Farewell Reception
Heist Brewery - NoDa

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From:
Heist Brewery - NoDa
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
10%
Score:
+5 ratings needed
Avg:
4.23 | pDev: 6.38%
Ratings:
5 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 28, 2025
Added:
Mar 04, 2024
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Our Baltic porter spent time in two separate Old Forester 1910 barrels before being blended together to create a chocolate forward beverage with notes of oak and dark fruits.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by muchloveforhops3 from Montana

4.06/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
375ml bottle courtesy of @jzeilinger
Poured into a La Fin du Monde tulip

My first non-IPA offering from Heist, I believe..

P deep mahogany/black w/ a small foamy tan head; no lace
N med-bold nuttiness, booze, barrel, and a touch of dark fruit
T dark fruit and vanilla forward, with a smooth light roast, light nuttiness and barrel in the finish; light-med heat and a touch of tartness; grape-like/brandy aftertaste
Mf light-med bodied w/ med carb; could use a bit more body imo, but makes for good drinkability for the style
O different than anticipated, but not bad by any means; was hoping for a bolder profile and heftier mouthfeel, but it was made up for in drinkability; thanks again, J!

Review date: 08.11.25
Bottle date: not captured
Aug 28, 2025
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled on: ?????

A - Black pour with a dense, soapy, toffee colored lacing ring and ALOT of legs / viscosity on the sides of the glass.

S - Toasted cocoa with a very faint shot of Bourbon (very faint).

T - Toasted cocoa, Bourbon, some oak barrel, oak tannin, vanilla, and ends on the boozier side with some residual toasted cocoa, light bitterness, and followed with more Bourbon presence.

M - Viscous and oily with some pronounced warming in the throat.

O - This is really a fantastic beer and so glad for this find! (Unfortunately the new BA rating scale grossly undermines the overall score based on the number of reviews. Sad.)
Apr 14, 2025
 
Rated: 4.75 by AngusOg from North Carolina

Nov 23, 2024
 
Rated: 4.19 by oberon from North Carolina

May 25, 2024
 
Rated: 3.96 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Mar 04, 2024