Baltika 6
Style: porter
Alc./Vol.: 7.0%
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Baltika 6 pours pitch black with a beautiful tan head. As you bring the glass to your nose, essences of dark chocolate and malts come forth. The taste matches the aroma – dark chocolaty goodness mixed with a hint of caramel. The beginning delivers some sweetness, but this is soon smoothly overtaken by a hoppy, dry, rum-like finish. The medium body supports the flavors well without being too thick as some stouts can get. Finding Baltika 6 in the USA may be tricky. I happened to locate this bottle at a little Russian market in Paris strangely enough. The bottom line: if you are fortunate enough to stumble upon Baltika 6, grab 2 or 3 since they are truly fantastic!
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