Foothills Peoples Porter

From notes 11/18/05: Pours a rich deep brown, borderline black. Creamy tan head forms easily and leaves spectacular lacing on the glass. Looks exquisite. Aromas have an ample chocolatey flair. A fair amount of roastiness lingers. Maybe a touch of smoke, but sweet chocolate drowns that out quickly. Flavors give the tastebuds a real treat; roasted malts, a touch of char, and a dessert-like chocolate bar flair. Solid mouthfeel. Dry aftertaste; the English hops really dry this out and give it a finite finish. Very drinkable. I thoroughly enjoyed this porter. Very well done! Per Jamie: utilizes chocolate and black malts, Goldings and Fuggles hops.

Draught during my NC brew tour. Pours very black with traces of red and a small dark tan head. There is an ass-ton of coffee with nutty roastiness. The mouthfeel is medium heavy with assertive flavors of mocha and extra smoky, roasty notes. The finish is quite ashy. This is a hearty, well balanced porter. Very, very tasty.

Black color with a thick but small tan head. Great lacing throughout. Smells of dark roast with a hint of bitter chocolate. Dry dark roasted coffee flavor, strong enough that it seems like it would be one of the ingredients.Some semi-sweet chocolate and substantiall hop bitterness at the end. Surprised to note some alcohol burn in the finish as well. Smooth mouthfeel, sorta chewy. Very good.

Hand bottle thanks to Bleacher Bum: Pours a dark brown to black with a tan head. Aroma, lots of coffee, roasted malts, some dark chocolate. Flavor, dark chocolate, coffee, malty, sweet, some slight roasty bitterness. Medium bodied, this is pretty good. Leaves me looking forward to the stout I get to try soon.

From a growler brought back from Winston. Pours a dark, dark brown with a small, creamy tan head. The aroma is bitter chocolate with a little smoky, charred smell. The taste is gorgeous. Coffee, licorice maybe a touch of toffee. Finishes smooth with just a touch of bitterness.