tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post5737177798757608776..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Baltic PortersJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-61114721595208601812010-04-06T12:50:06.072-07:002010-04-06T12:50:06.072-07:00Lew, I wasn't trying to make a one-to-one comp...Lew, I wasn't trying to make a one-to-one comparison. I meant that, to grasp a key element of a Baltic porter's character, it's useful to think of lagers like Schwarzes rather than other porters or stouts.<br /><br />Even better: Baltics have the smoothness of Schwarzes, the roasty dryness of Irish stouts, and the strength of imperial stouts. How's that work?Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-2138371752477261862010-04-06T10:05:34.470-07:002010-04-06T10:05:34.470-07:00I've heard this comparison of Baltic porters t...I've heard this comparison of Baltic porters to schwarzbiers before, and -- with due respect -- I don't buy it from you either, Jeff! The schwarzbiers I've had, from Kostritzer on down, have been much lighter in body (and alcohol) than the Baltics I've had, and darker in color than most of them. I've been drinking Baltic porter since 1994 or so (lucky me!), I've been in onLew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-14233191423476625962010-04-05T17:12:48.459-07:002010-04-05T17:12:48.459-07:00Patrick, I think it's the yeast. The four lag...Patrick, I think it's the yeast. The four lagered porters I tried all tended toward a Schwarzbier. (By today's logic, we'd probably call them imperial schwarzes.) These beers are probably also aged a bit, which smooths them out even more.<br /><br />The versions I've tried locally are made as ales, which give them a decidedly British quality. <br /><br />But keep in mind that Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-57540597918222939972010-04-05T16:14:19.308-07:002010-04-05T16:14:19.308-07:00Jeff,
You allude to something that I've been ...Jeff,<br /><br />You allude to something that I've been curious about as well - the local versions of Baltic Porters have generally been tasty but lacking the gravitas that I taste in Okocim, Sinebrychoff, hell even Boss. So in seeing the label Baltic Porter, I get excited, but invariablly have been let down by the results. <br /><br />I've got to think the brewers are well versed in Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-75828003674301774272010-04-05T15:48:25.288-07:002010-04-05T15:48:25.288-07:00Paul, absolutely. I'm a professional blogger.
...Paul, absolutely. I'm a professional blogger.<br /><br />Angelo, that's cool. You have to go on a trip to the homeland now.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-8859929051468682412010-04-05T14:04:58.046-07:002010-04-05T14:04:58.046-07:00@Paul: Zywiec is, as I hear 'em say it /zib...@Paul: Zywiec is, as I hear 'em say it /zib' yetch/ The rest=??Angelo De Ieso IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924074136432149767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-19220256682617248732010-04-05T14:02:52.794-07:002010-04-05T14:02:52.794-07:00I am reading this right after signing for a docume...I am reading this right after signing for a document from the Polski consulate. Margaret is getting dual citizenship since her folks are from there.Angelo De Ieso IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924074136432149767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-53842569254101109162010-04-05T10:10:36.858-07:002010-04-05T10:10:36.858-07:00Now the question is, can you properly pronounce an...Now the question is, can you properly pronounce any of those names?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259080486625766300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-74390665322729167872010-04-05T10:04:31.775-07:002010-04-05T10:04:31.775-07:00I have had a few of those. My personal favorite i...I have had a few of those. My personal favorite is Okocim Porter from Poland. About 8.4-9% and very tasty. If you can find it, I highly recommend it!Erik Huntoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360667752111326811noreply@blogger.com