Pecan Pie Porter (2017)
Clown Shoes

Pours pretty dark, small head that fizzles out quickly. Aroma is yeasty, some chocolate, coffee, barrel. Flavor is chocolate, still a bit yeasty, some barrel flavor comes through, I get a little nuttiness in the finish joined in by some coffee. Medium bodied, light carbonation. Overall, I might have sat on this one too long...

3/4/20
Bomber dated 8/17/17
4 rating

 

 

 

 

A: Poured into a snifter to a black beer topped by a half finger of dense light tan head which fades quickly to a collar around the edge of the glass with minimal lacing.
S: Smells of pecans with some toasted malts, and caramel along with some oak.
T: Taste is sweet caramel and pecans with some oak and vanilla. Nice toasted malt and slight coffee as well. The roasted malts and dark chocolate come in at the back with a little more caramel and pecan. On the swallow this beer is roasty and chocolatey with some lingering pecans, oak and vanilla.
M: This beer is on the lighter side of medium in body with carbonation that is soft but adequate for the style. The beer has a drying finish which is expected and pleasant.
O: Overall this is a really good beer. It has some nice flavors and complexity which make it an interesting drink. The barrels are not too forward and the beer is well balanced as well. This one is definitely drinking well if you haven't opened it yet.

A: Molasses raisin a little bit roasty and nutty somewhat reserved

A: Black with very little head retention

F: Roast he was a little bit of sweet Caramell some naughty and roasting molds nice Porter back bone but very little pecan pie

M: Medium bodied with a sweet finish and slightly lingering nutty and roasty flavor

O: Overall a decent Porter, expected more of a pecan pie flavor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional color, moderate creamy head that settles into tan whirl. Aroma has lots of warm bourbon quaffs (vanilla & oak especially) but still has a strong chocolate malt underpinning. Taste didn’t pack quite the same punch, unfortunately - the porter backbone is washed-out for the most part, just poking its head out towards the back palate, and the bourbon really doesn’t compensate as it too doesn’t have a robustness to it. There is also tinges of an industrial solvent flavor, especially upfront. Maybe it is just cheap bourbon heat but it doesn’t taste good nevertheless.