Baltic Porters
Few beers fit the season like a Baltic porter does winter and early spring. Siblings of the Imperial stouts, Baltic porters emanate from a swath of countries from Sweden to Poland, wending around the...
View ArticleBig Baltic Porter
British brewers began “imperializing” ales over 200 years ago. Stout and pale ale were re-formulated as stronger variations designed for export: Imperial stout and India pale ale. Imperial stouts were...
View ArticlePoland: Lively Lagers and Threatened Porters
Poland has a cruel nickname: “The country on wheels.” For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was ruled by Austro-Hungary, Russia and Germany, and then became a satrapy of the Soviet Union for 50...
View ArticlePorters and Stouts
I’m really not much of a gambler and, no, I’m not talking about schwarzbiers. Porters and stouts are the topic in this piece, friend. OK, porters aren’t as black as stouts and still show some hints of...
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Celebrating Pop The Cap With Foothills And Fullsteam
Scott Smith, sales director of Foothills Brewing, holding a bottle of their Baltic Porter Lots going on in the beer community today in North Carolina. It’s the five year anniversary of Pop The Cap,...
View ArticleTwisted Pine Brewing Releases Northstar Imperial Porter
Twisted Pine Brewing announced the release of Northstar Imperial Porter. The beer was brewed using traditional Baltic style porter ingredients. Notes of chocolate and toffee are balanced out by a...
View ArticleKarl Strauss Introduces Barrel-Aged Baltic Porter
Karl Strauss Brewing Company has announced the release of Parrot in a Palm Tree Baltic Porter. The beer is the first release in the company’s Twelve Days of Christmas San Diego Style series. The beer...
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Karl Strauss Brewing Company Parrot In A Palm Tree Baltic Porter
Served this beer from Karl Strauss Brewing Company at room temperature to the staff and asked for comments. This Baltic Porter pours a deep brown with burgundy highlights. Some said it had the color of...
View ArticleGreat Divide Brewing Co. Smoked Baltic Porter
This Smoked Baltic Porter from Great Divide Brewing Co. pours coffee black with a thin head that quickly dissipates. Roasted malt notes with hints of rusted penny, bitter coffee and chocolate. A silky...
View ArticleBottoms Up
Our beloved porter has seen it all. It went from the rough-hewn, smoky seminal macrobrew in early 18th-century England, to the first truly international beer in the 19th century, to near extinction in...
View ArticleBaltic Porter
93 Amnesia Baltic Porter, Grumpy Troll Brewery (WI). 8.2% ABV (11/09) %{Brewpub} Opaque brown black color. Aromas of molasses, prunes, dried apples, and dark roasted chestnuts follow through on a big,...
View ArticleBarrel-Aged Lager
93 Bourbon Barrel Baltic Porter, Browning’s Brewery (KY). 8% ABV (11/10) %{Brewpub} Black brown color. Rich layered aromas and flavors of dried cherries, nutty toffee, and vanilla crème brûlée with a...
View ArticleBaltic Porters
Few beers fit the season like a Baltic porter does winter and early spring. Siblings of the Imperial stouts, Baltic porters emanate from a swath of countries from Sweden to Poland, wending around the...
View ArticleBaltic Porter: A Dark, Delicious Time Capsule
Porter is likely the world’s most confusing beer style. Attempting to unravel its inner secrets through diligent scholarship is futile: the more you study it, the more incomprehensible it becomes. A...
View ArticleChocolate Porter
Bayhawk Ales Irvine, CA Available: CA, TX Alcohol (vol.): 5.1 Color: dark ruby Bitterness: 35 Original Gravity: 1050 Final gravity: 1013 Malts used: Chocolate, crystal, pale and black malts Hops used:...
View ArticleBig Baltic Porter
British brewers began “imperializing” ales over 200 years ago. Stout and pale ale were re-formulated as stronger variations designed for export: Imperial stout and India pale ale. Imperial stouts were...
View ArticleNorthstar Imperial Porter
Twisted Pine Brewing Co. Boulder, CO Available: CO ABV: 8.6-9.1 ABW: 6.8-7.2 Color: n/a Bitterness: 30-35 Original gravity: n/a The post Northstar Imperial Porter appeared first on All About Beer.
View ArticlePoland: Lively Lagers and Threatened Porters
Poland has a cruel nickname: “The country on wheels.” For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was ruled by Austro-Hungary, Russia and Germany, and then became a satrapy of the Soviet Union for 50...
View ArticlePorters and Stouts
I’m really not much of a gambler and, no, I’m not talking about schwarzbiers. Porters and stouts are the topic in this piece, friend. OK, porters aren’t as black as stouts and still show some hints of...
View ArticleA Thirst For Knowledge
As an alcohol beverage attorney, I enjoy the rare privilege of working in a field that is both my hobby and my obsession. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I openly confess my love for beer―that...
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