Pecan Pie Porter (2016)
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L: i think it looks like the perfect porter, super dark coffee color as dark as my soul with a hint of red cant see through it with a sudsy thick light brown head that holds like viking warriors lacing on the glass
S: malty coffee toffee chocolate espresso smell
T: coffee with a hint of chocolate coffee caramel but saddened that i cant taste even a hint of pecan
F: thick creamy low carbonation leaves mouth moist without any stickiness
O: really really good porter its sad that they retired it its everything a porter should be but dont let the pecan fool you but still damn good

 

Since I found this in 2018 in Florida where there is plenty of them its boozy smooth yummy

Poured from 22oz bottle into glass. Stamped dating info on bottle neck is illegible.
Dark brown colored body, with mahogany backlit highlights. Long lasting khaki head, kind of creamy in texture, with lots of tiny bubbles. Some small sheets of lacing are left behind.
Aroma is roasted malts, roasted pecans, and milk chocolate.
Taste is heavily nuanced by the roasted pecans which add a slightly acidic and teeth bracing note. Base is roasted malts. Expresses quite a bit of honey sweetness throughout. Has a milk chocolate note that adds in. Not getting the caramel notes as others have reported.
Mouth feel is coating and medium creamy. No bitterness expressed at all.
I have had this bottle in the cellar for at least a year, probably more. Still very expressive with the added pecans.

 

8/17/17 bottling

A: Pours black with a tall and dense dark brown head. Good head retention but no real sign of lacing.

S: Sweet caramel and vanilla from the bourbon is immediately apparent. Can definitely get a bit of burnt bread and some richness from the pecans in there too.

T: Sweet caramel up front meets an immediate roasted pecan flavor. Lightest hint of chocolate in there along with a touch of honey, especially in the finish. Savory pecan flavor lasts all the way through to the finish, even lingering in the aftertaste. Just a touch of that bourbon harshness in the aftertaste balances it nicely.

M: Heavy and smooth.

O: I was always a fan of the original pecan pie porter but this has jumped up one notch with the new recipe and barrel aging. The bourbon balances out the richness and savoryness of the pecans nicely. It's definitely sweeter but not "sweet". Excellent beer.

 

 

 

 

 

Treated as an imperial porter, bottle was sent to snifter. The appearance was a black color with a fingers worth of tan foamy head that fell off to some concave lace that slid with the sips. The aroma had some caramel/molasses sweetness up front with a little bit of pie crust. Light honey, touch of woodiness, some vanilla, leather, earthiness, and ended with a little bit of milk chocolate. The flavor was moderately a dry sweetness running into the blend of light roasted nuts, pie crust, honey, vanilla which all lead into the aftertaste and then bled into a sticky sweet to roasty sort of finish. The palate was about medium on the body with a decent sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV seemed on par. Overall, pretty nice imperial porter that I could come back to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance:
Deep brown to black, slight ruby red highlights. Creamy tan head.

Aroma:
Brown sugar, molasses, roasted malts, nutty, some chocolate.

Taste/Finish/Body:
Roasted malts, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, nutty, some chocolate. Dark fruit, fig like. Hop bitterness is mild. Sweet-dry finish. Medium-heavy bodied, smooth, creamy, easy drinking.

Overall:
It's a very good porter.