Baltic Thunder - Victory Brewing Company

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.28/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 22 oz bomber into pint glass

Appearance – Pours a deep brown color with a small tan head. The head fades fast to give almost no lacing.

Smell – There is a big presence of roasted malt with toffee and chocolate infused within. These are mixed with a lighter dark fruit aroma, overall giving the brew a nice sweet brown bread smell.

Taste – A big wallop of sweet toasted malt flavor meets the tongue. This brown bread flavor mixed with a toffee sweetness forms the base for the remaining flavors of the taste to mingle with. Toward the middle, the fruits that were detected in the nose came to be tasted; being of a lighter plum and cherry taste. As the taste went on to the end, the fruit seemed to fade, but a light cocoa flavor took its place. This cocoa, when mixed with the toffee and sweeter malt, created a sweeter roasty flavor. The finish to the taste was also complemented with a smooth increase in alcohol flavor, leaving just a little bit of a pleasant dark rum like flavor on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – A nice and creamy body gives all those sweet, dark and rum like flavors a chance to soak into the tongue. The body when coupled with it’s just below average level of carbonation (accentuating the taste penetration of the flavors) makes for a very nice mouthfeel.

Overall – This is a very nice example of a porter in my opinion. Nice robust sweeter and darker flavors with hints of fruits and booze. It makes a great drinking experience overall and is a beer I would recommend.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 22:38:14 | More by Darkmagus82

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-24-2013 02:10:43 | More by jkane101

RBM

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%

05-20-2013 16:43:23 | More by RBM

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-19-2013 15:44:23 | More by InspectorBob

nzerbe

New York

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 12:33:33 | More by nzerbe

sketchyhoodie

New York

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

05-13-2013 15:43:47 | More by sketchyhoodie

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-11-2013 00:47:44 | More by tommyguz

SHerninko

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-09-2013 18:03:49 | More by SHerninko

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-09-2013 01:18:23 | More by WDJersey

ZehrAlte

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

05-05-2013 14:21:38 | More by ZehrAlte

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-03-2013 05:44:46 | More by Kelp

LSx

California

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-25-2013 04:26:48 | More by LSx

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16%

04-22-2013 20:57:47 | More by mcewesr

Falcone

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-22-2013 03:07:41 | More by Falcone

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-21-2013 20:33:14 | More by KiMiRaiK

Casey3236

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

04-19-2013 01:41:42 | More by Casey3236

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-17-2013 17:46:10 | More by Jason1337

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-13-2013 21:36:02 | More by DaPan

mecmd

Georgia

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-13-2013 17:59:49 | More by mecmd

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

2.5/5  rDev -35.4%

04-08-2013 05:47:30 | More by BrownAleMale

stevetheconfused

California

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

04-08-2013 03:18:52 | More by stevetheconfused

Cavalieri

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-19-2013 21:23:07 | More by Cavalieri

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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Hawksfan79

Washington

3.93/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Glass: Mug
Pours a dark brown with a thin white head That quickly dissipated. Smells very fruity reminiscent of plums. Slight alcohol aroma with a slight hint of toffee.
Fruity, strong raisin flavor. alcohol, and slight hints of cherry. Very similar to a barleywine as its sweet an alcoholic. Wonderfully complex, one of those beers that changes on your palette and gives you different character as you drink.
Light to medium bodied, much lighter than expected almost watery in texture. Alcohol warming followed lingering roasty malt finish.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 23:02:12 | More by Hawksfan79

tedho21

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-13-2013 15:23:21 | More by tedho21