A traditional product of Okocim Brewery, famous for its deep, dark red color, high percentage of alcohol and rich blend of various kinds of malt and hops. These are the qualities which combine to make this strong. "Stark"-type of beer with a full bodied, wine flavor and distinct scent of honey and hops. The special technology of its production is based on traditional brewing recipes.
While it has become a tradition in the homes of our customers both in Poland and abroad, numerous awards at renowned Polish and foreign beer contests reflect its popularity.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by bigred00 from buffalo, NY, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/30/2008 5:49:55 PM)
"Presentation: It was poured from a brown, 1pt.0.9floz. or 500ml bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: The body has a very dark brown color with some lighter brown highlights. Its head builds up thick and slowly settles down to thin cap that hangs on to the last sip. The head is tan in color and makes nice slippery lace that slowly slides down the glass as I drink.
Smell: Its aroma is strong and has a heavy sweet and fruity malt character with a very noticeable alcohol presence in the nose.
Taste/Mouth feel: The overall flavor is very sweet with a sticky, almost syrupy texture. Sugary sweet malt with dark caramel, molasses and toffee notes dominate its character. There is a very noticeable alcohol presence in the flavor and notes of cherry cough drop with some mild herbal and leafy hops. Any bitterness from the hops is overpowered by the extremely sweet malt however. It finishes slowly with its malt lingering on the palate. Carbonation is moderate to average and it's about medium bodied.
Notes: Its overall drinkability for me was low due to its unchecked and unbalanced syrupy sweetness. The alcohol had some ruff edges as well; still this is a very interesting brew.
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Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $3.25 Unit Cost: $3.08 per Pint
[2] Review by RJA from Palm Springs, FL, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/2/2008 9:00:23 PM)
"A porter with a kick. Wow! Everything typical porter (dark chocolate color, malt-caramel taste.) And that's where the stops. A strong alcoholic taste sets it aside other porters and stouts."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $4.57 Unit Cost: $4.32 per Pint
[3] Review by Phishpond417 from Madtown, Wisc, USA who has tried this beer once. (1/27/2008 2:18:04 PM)
"I'm still tasting this beer in my mouth, a day after I had it. Wicked strong alcohol taste and aroma. It was like drinkin creamed whiskey or something. I love strong beers as much as anybody else, but the whiskey flavor was unbalanced. dark chocolatey, big tan head. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $2.19 Unit Cost: $2.07 per Pint
[4] Review by lenusik from Toronto, Canada who has tried this beer once. (11/25/2007 8:32:57 PM)
"Another strong beer, this one a European strong one. This was a very dark brown beer with very little head, and the first thing was the alcohol, after that one could smell some burnt sugar. It was great on the tongue. The flavour was complex, but the extra alcohol kept getting in the way."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by Beav from Fort Collins, CO, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/2/2007 6:09:43 PM)
"16.9 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown with a wispy off white head that quickly dissipates to a thin collar.
The aroma is sweet chocolate and vinous fruits.
The flavor is sweet sugary chocolate malts, vinous dark fruits, and some tarry smoke followed by some offsetting bitterness. As it warms, the molasses sweetness becomes a little cloying. The mouthfeel is medium to full with some sharpish carbonation.
Overall, a nice complex porter. A little too far on the sweet side."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 16.9oz @ $2.5 Unit Cost: $2.37 per Pint
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(3.6)
