Barrel Aged People's Porter | Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Brewed by:
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
North Carolina, United States
foothillsbrewing.com
Style: American Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by gford217 on 01-19-2009
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Ratings: 580 | Reviews: 126
4.92/5 rDev +28.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a nut brown, lots ofcoconut chocolate and some heat. Medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall a decent beer but hot and lots of barrel to it.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a nut brown, lots ofcoconut chocolate and some heat. Medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall a decent beer but hot and lots of barrel to it.
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3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2.75/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Infected bottle
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look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Infected bottle
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4.22/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a pretty good example of what a barrel aged porter should be. I didn't get much adjunct flavors like roasted malts that normally come with porters, but I got tons of barrel presence and the mouthfeel was actually pretty viscous.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a pretty good example of what a barrel aged porter should be. I didn't get much adjunct flavors like roasted malts that normally come with porters, but I got tons of barrel presence and the mouthfeel was actually pretty viscous.
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4.41/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from the tap into a pint glass. The appearance is a dark brown to near black color with a large tan colored head. The aroma is full of sweet malt, cocoa and a hint of whiskey. The taste is heavy on sweet malt and caramel. A very enjoyable porter.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from the tap into a pint glass. The appearance is a dark brown to near black color with a large tan colored head. The aroma is full of sweet malt, cocoa and a hint of whiskey. The taste is heavy on sweet malt and caramel. A very enjoyable porter.
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3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.52/5 rDev +18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
On the growler tag, this was listed as aged in Pappy Van Winkle barrels. Since this version here is not specifically listing barrel type, I'll assume this is the correct one.
Disclaimer: I'm not huge on bourbon barrel aging. I even almost passed this one over, but by the time I finished my first beer, it became apparent this was going fast, so I decided to give it a whirl before it was gone.
Right up front were woody notes not as readily present in other barrel aged beers. This fine, thin liquid (thin in a good way, oddly enough), was exquisitely dry, like an excellent, tannin-rich wine. The booze is not overly present, and not hot at all. I also got some raisin characteristics.
To me, this is one of very few beers that is a total redeemer in the barrel aged camp. A+
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
On the growler tag, this was listed as aged in Pappy Van Winkle barrels. Since this version here is not specifically listing barrel type, I'll assume this is the correct one.
Disclaimer: I'm not huge on bourbon barrel aging. I even almost passed this one over, but by the time I finished my first beer, it became apparent this was going fast, so I decided to give it a whirl before it was gone.
Right up front were woody notes not as readily present in other barrel aged beers. This fine, thin liquid (thin in a good way, oddly enough), was exquisitely dry, like an excellent, tannin-rich wine. The booze is not overly present, and not hot at all. I also got some raisin characteristics.
To me, this is one of very few beers that is a total redeemer in the barrel aged camp. A+
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4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Oak, mild bourbon, vanilla, some roasted malt. Rather creamy.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Oak, mild bourbon, vanilla, some roasted malt. Rather creamy.
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Barrel Aged People's Porter from Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
3.83
out of 5
based on 580 ratings.
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4