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31-01-2024, 09:00
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS2QI1Ct95nbmt_OGbF7V5ByClQXX22rnRGc1Gm4N1Y L8JUOd_v9OYSHnjCtKlSQLbENAjzdoWuE4qap335yhK8fS60Sg lZTc10pZJj1m76RlIf-gAENCDnQH6lbv6_g36TGcUHpy6zT20kzXRGq9MnMudScZqt8WI j0a1_R5dET6o4_kThfSvQ/s320/volfas_engelman_baltic_porter.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS2QI1Ct95nbmt_OGbF7V5ByClQXX22rnRGc1Gm4N1Y L8JUOd_v9OYSHnjCtKlSQLbENAjzdoWuE4qap335yhK8fS60Sg lZTc10pZJj1m76RlIf-gAENCDnQH6lbv6_g36TGcUHpy6zT20kzXRGq9MnMudScZqt8WI j0a1_R5dET6o4_kThfSvQ/s3280/volfas_engelman_baltic_porter.jpg)We are joined once again by Mr Engelman and one of his handsome full-pint cans. I'm not sure I've ever had a Lithuanian Baltic porter before, which is a shame, what with it being on the Baltic and all.
Volfas Engelman Baltic Porter, then, is 6% ABV and the can tells us it's in "limited supply". Also that it's 25 IBU, which strikes me as a little low, even if the scale is largely meaningless. Nevertheless, it pours a handsome dark brown with a modest and mangeable off-white head. The aroma gives gentle caramel and the promise of some herbal liquorice hops. Everything is in order there, then. A lager-clean texture follows, and there's a surprise in the flavour. It's not very bitter -- the IBUs don't lie, for once -- and there's a strong chocolate sweetness. But there's the liquorice too, loads of it, and a flourish of milky coffee on the end.
Getting all the aniseed without an accompanying bitter tang is a bit confusing, but I enjoyed the flex. It does run the risk of turning overly sweet, which would be a disaster for any Baltic porter, though it manages to avoid going that far. All told, it's a satisfying pint, warming and nutritious-tasting: ideal winter drinking without going overboard on the alcohol. Thanks Volfie!
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS2QI1Ct95nbmt_OGbF7V5ByClQXX22rnRGc1Gm4N1Y L8JUOd_v9OYSHnjCtKlSQLbENAjzdoWuE4qap335yhK8fS60Sg lZTc10pZJj1m76RlIf-gAENCDnQH6lbv6_g36TGcUHpy6zT20kzXRGq9MnMudScZqt8WI j0a1_R5dET6o4_kThfSvQ/s320/volfas_engelman_baltic_porter.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS2QI1Ct95nbmt_OGbF7V5ByClQXX22rnRGc1Gm4N1Y L8JUOd_v9OYSHnjCtKlSQLbENAjzdoWuE4qap335yhK8fS60Sg lZTc10pZJj1m76RlIf-gAENCDnQH6lbv6_g36TGcUHpy6zT20kzXRGq9MnMudScZqt8WI j0a1_R5dET6o4_kThfSvQ/s3280/volfas_engelman_baltic_porter.jpg)We are joined once again by Mr Engelman and one of his handsome full-pint cans. I'm not sure I've ever had a Lithuanian Baltic porter before, which is a shame, what with it being on the Baltic and all.
Volfas Engelman Baltic Porter, then, is 6% ABV and the can tells us it's in "limited supply". Also that it's 25 IBU, which strikes me as a little low, even if the scale is largely meaningless. Nevertheless, it pours a handsome dark brown with a modest and mangeable off-white head. The aroma gives gentle caramel and the promise of some herbal liquorice hops. Everything is in order there, then. A lager-clean texture follows, and there's a surprise in the flavour. It's not very bitter -- the IBUs don't lie, for once -- and there's a strong chocolate sweetness. But there's the liquorice too, loads of it, and a flourish of milky coffee on the end.
Getting all the aniseed without an accompanying bitter tang is a bit confusing, but I enjoyed the flex. It does run the risk of turning overly sweet, which would be a disaster for any Baltic porter, though it manages to avoid going that far. All told, it's a satisfying pint, warming and nutritious-tasting: ideal winter drinking without going overboard on the alcohol. Thanks Volfie!
More... (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2024/01/your-actual-baltic.html)