Foothills Baltic Porter

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Baltic Porter
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

Jet black pour tall tan head, thick lace. A bit of a light aroma, a touch sweet some milk chocolate roasty. Full well coated palate, extra creamy. Well roasted silky chocolate flavor taste has a touch of bitter coccoa powder lightly grass hop in the finish. Fantastic.

Dark beer much like there stout. Almost no head, but who cares. Great coffee taste, and you can definitely pick up on the warmth from the 9%. Its debatable which is better here the porter or the stout, but you cant go wrong here either way.

$3.50 for the 10-oz.high gravity pour. Pours a rich molten chocolate brown, borderline inky black. Frothy tan head formed easily and reduced to a thin cap that stayed around for the duration of the glass. Laces intermittently. Aromas are roasty with plenty of bitter dark cocoa and what I swear to be a hint of smoke. Less fruity than the other NC baltic from Duck-Rabbit. Smells roasty with char. More roast in the flavor with ample chocolatey malt and what I perceive to be a dash of black patent. Coffee bean notes. Dry finish. Again, less fruit here. Solid mouthfeel. Dry aftertaste. A whisper of smoke. Very drinkable. Alcohol is virtually absent. This ain’t no 9% beer....is it

Gold @ GABF 0 This beer is phenomenal. Everyone raves about the Duck Rabbit Baltic Porter, but in my opinion this one smokes it. Rich and fullbodied, very robust, chocolate and roastiness. Some very much appreciated bitterness in the finish, but retaining balance. Creamy with just a touch of sweetness in the finish.

On draft at a Charlotte Mellow Mushroom (now called Moondogs or something like that). Poured a dark brown/black; not all that much head. Aroma was slightly sweet, with roasted malt and dark chocolate. Flavor was much of the same with a good mouthfeel. Could have been creamier; but still, was really good.

draft. pretty darn close to jet black with a small head that quickly said goodbye. roasted malts with a sweet black cherry aroma in the background. wonderful roasted flavors comingling with dark chocolate and a some light cherry syrup. evrything was balanced nicely as nothing stood out and overpowered the other. bitterness in th end was very even with just enough lasting power to not disrupt you. great baltic porter. at 9% its crazy cause you defintaley dont taste it. foothills has been very impressive.

GABF 2007: Poured black with a brown head. Big sweet roasted malt and coffee aroma. Hint of ash as well. the flavor was roasty, sweet and sugary with a hint of dark bitter chocolate. Medium bodied.

Draft at Charlotte Oktoberfest 2006. Black colored pour with a tan head. Smell is heavy on coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, and some fresh hops. Taste is smooth and rich, though perhaps a little bit thin. Sadly, this tent was right beside Duck Rabbit who was also serving their baltic porter. Duck rabbits is better, but this one is really good in its own right. This is a pretty special brew, I wish i was able to buy this locally, but sadly I cant see that happening. These guys need to start bottling their beers.