Appalachian 666

Brewed by Appalachian Brewing Company (PA)
Style: English Strong Ale
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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22 oz. bottle. Was described to me by the bartender at the Harrisburg location as "a cross between a porter and an IPA without the hoppiness". Head dissipated almost immediately. Very dark - no light passes through. Heavy caramel aroma, thick mouthfeel, slightly warming alcohol presence. Slight smokey/roasted flavor comes through. I would try this again.

Growler from the Harrisburg location. Pours a dark brown. Sweet malt, burnt sugar, some bitterness, a touch of coffee. Our waiter told us that this was supposed to be around 7% but the brewer made a mistake, so he added more "stuff" to compensate, so now it was really around 9%. After drinking a few glasses of this all I can say is I hope he makes more "mistakes" like this! I look forward to getting another growler ASAP!

Dark brown with a medium sized, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, molasses, brown sugar, cocoa, and some burnt notes. Taste of roast, dark fruits, smoke, wood, cocoa, and light alcohol in the finish.

22oz bottle: Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a spotty-lacing ring of beige head. Has a sweet toasty dark caramel malty nose with some dark fruity esters and a touch of piny hops. Starts with good fullness and chewy dark malty sweetness with a good balance of resiny grapefruity hops and a touch of molasses before a semisweet doughy finish. Well-balanced and enjoyable.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a dark ruby brown with cola highlights under a medium sized tan head. Gentle smoke, soft candy. Sweet, smoke and caramel. Chocolate and toffee. Cola, chocolate, coffee. Smooth. Long slow finish with light coffee, chocolate and bitter roast.

Bottle. Hazy maroon color, small tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate and roasted coffee. Taste is coffee grounds, subtle scotch. Nice.

on tap in g-burg on 6/17/10. i was told this was not the exact original recipe since the brewers had never written it down! this is as close as the could get. dark porter colored pour with a thin tan head. the aroma and flavor are reminiscent of a fruity old ale mixed with notes of coffee, roast, scalded cream, grassiness, chocolate and mild smokiness. nice dryness throughout though it is creamy and soft textured. hoppy dryness keeps it quite drinkable. 7/4/7/4/15/3.7

Served on draft at the Gettysburg location. Pours a pitch black color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, toffee and faint fruity and nutty notes. The taste is chocolate, caramel, bitter hops and cherry-like fruit notes. Medium bodied.

22oz bottle, thanks BeerandBlues2. Small tan head, cola-brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some cherry, light sourness. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some chocolate, cherry, light sourness. Medium body, low carbonation, light stickiness.

Poured a deep brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas and tastes of chocolate, light roastiness, and caramel. Sweet. Lacing on the glass.