Leviathan - Baltic Porter
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- From:
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 9.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 241
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 21, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 16, 2008
- Wants:
- 47
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Leviathan Baltic Porter is a dark, strong beer of considerable complexity. Brewed with a highly alcohol-tolerant strain of lager yeast, it has a smooth, full flavor with dark fruit and licorice notes in the aroma. De-husked roasted malt lends a dark chocolate character without being sharp or harsh. Raw sugar and dark crystal malt give some raisin and molasses notes while East Kent Goldings hops make for a long, earthy finish.
38 IBU
38 IBU
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Reviewed by ttoadee from Texas
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Deep, dark amber with a vanishing off-white head. Roasted grain and lager yeast in the nose. Well balanced sweetness. Thick and oily in the middle, with alcohol and chocolate malt. Finish is dry with noticeable alcohol, but not overpowering.|1/14/2013
Jul 21, 2025Deep, dark amber with a vanishing off-white head. Roasted grain and lager yeast in the nose. Well balanced sweetness. Thick and oily in the middle, with alcohol and chocolate malt. Finish is dry with noticeable alcohol, but not overpowering.|1/14/2013
Reviewed by Baronash from Colorado
4.8/5 rDev +20.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +20.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Someone was generous enough to leave this at a backcountry lodge for me to enjoy. If that was someone on BA, I appreciate your kindness.
Poured jet black. Chocolate and roasted malt flavors. Any booziness noted by other reviewers has mellowed out in the aging.
It was a genuinely exceptional beer, and I wish I could get my hands on another bottle or two.
May 26, 2017Poured jet black. Chocolate and roasted malt flavors. Any booziness noted by other reviewers has mellowed out in the aging.
It was a genuinely exceptional beer, and I wish I could get my hands on another bottle or two.
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