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Dorcha

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Dorcha is a dark, bottom-fermented beer made in collaboration with an Irish brewery. It is brewed with a double mash from German and English malts, including oats and chocolate rye malt, hopped with Willamette and fermented with a lager yeast. Cocoa and coffee define the flavour. The body is full and enveloping, and the rye adds pleasant spicy notes.

ABV
10.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark30
PaceSipper
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
coffeechocolatespicy
coffee
chocolate
spicy
malty
roasted
dark fruit
Aroma
The nose leads with cocoa and roasted coffee notes, grounded by the earthy sweetness of German and English malts.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Dorcha

◎ Appearance

Deep garnet-brown to black in the glass, presenting the opaque density characteristic of the Baltic Porter style. The head is modest but persistent, leaving fine lacing along the sides of the glass. Carbonation appears moderate, appropriate to the full body and lager profile.

deep brown to blackopaquefine lacing

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with cocoa and roasted coffee notes, grounded by the earthy sweetness of German and English malts. The double mash builds a soft, malty foundation with subtle spice undertones from the rye component. Willamette hops contribute a restrained herbal presence, allowing the malt and cocoa to dominate.

cocoa, coffeeroasted maltspiced rye

◐ Taste

The palate enters full and enveloping, with chocolate and coffee leading the mid-palate complexity. Rye malt introduces pleasant peppery and grain spice notes that add texture without harshness. Bitterness is balanced at 30 IBU, remaining in the background and allowing the cocoa and malt sweetness to shape the overall impression through to the finish.

chocolate, coffeerye spicebalanced bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and lingering, with roasted malt and cocoa notes persisting on the palate. The warming alcohol at 10.5% ABV presents itself gently, without harshness.

roasted, cocoa-forwardwarming
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
83
Appearance
78
Finish
80
Serve at 10–13°C

Serve at 10–13°C. Too cold mutes the roasted complexity that makes a good porter worth drinking slowly.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink within 6–12 months for best results. Baltic Porters can be aged longer.

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About Baltic Porter

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Baltic Porter?

Porters are dark ales with 4–6.5% ABV and IBU 18–35. Roasted malt brings chocolate, caramel and toffee — medium body with a clean finish.

Finding a similar Baltic Porter

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same coffee, full-bodied, chocolate character as Dorcha will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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