Pisgah Porter

Brewed by Pisgah Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Black Mountain, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Growler picked up from Bruisin’ Ales. Dark brown pour, with a light beige head. Nice aroma of chocolate malts, slight vanilla and slight hops. Creamy texture with a nice subtle chocolate flavor.

Originally reviewed: 10/25/10. 22oz bottle, poured into a pint glass. Pours a fairly transparent dark ruby-shaded mahogany. This was an odd color. Not as dark as expected. Small head on top. No lace. The nose was slightly roasted, some vinous scents, and hints of coffee. Nothing really bold though. The mouth was moderately carbonated. Not as smooth as I’d like. A little slick and wet on the back end. This Porter was not bold in any way. Light roasted flavor, some minor chocolate sweetness, but more overpowering in the fruit flavor. This Porter is off base. Nothing to really stand on. I appreciate that this is organic, but that’s about it. I likely won’t get this again. Move on to better Porters.

Draught at White Duck Taco in Asheville. Thin body with bubble carbonation. Slight chocolate flavor. Light.

Definitely one of the better porters I’ve had. Pours dark brown from tap with a thin khaki head. Pretty sizable coffee notes on the nose. Coffee on the tongue as well as hints of chocolate. Finish has some hoppiness to it which dries the tongue nicely.

Draft @ the brewery. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.

Draft at brewer. Dark brown pour with a tan head. Scent is burned bread and nuts. Taste is malty and roasted coffee, some hops and a hint of tartness?

Transparent nut brown, light body, lightly burnt nose and flavor, some milk chocolate and roasted malt, very thin body and nicely balanced, but a bit lacking.

22oz bottle pours a clear, mahogany brown with a thin, cloudy, off white head. Nice nutty aroma, brown sugar, malts. Flavor is sweet, brown sugar, malty, light fruit, light caramel. Medium bodied, dry finish.

Bottle courtesy of nimbleprop, thank you sir! Light bodied, slight smoke flavor. Tasty enough.

22oz courtesy of nimbleprop. Poured a muddy, amber to brown with no head and more like bad cask conditioning bubbles. Aroma is super nutty, pecan pie, roasted walnuts. Taste is watery, slight roasted malt, slight barley husk. Really nothing much to the body. Would do alright as a brown ale.