Baltic Porter

Baltic porters are a dark red-brown to dark brown-black style of beer that originated in the countries surrounding the Baltic as a virtual hybrid of Russian imperial stouts and basic English porters. Most (but not all) baltic porters are lagers and take on smooth lager-like qualities. They are typically rich in malt content, featuring in their flavors, light roasted notes, caramel, toffee, complex blends of dark fruits (plums, raisins, prunes, grapes, and cherries), molasses, chocolate, and / or coffee. Baltic porters are never burnt like an imperial stout or heavily roasted or strongly hopped like an imperial porter (hops are a minor component of the aroma and flavor of a Baltic porter, playing only a complementary - if any at all - role to the rich maltiness). Baltic porters are full-bodied in mouthfeel, smooth, and can vary in carbonation levels from medium to high.

	Beer | Location	Reviews	Score
	Baltika 6 (Porter) Russia	73	3.663
	Sinebrychoff Porter Finland	46	3.911
	Zywiec Porter Poland	38	3.731
	Carnegie Porter Sweden	35	3.792
	Okocim Porter Poland	33	3.833
	Southampton Imperial Porter NY, United States	28	3.780
	Ølfabrikken Porter Denmark	26	4.048
	Aldaris Porteris Latvia	26	3.500
	Utenos Porter Lithuania	24	3.330
	Black Boss Porter Poland	21	3.446
	Smuttynose Baltic Porter NH, United States	20	4.065
	Heavyweight Perkunos Hammer NJ, United States	20	3.852
	Victory Baltic Thunder PA, United States	15	3.739
	The Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter NC, United States	14	3.870
	Sterkens Hoogstraten Poorter Belgium	13	3.625
	Alaskan Brewing Baltic Porter AK, United States	13	3.525
	Närke Kulturbryggeri Kaggen Stormaktsporter Sweden	12	4.314
	Samuel Adams Dark Depths Baltic IPA MA, United States	12	3.560
	Ommegang Seduction NY, United States	10	3.492
	Thisted Limfjords Porter (Double Brown Stout) Denmark	10	3.785