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Iron Hill Imperial Coffee Porter


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104/5.03.49/5.09%29Snifter
Commercial Description:
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.
 Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/514/20

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.

 KornDogg (187), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Cask at IH Lancaster. Dark body with a thin tan, creamy head. Fresh coffee aroma, flavor is filled with real coffee with a creamy head that adds to the smoothness, nice balance... slight bitter coffee bean aftertaste


 DJMonarch (6842), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 25/09/2009 Coffee roast aroma. Black and smooth on the palate with a roast malt flavour. A little bitterness in a crisp finish.


 BeerGestapo (738), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Brewed in the USA... On tap at the Lancaster site. Pours a deep dark brown color with a small beige head. Aroma of coffee, dark malts, sweet chocolate and vanilla. Taste of bitter coffee, chocolate, roasted malts and grains. Mouthfeel is dry, kind of thin with a lingering bitter bite at the finish. Not bad !!


 Miver (564), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Draft at the Lancaster IH. Poured dark black with a nice brown head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of strong roasty coffee, light vanilla and chocolate. Mouthfeel is dry but has a nice body. Tastes of strong coffee, chocolate, vanilla and finishes smooth, yet dry. Very nice.


 Cruzan59 (197), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Draft at the Lancaster location...nice deep black pour, tan head...full malty coffee aroma...rich flavor was semi-sweet chocolate, espresso, vanilla and alcohol...smooth mouthfeel...I’m wondering if Runandrow had an off-batch...definitely a sipper...heck of a robust Porter.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/516/20
Aug 15, 2009  
On tap at Iron Hill in Media, PA (05/26/09). I took one whiff of this one and knew it was a winner. Black in color with a dense beige nitro head. Aroma is of coffee, espresso, and roasted malts. Taste is of chocolate and coffee. A very creamy smooth body.


 JCB (1751), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
May 23, 2009  
On tap at the brewpub. Searched the database and didn’t find anything close, so here we go. Served in a tall pilsner-like glass, the creamy dark body sits impressively, topped by a milky thick two-finger head. The nose isn’t as bold as I’d like for the style, but it’s still an inviting blend of lactic notes, mildly roasted malts, and only modest coffee. Mouthfeel is excellent, nicely creamy, and the base porter (Pig Iron?) is rich and drinkable, if not overly complex. It doesn’t really stand out as a coffee porter so much, but it’s certainly a very tasty beer.


runandrow (8), Pennsylvania, USA
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3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 22, 2009  
Medium to thin bodied beer with a small tan head. The flavor was of caramel and chocolate malts, bitter coffee, and a very faint hop flavor. The alcohol was well hidden. This was the least sweet coffee porter/stout that I have tried. I prefer my coffee beers a little sweeter and less watery then this.



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