Pecan Pie Porter
Clown Shoes

w/ Bourbon, vanilla pecan pie flavor. 8%.

A: Loud audible fizziness crackless from the one inch walnut toned head of spongy consistency that lasted a short minute. The pour was a dark oily coffee. Inside more evidence of its rapid high carbonation with micro bronze bubbles dancing feverishly about.

S: Sweet frothy creamer sits atop a sweetness of vanilla bean. Background bourbon blends beautifully with a sweet caramel and pecan nuttiness. Refined sweetness has some background earthiness with some cocoa bean. Milk chocolate as well. An overall good strength indicator and balance with a well formed complexity. Upon some warming a rich deep dark roastiness dominates along with some roasted marshmallow sweetness.

T: Flavor was roasted barley, oily coffee and some marshmallow sweetness to balance. A spike of boubon awareness and caramel has earthy campfire minerality, wet, along with some fresh roasted black coffee. Dark fruity sweetness of plums and figs with a clean coffee and vanilla bean finish. Cocoa almond nuttiness and toasted marshmallow with a sweet finish.

M: Viscose mouthful, lively carbonation crackle with an oily depth. Slippery on the tongue, bready and buttery feel.

O: Hearty and oily mouthful and depth of flavor with a viscose nature and sweet rich roastiness makes this a killer and easy to consume even at 8%. Judging this as a sweet specialized stout. Really love how all the components come together. Loved the flavor personally, oily thick roastiness and sweet attributes.

 

 

 

Very dark brown color. Medium- sized, beige head that quickly dissipated. Chocolate, nuts, vanilla, and roasted malt in the aroma. Taste in on the sweet side with spices and moderate roasted bitterness at the end.

 

Definitely get the nutty taste along with the baker's sugar and brown sugar. It's not up to the normal standards of clown shoes which I feel is quite high but is still very tasty and enjoyable. A pretty thin mouthfeel and lacks a bit of complex flavors.

L: Pours a dark chocolate brew that forms a moderate tan head, which dissipates fairly slowly to leave behind a light cloud of retention on top. Held to the light, this beer has a nutty umber color, opaque, not quite black.

S: Plenty of roasted malts, baker's chocolate , and pecans. Molasses or browned sugar.

T: Follows the nose. Lots of roasted malts, pecans, and dark chocolate. It's sweet, not really bitter. I wouldn't call this beer complex, it's more of a sugary treat with plenty of carbonation.

F: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation, has a thinner feel. Dry finish.

O: It's a fine porter. Not my favorite, not super complex, just hits the pecans and roasted malts well.

16 oz can from the Wall of Beer in Clemson SC ($3.69).

Appearance. Essentially black body that comes with a decent beige head but the head has exceptionally poor retention.

This has a really nice, nutty aroma with a strong notes of roasted pecans. Unfortunately, the flavor bears limited resemblance. It's a bit sweet, as I suppose it should be given the name. Some pecan flavoring is here but there's also a suggestion of unharmonious and artificial flavoring. [That's just my sensory impression; the brewer's label says "natural flavors"]. The mouthfeel is slick and full but suffers from overly low carbonation.

 

 

 

 

From a can. Sweet smells of vanilla and brown sugar, but the taste is a little artificial. None of the roasty, nutty taste I was hoping for from a pecan porter.

 

A very nice porter.
Very easy to drink for a porter but the feel is light. There is a little lack of thickness or velvet feel if you prefer.
A bit thin on the palate.
Otherwise, there is no real cons on that one ! A very nice beer !

Alex LeKid
-Co Owner at Sandy's Shack

 

 

This pint can label states "limited release" and has intergalactic pecan pie championship on the label. Is it the same brew that's been reviewed before? Regardless, there's likely no major differences. With the contents now resting inside a clear pint glass, observed is a very dark, almost black coffee brown liquid. Briefly, there was a modest tan head. For a flavored porter, it's still the roasted malt that stands out front for the nose. To taste, it is initially as the nose predicted. As a stand alone porter, it's very nice. Then, during the finish, the pecan flavor kicks in and it's very nice. Not at all sweet, at least not making this any sweeter than a normal porter. This should be a must try for anyone that likes pecans and porters. It's like eating some pecans whilst drinking a good porter, except there's no chewing involved. Its body is acceptable, but not outstanding. There's no glass lacing, nor taste of the 8% ABV. This is a good flavored porter.