Style: Baltic Porter

ABV: 8.0

84/100
Aroma: 11
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 15
Mouthfeel: 4

Cerebral Brewing Nordic Noir

What the brewers say

Foeder Baltic porter brewed with pilsner, Munich II, oats, Caramunich II, and pale chocolate, and hopped with Columbus.

What our panel thought

Muted nose—rich toffee malt, hints of chocolate, black tea, shards of roast and paper with a woody border. Smooth flavor—flat wash of dark roast and caramel—with an almost creamy, fairly bitter finish. Notes of cedar and spice blend with dark malt. Warming. Rich and complex.

What our editors thought

Sharp, spicy, tannic nose with a brown sugar touch. Sip leads with rich caramel and brown sugar, but a drying astringency quickly supplants these more pleasurable elements.

Review printed in: The Rebirth of Cool: Inside the Lager Evolution (June-July 2021) (View All Issues)


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Cerebral Brewing Cryptic Message

Baker’s chocolate and light roast coffee jostle for attention in the aroma over clean Noble hops. In the flavor, malt expands to include a little bready sweetness, toffee, coffee, and subtle hints of vanilla. Spicy/herbal hop flavor and clean finishing bitterness are complementary, carrying you to the next sip.

Cape May Brewing King Porter Stomp

Aroma: “Moderate floral hops dominate. Light coffee roast underneath. Grassy hops with a hint of citrus and mint. Dry cocoa/chocolate, almost dusty. Alcohol evident.” Flavor: “Very roast-forward espresso and sweet dark chocolate. Bitterness is firm and a touch harsh. Borderline black IPA territory. Chocolate flavor is medium strong, lingering into the aftertaste.” Overall: “Drinkable, but more malt sweetness and richness would balance the combination of roast and hops bitterness. Kind of like a Cascadian IPA without the aroma-hops character to keep things in check.”

Twin Span Brewing The Davenporter

“Light nose, with hints of toasted breadcrusts and light caramel. The flavor is more rustic and earthy, with notes of black licorice; toffee dominates, heading almost into a smoky thing. Lager-like crispness is there, but it’s a bit thin. Finish is dry—just a hint of chocolate, with moderate roast notes. Sessionable at the expense of flavor.” 

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