Smoked Pigasus
4 Hands Brewing Co.


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- Style:
- Porter - Smoked
Ranked #47 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,262 - Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 10.7%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- From:
- 4 Hands Brewing Co.
- Missouri, United States
- Avail:
- Year-round
- Wants
- 8
- Gots
- 38
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good


Notes:
Smoked Pigasus is a robust and delicious porter brewed with rye, smoked malt, and maple syrup. The maple syrup provides a perfect balance for the smoked malt. Smoked Pigasus pours a deep mahogany with aromas of chocolate, smoke, and caramel. A big thank you to Pappy's Smokehouse!
Reviews: 32
| Ratings: 146
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JosefBerger from Illinois
4.32/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance (4.5) : Very dark, with a very foamy, light-brown head. Very inviting.
Smell (5.00) : Oaty, Smoky, a hint of Sweet. This is a very complex smell but it's all tied together and made into a very simple smell. You can actually pick up on the syrup smell as well, surprisingly.
Taste (4.00) : Very dark and smoky, the maple syrup isn't very prevalent but becomes more prevalent as I drink.
Mouthfeel (4.00) : Leaves an extremely smoky flavor, I feel as though I'm inside a barbecue pit. The carbonation is also just right for this style of beer.
Overall (4.25) : Just an amazing beer in my opinion. Definitely a new favorite, especially around barbecue season.
Jul 08, 2014
4.32/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance (4.5) : Very dark, with a very foamy, light-brown head. Very inviting.
Smell (5.00) : Oaty, Smoky, a hint of Sweet. This is a very complex smell but it's all tied together and made into a very simple smell. You can actually pick up on the syrup smell as well, surprisingly.
Taste (4.00) : Very dark and smoky, the maple syrup isn't very prevalent but becomes more prevalent as I drink.
Mouthfeel (4.00) : Leaves an extremely smoky flavor, I feel as though I'm inside a barbecue pit. The carbonation is also just right for this style of beer.
Overall (4.25) : Just an amazing beer in my opinion. Definitely a new favorite, especially around barbecue season.
Jul 08, 2014
jaredsmith83 from Missouri
3.51/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The name had me really amped up and coming from 4 Hands, the excitement was there. It smells good but I noticed from that, there was no smokiness, mostly a roasted smell. No head to it, dark black color. After that, there wasn't much good about it. Not saying its a bad beer, it just didn't live up to the expectations I had for it. No smoke flavor to it at all, a little bit of a sweet tinge to it but not as much as I was expecting with the maple syrup. The bitterness wasn't as harsh, which was a nice thing, along with the chocolate coming along. So, overall, it wasn't a bad beer, just one of those beers with a lot going on that didn't quite deliver.
Dec 21, 2015
3.51/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The name had me really amped up and coming from 4 Hands, the excitement was there. It smells good but I noticed from that, there was no smokiness, mostly a roasted smell. No head to it, dark black color. After that, there wasn't much good about it. Not saying its a bad beer, it just didn't live up to the expectations I had for it. No smoke flavor to it at all, a little bit of a sweet tinge to it but not as much as I was expecting with the maple syrup. The bitterness wasn't as harsh, which was a nice thing, along with the chocolate coming along. So, overall, it wasn't a bad beer, just one of those beers with a lot going on that didn't quite deliver.
Dec 21, 2015
Jordanmtate from Illinois
3.64/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Jun 03, 2015
3.64/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Jun 03, 2015
LilLebowskiUrbanAchievers from Missouri
3.69/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jul 30, 2015
3.69/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jul 30, 2015
Rothobinide from California
3.63/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Jan 07, 2015
3.63/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Jan 07, 2015
Gtwreck45 from Missouri
3.69/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Mar 08, 2015
3.69/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Mar 08, 2015
NSXAG from Arizona
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 17, 2015
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 17, 2015
napdynmite from Illinois
3.89/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From bottle 6 months. Smells of smoky chocolate and toffee. Thin head and body. Flavor is chocolate, toffee, less smoke than the nose. Body is thinner that expected. I apptecoate the lack of booziness. Not getting any maple though. Solid beer.
Dec 30, 2014
3.89/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From bottle 6 months. Smells of smoky chocolate and toffee. Thin head and body. Flavor is chocolate, toffee, less smoke than the nose. Body is thinner that expected. I apptecoate the lack of booziness. Not getting any maple though. Solid beer.
Dec 30, 2014
Hayscotty from Missouri
4.2/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jan 15, 2015
4.2/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jan 15, 2015
gruss004 from Oklahoma
3.69/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 04, 2016
3.69/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 04, 2016
Beerhemoth from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Mar 02, 2016
3.59/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Mar 02, 2016
beerginner45 from Missouri
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 18, 2015
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 18, 2015
tim007007 from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Feb 25, 2016
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Feb 25, 2016
otoolman221 from Missouri
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jan 15, 2015
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jan 15, 2015
Bluenose0988 from Missouri
3.16/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 12, 2015
3.16/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 12, 2015
lemmy187 from Missouri
3.58/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Feb 08, 2015
3.58/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Feb 08, 2015
mm9899 from Missouri
3.2/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Mar 26, 2016
3.2/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Mar 26, 2016
Jcarriglio from Florida
4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 29, 2015
4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 29, 2015
Glenn_Cole_BTBC from Illinois
3.97/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aug 25, 2015
3.97/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aug 25, 2015
Smoked Pigasus from 4 Hands Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
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