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RATINGS: 50   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.64   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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For this special beer we took our Pig Iron Porter recipe and jacked it up to 9%ABV, and then we took 35 pounds of Nicaraguan coffee beans and cold steeped them for 3 days, and infused the beer with the resulting extract. A massive, dark beer with lots of dark roasted grain and coffee flavors.


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nate (3026) - Indiana, USA - JAN 4, 2009
On tap at the Lancaster location. Brewed coffee aroma, fairly strong and musky. Light bitter coffee ground aroma with some chocolate and malty sweet aroma. Dark brown-black with creamy tan lacing head. Medium watery body with smooth carbonation. Starts with roasted grain, chocolate, coffee, and mild vanilla. Light dry hop bitter finish with some lingering lactose sweetness in the after. Well balanced and smooth - really more like a sweet stout than a porter but I still have not figured out the difference between an impy porter and a stout. Dry nutty coffee bitter after.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jeff789 (1204) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 3, 2012
Black with a big big medium tan colored head that has moderate retention, gushed a bit out of the bottle... Some lacing kinda viscous, tho has a mild fizzy soda like sound... Creamy roast coffee aroma, with a kinda off aroma of medicine or metal, i cant place it.... Decent light creamy coffee flavor that is fairly average, kinda warming as it warms though the body isnt big enough to mask the alcohol, thinner than expected... Decent beer, doesnt overly impress...

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
obxdude10 (1811) - Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 31, 2011
Enjoyed a glass of this at their West Chester restaurant. The beer poured a black color with a decent-sized tan head. This porter had a huge and very strong aroma of coffee, along with some bitter hops and chocolate. I got much of the same qualities from the flavors. The beer finished strong, with a ton of coffee flavor, along with more dry and bitter hops and some cocoa. The body was fairly full, but very smooth and drinkable. Excellent porter!

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Jesterdeal (410) - Marlton, New Jersey, USA - DEC 30, 2011
Aroma of sour coffee. Pours thin dark brown with very little lacing. Tastes like bitter coffee. Not balanced at all. Waste of time.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Gription79 (595) - Bountiful, Utah, USA - NOV 24, 2011
22 oz bomber
Aroma: oily, pepper-bell pepper, spicy, earthy
Taste: coffee, roasted malts
What a great label.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
watson1977 (932) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 24, 2011
Pours black with a medium mocha head. Aroma has nice coffee and a hint of roasty chocolate. Flavor has some sweet toffee, great coffee, and a bit of dark chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium/heavy and the finish is roasty with nice coffee. Great use of coffee beans!

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
arminjewell (2442) - Parker, Colorado, USA - NOV 7, 2011
Pour is dark reddish black with off white head, aroma brings big espresso and coffee bean notes, hints of toffee, roast, dark fruit, some earth and slight nutty notes as well. Taste is nice and balanced coffee, with notes of toffee and dark fruit, dark chocolate and roasted malt in there finished bitter and dry.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ratman197 (5524) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - OCT 20, 2011
Bottle shared with Doodler and company poured a clear dark reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of coffee, roasted malt, bakers cocoa and carmel. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of coffee, roastiness, bakers cocoa and light vanilla with a smooth dry lingering coffee finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
adnielsen (3098) - Denver, Colorado, USA - OCT 17, 2011
Bottle with Doodler and Co. Thanks everyone! Dark brown appearance with a bubbly, dark brown head. Roasty, a touch tangy, dark espresso, chocolate aroma. A touch (coffee) fruity, dark espresso, chocolate malty flavor.


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Beer: Iron Hill Imperial Coffee Porter Rating Avg: 3.64 No. of Ratings: 50
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