Ragutis Horn Honey Porter

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

First Lithuanian honey porter. One more attempt by Ragutis brewery to make something interesting and to attract beer lovers. I dear to predict, that this brew will not last too long in Lithuanian market - Lithuanians are classic swill lovers and other beers are not so popular. More than that, many good dark beers were not successful in Lithuanian beer market and this Honey Porter is even not so good and, being frank, disappointing after intense advert campaign. The appearance is the best caharcteristic of this beer: dark reddish almost black colour, fine steady caramel foam leaving nice lacing. And now everything goes worse... Malty aroma with fruity and caramel scents and with strong spicy expression that makes an unfresh feeling. Too much spicy in a mouth, but on the other hand it goes watery and thin. Malty backround with caramel and bread flavour, strange honey taste, with rather intensely flowery spicy, has some alcoholic and corny traces. Too sweet and overspiced. Not pleasant brew, very specific and original though, but quite hardly drinkable. Spicy syrup.