Pisgah Vortex II

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

Serve in Snifter

22 oz bottle. Pours a flat black body with some brown on the edges. One finger fizzy and foamy brown head falls to a wispy thin covering. Great chocolate, coffee, and roast on the nose with some light roasted peanuts, cocoa powder and chocolate fudge. The flavor is very roasty with heavy coffee and slightly burnt grains. A little grainy and earthy tasting, it reminds me of drinking coffee grounds a little. Moderate bitterness and some slight astringency. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a soft, almost creamy texture and nice soft carbonation. Lingering mouth coating finish. Overall, pretty good, I’ve come to expect very good beer from these guys.

Bottle a white ago in a trade. Pours a black body with a tan head. Nose of chocolate, caramel, maple, licorice, and coffee. I feel like i can taste a slight organic linger here a bit earthy that i could do without. Overall a solid beer.

Black with a light tan head. Nose is big on the Hershey syrup. The flavor is a good blend of soy and raisins and yummy stuff. Full body with some oil. Oh yeah.

22oz bottle from jmichael from back in november of ’07.....pours a close to black pour, dark brown edges with a fairly thin light brown head... aroma of heavy roast and chocolate notes. nothing extraordinary but very solid... flavors continue on that note. roasted malt and chocolate with some late developing bittersweet cocoa flavors. mouthfeel was lacking in some respect due to thinness. could have used more body. flavor was on which made up for it. 8/4/8/3/14

<b>7/28/2007</b>: Pisgah Vortex II is very dark brown in color. The aroma reminds me of burnt bread, graham crackers, and sweet honey with hints of coffee and nuts. Very intriguing... The flavor is mostly chocolate and roasted malt with some nutty highlights. Coffee persists in the finish. Medium-bodied. Very good. I would love the opportunity to try this beer again!

<i>Sample from bottle shared by nolankowal at the "Columbus Tasting: Ate, now with gramatical errors" event. Thanks you! Rating #66 for this beer...</i>

22oz from a courteous gentleman on Beerinator. Lovely dark pour with a modest head. Absolutely massive chocolate aroma, with some strong hints of blackstrap molasses too. Sludgy motor oil body, with a bit of hop liveliness to perk things up. Deep rich taste and a velvet mouthfeel. Nice one.

@Richmond/Williamsburg Gathering-bottle-pours a foamy brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate, oat, roasty, hops acidity. Taste is dark malt-chocolate/anise/coffee, oat, roasty, hops acidity, too alcohol, dark fruit-raisin. Finish is dry coffee. Occasional. Thanks Timimeanimmy for sharing.

Richmond Summer Gathering. Bomber. Deep brown, almost black, with a brown head. Chocolate and coffee nose, light licorice, a bit of alcohol. Full, slick body, slithers into the gullet. Bittersweet chocolate flavors, muted coffee and licorice, a bit of grapefruit rind peeks in. Nice!