Ballsmack!!! Baltic Porter - Avery Brewing Company

gueuzer

Colorado

2.45/5  rDev -31.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

10 oz pour form the brewery

App- Pours a little light for a baltic. Nice roasted head though with some lacing.

Sm- Heavy roasted malt, can't get much of anything past this.

Ta- Taste's more light a mild than a Baltic. Very little malt sweetness as you would expect. Heavy on the bittering hops.

MF- Big disappointment. Very thin. Not the big beer you hope for when you order a baltic. Carbonation level was OK though.

Dr- It's drinkable, but when compared to the style does not deliver what you expect.

Serving type: on-tap

07-26-2010 15:52:55 | More by gueuzer

LittleDon

Texas

4.58/5  rDev +28.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Served in a 10oz pilsner at the Avery Tap Room. Clear and very dark red-brown, with some visable light coming through. Thin head and sticky lace. Coffee, roasted chicory, and chocolate aroma. Some carbonation prickliness up front, but very smooth up front, almost like a nitro. Bittersweet middle, dark chocolate like. Nice bitter finish. Medium to heavy mouthfeel. Smooth start to finish. From what I've been told by tap room employees, Ballsmack was a preproduction run for the 17th Anniversary.

Serving type: on-tap

07-06-2010 21:40:16 | More by LittleDon