Uncommon Brewers Baltic Porterwww.uncommonbrewers.com
Uncommon Brewers are located in Santa Cruz, California. They've been brewing as a company since only the early-mid 2000's. But the principals have had another 10+ years of brewing experience.
Normally I don't steal so much from the brewer's website, but this just has to be used as is:
"Late in the 18th century Britain's great brewing families were working hard to break into new markets. For the Baltic Sea ports they created an export version of the traditional British Porter. Styled like an IPA to preserve them for the voyage, those profound Baltic Porters served to ward off the chill winds of that northern sea.
That said, we weren't satisfied with the Baltic Porter's traditionally subtle hint of black licorice. This ale features a blend of whole licorice root and star anise to create an uncommon addition to that traditional export Porter's hearty character."
It is deep black with a thin light brown head.
It smells of coffee, chocolate and vanilla with a little toasted barley and hops undertones.
It starts of tasting of nicely toasted barley with the coffee and chocolate-vanilla sweetness coming in mid taste with a nice hoppiness which lingers and fades away.
It has a nice thick and almost creamy mouthfeel.
Overall it's a beauty. I will be having some more of this, thankfully a pub I frequent has it on tap. I did find it a little odd how the licorice character never came through for me and that it manifested as coffee, chocolate and vanilla. I guess that's just how it played with the hops and barley to me.
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