Vahvahko maku, hieman karvas#4.5.2024

April 20, and it's snowing... Fabulous. 🙄. The nature is obviously giving me a sign to finish one of the winter/Christmas beers that was heavily discounted. Will do so. Opaque, deep dark brown beer with limited carbonation creates a silky, tawny head that falls short of one finger. The retention itself is short but the dense lace ring decorates the surface for quite a long time. A fragile haze floats in the center. Coffee, roasted malt and a pinch of lactose ascend to my nose. Not bad at all. I somehow expected a rougher experience for a Baltic Porter but this was a pleasant encounter. Coffee dominates the gustatory sphere, as well. It's not enormous, nor overly dry either. Raw cacao bean, light-roasted malt, a hint of burned wood and orange peel escort the coffeeish master. Quite easy this side, as well. The body is light. The end offers a similar coffeeish–roasty combination to digest. But not for a long time though. The frost, it looks like dust settled on the aftertaste after everyone's long been gone; but me, I was hidin', or forgotten, the only one left; now the beer is mine alone. The mouthfeel is light, roasty, a bit dry and moderately drying. Uncontroversial, balanced and gluggable. Good for the ABV, excellent for the price.

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