Style: Baltic Porter

ABV: 9.2 IBU: 38.0

95/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 5

Rockwell Beer Company Kazimierz

What the brewers say

Strong, smooth porter fermented cold for a month in stainless before lagering for an additional four months in a Missouri white oak lager foeder.

What our panel thought

Licorice aroma with coffee, toffee, caramel, hazelnut, cocoa; hints of raisin, Port, green pepper. Flavor focuses on caramel with rising cocoa; roast coffee takes charge, with coconut, raisin, light praline, dried fruit. Pleasantly complex.

What our editors thought

Understated nose—faint licorice and toasted bread lead to a far more assertive sip, where fruity dark chocolate and smooth, light-roast coffee floral-ness add top notes to rich malt bass thumps. Figuring it out provides a pint’s worth of entertainment.

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


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