser Big Eddy releases. 3.25
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company's
Big Eddy Baltic Porter
3.29/5.00
Jun 09, 2015Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a snifter glass. Served above 61 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Appearance) Pours a creamy frothed head of a maple gold color over a dense dark brown body. Retention is below average and lacing is light and spotty. 2.75
(Smell) Bold syrupy fruit and grainy caramel profiles forward, with undertones of thin chocolate syrup. Potency is mild. 3
(Taste) Fruit and soft grain alcohol forward, finishing on a note of slick caramel and chocolate malt. Considerably more desirable over the aroma, although there's not quite enough depth of flavor to adequately counter the grainy roughness. 3.5
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, residual, moderately oily, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a moderately crisp finish. Body is shy of medium for the style, medium+ overall. Balance is slightly acidic and earthy bitter over sweet. Alcohol presence is modest and there are no off characters. 3.5
(Overall) The Big Eddy Baltic Porter seems to be lacking in the rich malt character and body that I generally anticipate from the Baltic Porter style, but with the fruit and alcohol characters ever present, there's a soft imbalance that is difficult to ignore. Drinkable, but not particularly memorable and one of the lesser Big Eddy releases. 3.25
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company's
Big Eddy Baltic Porter
3.29/5.00
Reviewed by muddyh2oblues from Illinois
3.45/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
2012 bottle
aroma is port wine and black licorice that carries over into taste, along with sweet malt and a hint of booze. almost too sweet. never had it fresh, so don't know if aging had a positive or negative effect. one is enough. interesting, but not for me.
May 08, 2015aroma is port wine and black licorice that carries over into taste, along with sweet malt and a hint of booze. almost too sweet. never had it fresh, so don't know if aging had a positive or negative effect. one is enough. interesting, but not for me.
Reviewed by BeerWithMike from Nebraska
4.24/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Sampled last night on 4/24/15. Bottle chilled down to 36 degrees F in my beer cooler and has been in there for about 2 years ('2012' on top of label). LOL! Poured in to a 'Leinenkugel' pint glass.
Brew pours really close to a pitch black in color with some ruby-highlights. Has a thick good half-finger foamy beige head that stays around for a while. A decent amount of sticky lacing is seen when sipped. The aroma is very nice and is of dark roasted malts, hint of toffee and black licorice. Pretty much is said for the taste with great flavor with a hint of black licorice near the finish. Just a real slight bitter finish is noted that last for like 2 seconds then is gone. Medium+ to Full-bodied with perfect carbonation. Brew even tasted better when warmed up some like some dark brews do. It's a good sipper brew.
Apr 25, 2015Brew pours really close to a pitch black in color with some ruby-highlights. Has a thick good half-finger foamy beige head that stays around for a while. A decent amount of sticky lacing is seen when sipped. The aroma is very nice and is of dark roasted malts, hint of toffee and black licorice. Pretty much is said for the taste with great flavor with a hint of black licorice near the finish. Just a real slight bitter finish is noted that last for like 2 seconds then is gone. Medium+ to Full-bodied with perfect carbonation. Brew even tasted better when warmed up some like some dark brews do. It's a good sipper brew.
Reviewed by bushbeer75 from Michigan
3.69/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz brown bottle - 2012 Edition
Leinenkugel Big Eddy Baltic Porter has a dark brown body [almost black] that dissipated quickly to a collar of foam. The nose was lighter than expected/ The smell was dominated by roasted malt, caramel, and toffee. The palate first noticed the assertive flavor of black licorice followed by dark fruit, toffee, caramel, and a little coca. The ale has a medium-full body with fine almost tingly carbonation. Alcohol also makes its appearance known during the sallow.
If you like the flavor of dark licorice you will like Big Eddy Baltic Porter.
Mar 14, 2015Leinenkugel Big Eddy Baltic Porter has a dark brown body [almost black] that dissipated quickly to a collar of foam. The nose was lighter than expected/ The smell was dominated by roasted malt, caramel, and toffee. The palate first noticed the assertive flavor of black licorice followed by dark fruit, toffee, caramel, and a little coca. The ale has a medium-full body with fine almost tingly carbonation. Alcohol also makes its appearance known during the sallow.
If you like the flavor of dark licorice you will like Big Eddy Baltic Porter.
Rated by GoMUPack from Missouri
3.29/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.29/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Sour flavor - reminiscent of sorghum, molasses
Not our favorite
Mar 13, 2015Not our favorite
Rated by thinwhiteduke from Illinois
2.5/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Did not age well at all.
Jan 30, 2015
Big Eddy Baltic Porter from Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
261 ratings
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