Foothills Peoples Porter

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Porter
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

Name: People’s Porter
Date: 01/18/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Barley’s, NC

solid dark brown, fine tan head, heavy lace patterns, big dry dark chocolate aroma with a touch of milk chocolate sweetness, rich chocolate flavor, mostly dry with just a touch of sweetness, lots of earthy balance melds with the bitter character from the dark chocolate,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a frothy, nicely-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of sweet toasty dark caramel malts and some dark fruity notes. Starts fairly full and dark malty sweet with an earthy bittersweet dark chocolate balance. Finishes slightly drier with nice light roasty notes. Good balance of malty sweetness throughout.

Growler... O-Town Christmas Gathering ’07... Pitch black brew with a small, creamy, off-white head. Chocolate, espresso, charcoal and vanilla add up to the aroma. Full-bodied with a coarse mouthfeel and supple carbonation. Fair balance of chocolate and caramel sweetness versus tobacco, hop and burnt malt bitterness; although it tilts decidedly onto the sweet side. Finishes caramelized and bittersweet. Intense, but a touch too sweet for me. Kudos to DragonStout. Thanks for the beer!

Draft sample at Knoxville Brewers Jam 2009. Poured a dark brown color with an average frothy light brown head that was mostly lasting and good lacing. Moderate roasted coffee and sweet malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium roasted bittersweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable beer.

Tap at the brewpub. Pours a nice deep brown almost black with a beige head. Aroma is toffee, and chocolate malts, light fruitiness, and nutty- charred hints. Bittersweet chocolate flavor- more toffee, ok sweetness, a few hints of green hops, caramel, and nutty earthy finish.

Draught at the brewpub. Dark dark brown with thin tan head that laced the glass. Chocolate nose and flavor. Not nearly as roasty as the Total Eclipse Stout.

En fût. Verre de dégustation directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur de céréales grillées avec une pointe de chocolat et de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de café et de chocolat avec de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement onctueuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de café en arrière goût. (Rating #2301)

Dark brown, almost but quite opaque. Brown, or maybe dark tan head. Coffee-ish aroma. Flavor has plenty of coffee, too, plus an odd but not bad medicinaly note. Nice notes of red wine, as well. Nice mellow hop bite at the finish. Sampled at Brewgrass 2009.