Black Gold Porter
Appalachian Mountain Brewery

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From:
Appalachian Mountain Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 14.58%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
42
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 23, 2019
Added:
Feb 18, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  10
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Rated: 4.01 by ThreeJs from North Carolina

Jan 23, 2019
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks John.
Poured into a glass mug.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color capped by a small finger's worth of white foamy head softly dissolving. Mild stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet char/ash rolling into some coffee grounds with a slight bitterness and modest roastiness.
The flavor had some bitter coffee grounds, sweet ash and a slight roasty character rolling into each other finely. Slight aftertaste of sweet ash, coffee grounds and roastiness.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. As the bitterness from the coffee grounds makes it's way through, I have to admit it gets drier as it warms. Good carbonation and ABV. Roasty and dry finish.
Overall, mostly a pretty good porter, nothing to go apeshit about but hey I wouldn't turn another down.
Oct 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by Bryant1985 from North Carolina

Aug 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by JohnBradSC from South Carolina

Mar 17, 2018
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Rated by nick_perry from North Carolina

3.76/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black color, two-finger tan head. Full bodied, robust malt with a slightly sweet finish. Seems very true to the style.
Apr 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by Amedlin18 from North Carolina

Feb 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by chrisroarshack from Alaska

Sep 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by argock from Virginia

Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by JamminJay1986 from North Carolina

Mar 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by JWhat from North Carolina

Feb 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Irish57 from North Carolina

Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.23 by GeorgiaBeerMoose from Georgia

Jul 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jul 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mlockman from Indiana

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.67 by Stephen_Bailey from Georgia

Jul 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by MJ64 from Mississippi

May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.47 by Yosefus from North Carolina

Mar 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by baklo from North Carolina

Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by zeledonia from Washington

3.86/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A can from my trusty NC trade partner. Tasted 30 January 2015.

Pours black, only a little dark brown at the edges; very dark and opaque for a porter. One finger plus of medium tan head, pretty good retention, not much lacing.

Smell is rich and dark, full of dark chocolate and charred wood. Yum.

Taste is not what I expected. It's pretty sweet, almost like a milk stout, with some fruity character (plums). Very tasty, but an odd match for the smell.

Feel is also unexpected. Much lighter in the mouth than it looks in the glass, with tingly carbonation.

A very nice beer, though it looks and smells like one beer in the glass, but tastes and feels like a totally different one once it hits my mouth.
Jan 31, 2015
Black Gold Porter from Appalachian Mountain Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 42 ratings