Bourbon Porter
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

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From:
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
 
United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 10.82%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
42
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 14, 2018
Added:
Mar 01, 2005
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Our award-winning Pig Iron Porter aged in bourbon barrels with whole vanilla beans. Roasty malt and pronounced bourbon flavors with a nice vanilla aroma. Served on nitrogen.

40 IBU
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Rated: 3.62 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Mar 14, 2018
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Rated: 3.81 by Hophead717 from Massachusetts

Dec 21, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.97/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On nitro tap at the brewpub in Media, PA.
Pours with a red-brown body that has good clarity and highlights. Creamy tan head and a full coat of sticky lacing.

Lots of bourbon an BBL flavor, partially masking the underlying porter (consumed immediate before the special version). Very good bitter-sweet balance. No sour or other off notes. Compared to the original, this i slightly more sweet, has some vanilla notes, and there is less smoke in the finish and aftertaste.
Medium body and soft carbonation. Much smoother than the original.
Mar 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by SteveB3014 from Pennsylvania

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by JMFP from Delaware

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

Jun 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spedprof from West Virginia

May 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by oline73 from Maryland

May 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by TheFightfan1 from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by kvgomps from New Jersey

Feb 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

May 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jnardone235 from New Jersey

May 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

May 20, 2013
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Reviewed by garuda from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
A - Ruby body, clear around the edges. White head has good retention with some lacing.

S/T - Balanced blend of roasted, chocolate malts with vanilla and oak.

M - I know it's nitro-tap, but it's still thin, a little watery. I don't really get that rich nitro feel.

O - Nice balance of flavors and aromas. Mouthfeel kinda takes away from it, but still nice and drinkable.
May 03, 2013
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Reviewed by inlimbo77 from Delaware

3.6/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
16oz glass. Served on Nitro-Tap at Iron Hill Wilmington in Summer '12. Served in a pint glass

A: Pours pitch black. Pretty much no light get through aside from some reddish hues around the top of the glass. Finger of light tan head. It's fluffy for the nitro tap. Sticking around a for almost the whole drink.

S: Immediately I get bourbon. Lots of vanilla and oak. Sort of masks the other porter hints. You do get some chocolate. Also, some of that coconut character.

T: Flavor follows the nose. Lots of bourbon character. It's thin. And the porter characteristics are a little masked. I wish I was getting more coffee and/or chocolate from it like the normal PI porter. As i sip on it, i do get some rich milk chocolate flavors. On the close, you are left with soft vanilla.

M: Medium bodied but thinner than I would like for a beer like this. It's very drinkable especially in the summer.
Jun 25, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by crobinso from Colorado

Jun 24, 2012
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Reviewed by tobelerone from New Jersey

4.08/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On nitro-tap at Iron Hill Media. Pours nearly jet black with a creamy off white head of great size and retention. Nitro makes for a beautiful beer and this one is no exception. Nose exhibits roastiness, bittersweet chocolate, prominent boost Bourbon and Vanilla. Hints of coconut.

The flavor sports some heavy duty barrel characteristics; boozy heat, Bourbon flavor, and oak are all discerned. Fans of vanilla will enjoy this one as well as the addition od Madagascar beans make it a central flavor note, not a subtle one. All this takes center stage with the usual chocolate and roasted malt aspects of the Pig Iron Porter playing a supporting role.

This has the smooth mouthfeel of a typical nitro beer; medium bodied with modest carbonation. The nitro treatment tamps down the flavor and aroma much less than expected; the heavy Bourbon barrel prescence and aggressive vanilla flavor pretty much see to that. One might argue that the base beer isn't exactly big enough to support such treatment; I still enjoyed this one as a nightcap following a lit of lighter fare.
Jun 19, 2012
Bourbon Porter from Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 42 ratings