People's Moravian Porter
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub

People's Moravian PorterPeople's Moravian Porter
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From:
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Porter
Ranked #198
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,869
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 9.77%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
18
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 29, 2023
Added:
Nov 28, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.75 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Sep 29, 2023
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours dark brown with a tan head. Head retention is very good.

Smell: Strong sweet spices with cinnamon and ginger.

Taste: The ginger and cinnamon and prominent in the flavor as well with some caramel and low roast. There is a hint of smoke as well.

Feel: It has a medium body with a semi sweet finish.

Overall, the aroma and flavors are good, but dominate to a degree that any of the porter elements are lost. To me, it would have been better if the traditional porter elements were more in balance with the spices.
Aug 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by dsshuck from Delaware

May 01, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

Feb 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Jan 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by baklo from North Carolina

Jan 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by msscott1973 from North Carolina

Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by Irish57 from North Carolina

Dec 14, 2016
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.16/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Arrives with the liquid colored coffee brown and capped by a film of foam; a few squiggles and spots line the pint glass on the way down

Smell: Somewhat roasty, with ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon tones complementing the hint of chocolate

Taste: The holiday spices make a strong appearance, up front, and complement the roast and chocolate; the spices linger through the finish though the sweeter malt tones dominate

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Tastes like Dewey's Moravian cookies were crumbled into my porter - yum!
Dec 12, 2015
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Never had a Moravian cookie before but got a free pack with this porter...wich is not retired.Pours a deep walnut brown with a creamy light beige head atop.A nice mix of roast and and warming clove,allspice and ginger spice,a light note of molasses is there as well.Fine balance on the palate as well with some roast up front with mild molasses-like sweetness and warming clove and ginger spice in the finish.I really like this beer,a great holiday porter.
Dec 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by brother_kenneth from Virginia

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Zonian1 from Ohio

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.59 by Onenote81 from North Carolina

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by TechTriumph from Virginia

Dec 02, 2014
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.94/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured ontap in a shaker pint, the beer is a very dark, brown to black color, with an oily halo of tan head. Aromas of chocolate, fig, date, subtle roasted coffee bitter, and subtle tangy toffee. Flavors of bitter roasted coffee and rich cocoa nib forward, with rich, old world fruit undertones. Earthy highlights, with hints of smoke and char, too. The body is slick and dry, with a heavily roasted and chocolate aftertaste. Slick, robust, dry finish. Good beer.
Dec 01, 2014
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.84/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a relatively clear though almost opaque very dark brown in color with light amounts of active visible carbonation along the edges of the glass and some moderate cola brown highlights. The beer has a quarter finger tall foamy beige head that quickly reduces to a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of roasted malts with lighter aromas of ginger, citrus/orange, and spices (nutmeg + cinnamon). Very light hints of molasses.

T: Upfront there are light flavors of roasted malts with a light to moderate amount of molasses sweetness. That is followed by a moderate flavor of slightly sweet citrus/orange and ginger with a light amount of spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice). Minimal amounts of bitterness is present in the finish and does not linger.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: A very nice winter beer with a nice combination of spices, citrus, and malts without too much sweetness. It does very much remind me of the flavors of the cookies but not as sweet. Definitely worth grabbing one.
Nov 29, 2014
People's Moravian Porter from Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 18 ratings