Fat Boy Baltic Porter - The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

Bung

North Carolina

3.16/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Draft at OMB. A light brown pour.  Layer of cream head.  A little different so far.

Aroma,  light roast and chocolate.  

Taste, toasted malt, a lot of nuttiness.  Some caramel and chocolate.  A little woodiness.

Struggles to get much above light bodied.  Drinks very easy though. Even carbonation and no alcohol presence.

A little puzzled by this one.  Just doesnt fit with the norms for the style. Worth a try on draft, at Olde Meck. I will say if a German was to make a Baltic Porter I bet it would be much like this.
Looking forward to the next one more however...

Serving type: on-tap

01-13-2013 21:46:00 | More by Bung

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Tap at the brewery.

Pours a dark reddish brown with a thick fine yellowish head.

Smells of caramel and cocoa, some dark fruit.

Flavor is of caramel, cocoa and a bit of scotch.

Full body with a light crisp carbonation.

Very tasty, great flavor. Excellent, a must-try.

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2013 22:44:11 | More by Cylinsier

dvmin98

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

03-30-2013 20:06:40 | More by dvmin98

CBlack85

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

03-13-2013 22:50:17 | More by CBlack85

kell50

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

03-09-2013 04:29:19 | More by kell50

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

02-22-2013 01:10:55 | More by LXIXME

brentk56

North Carolina

4.24/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Bottle 124/300

Appearance: Pours a clear auburn color (lighter than most of the style but within the BJCP guidelines) with a thick, somewhat creamy tan head that leaves plenty of lacing behind

Smell: Caramel, toasted brown bread, licorice and dark fruit (prune and raisin)

Taste: The prune and raisin flavors jut forward, with caramel. toast and licorice adding malty depth in the middle; after the swallow, there is a hint of hop balance to offset the sweet flavors as well as some licorice in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Tasty, but very different from most Baltic Porters (most versions I have tasted are much darker in color, with more of a Porter character - the long gone Ølfabrikken Porter being the defining Baltic for my palate) and it sent me to the BJCP guidelines just to check; I would have pegged this as a Doppelbock but, to my surprise, this beer is firmly within the style guildelines

Thanks to my daughter and her boyfriend for picking up a couple of bottles at the release

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 17:41:12 | More by brentk56