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Discovered today that additional offerings from Komes (Browar Fortuna of Poland) are becoming available stateside. Happily sipping the raspberry porter and RIS and I am quite pleased with these new additions. The raspberry porter is a welcome surprise, as I don't think I have had a raspberry porter before. The sweetness is almost cloying when it reaches the crescendo, which was almost a distraction, but ultimately the beer settles down. Quite good and makes you feel quite good at 8.5.

The RIS is an odd beast. Initially it is very boozy, as one would expect from a 12% ABV beer. This was the first time in a while that I've experienced the odd sensation of alcohol morphing into a slightly sweet smell on the nose. Then there was a bit of raisin on the taste. Once the beer has settled and warmed, plenty of roasted malt. Even a touch of smoke on the back end. Interesting. I need to acquire a few more bottles for aging and see where this beer goes at 6/12/18 months. At 12.0 it should do nicely.