Pisgah Vortex II

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

Serve in Snifter

Dark with a small off white head. Aroma is roasted malts with some coffee and dark chocolate. Flavor is not that powerful. A bit light with some roast. Light body anyway. Some dark cocoa and toast.

Bottle at Chris-Os Pre GBBF 09 tasting ... black ... big toffee malt nose ... sweet toffee ... big rich fruit malts ... big juicy toffy and solid roast

Alright, catching up from last week. Just an OK RIS. Had a touch of sourness to it. Many other better options out there, I am not quite as impressed with Pisgah as everyone else seems to be.

Bottle shared with hallinghansen. Pitch black body with a copious beige head. Sweet light roasted malt in aroma. Notes of coffee, dark fruit and light vanilla. Powerfull flavour of sweet malt, chocolate, dark fruit and roasted malt. Very rich. Creamy and smooth palate. Lovely.

Bottle at the legend of chriso’s pre GBBF09 tasting. Alround rating: Coffee, grainy malt, chocolate, a bit of molasses, old biscuits.

Bottle shared at a BA tasting. Very dark brown, pretty much black, in color with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, sweet caramel malt, and a little coffee. Flavor is very sweet and full of caramel malt in addition to roast, like a mix between an American Belgian-style quad and a RIS. Some coffee and dark fruits in there too. Palate smooth and creamy but not as thick as I expect from an RIS, not that this is a bad thing. Overall pretty good, but not a standout.

I was going to say that, for an impy stout this seems a bit thin, then I found out it’s nearly 12% and I was floored. No indication of the high ABV. A bit simple, just notes of black olive and coffee, but very well made.

Bomber. Pours a dark brown black with off white head. Slightly sweet aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, and dried fruit. Somewhat lactic flavor with more chocolate and very pleasant roasted malt. A solid stout.