Friend Of The Farmer Pumpkin Pie Porter
Cherry Street Brewing at Vickery Village

 

 

Poured from the tap into a tulip glass at Taco Mac in Atlanta. The appearance is a dark brown to black with a small white head. The aroma is pumpkin, spices and maybe a little banana. The taste is king, I loved the pumpkin flavor blended with malt and nicely finished with spices.

 

 

Growler fill from Dogwood Growlers in Woodstock, Georgia, and consumed the same day as fill. Served in a Teku at approximately 50 degrees.

Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights when held up to the light. Thin off-white head that settles to a faint collar that remains throughout.

Aroma begins with traditional trio pumpkin pie spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove), with clove as slightly more prominent. Gives way to some estery sweetness with banana and oh-so-close-to-bubblegum notes.

Taste is anchored by malts that ground the sweetness. Nevertheless, sweetness predominates with support from spices. Flavors sit somewhere between banana nut bread and outright pumpkin pie. Incredibly quaffable as a result, aided by the fact that alcohol is practically nonexistent.

Full mouthfeel that, while not creamy, is not quite watery, either. But full is accurate descriptor and is probably the result of added lactose. Light carbonation.

In sum, I'm a big fan of the beer. While phenols sometimes are viewed as undesirable in beer, I think they work to the beer's favor here. While I doubt that a Belgian or German yeast was used here, the sweetbread notes are a real treat and a great twist on the pumpkin beer concept. Imagine a pumpkin Weizenbock, and you begin to get the idea. Another win for Cherry Street.