Foothills Peoples Porter

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

From notes 11/18/05: Pours a rich deep brown, borderline black. Creamy tan head forms easily and leaves spectacular lacing on the glass. Looks exquisite. Aromas have an ample chocolatey flair. A fair amount of roastiness lingers. Maybe a touch of smoke, but sweet chocolate drowns that out quickly. Flavors give the tastebuds a real treat; roasted malts, a touch of char, and a dessert-like chocolate bar flair. Solid mouthfeel. Dry aftertaste; the English hops really dry this out and give it a finite finish. Very drinkable. I thoroughly enjoyed this porter. Very well done! Per Jamie: utilizes chocolate and black malts, Goldings and Fuggles hops.

On tap at Foothills. Dark brown pour with a thin tan head. Roasted malt aroma with some chocolate and a hint of smoke. Dark chocolate and coffee flavor with a definite smoky malt presence. Creamy mouthfeel. This is very good.

Black color with a thick but small tan head. Great lacing throughout. Smells of dark roast with a hint of bitter chocolate. Dry dark roasted coffee flavor, strong enough that it seems like it would be one of the ingredients.Some semi-sweet chocolate and substantiall hop bitterness at the end. Surprised to note some alcohol burn in the finish as well. Smooth mouthfeel, sorta chewy. Very good.

Hand bottle thanks to Bleacher Bum: Pours a dark brown to black with a tan head. Aroma, lots of coffee, roasted malts, some dark chocolate. Flavor, dark chocolate, coffee, malty, sweet, some slight roasty bitterness. Medium bodied, this is pretty good. Leaves me looking forward to the stout I get to try soon.

From a growler brought back from Winston. Pours a dark, dark brown with a small, creamy tan head. The aroma is bitter chocolate with a little smoky, charred smell. The taste is gorgeous. Coffee, licorice maybe a touch of toffee. Finishes smooth with just a touch of bitterness.

Re-rate. Brown/black pour. Small mocha head. Malts, chocolate and coffee dominate the aroma with a touch of some other sweetness I can’t quite pin down. Flavor is robust with much chocolate, malt and some hop. Dry, bitter finish. A medium-bodied porter. Very nice. Would drink on a more consistent basis if I could.

Draft at the brewery. Opaque brown-black with a lasting creamy ring. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, light coffee and char. Flavor is a great tasting blend of the same with some light mesquite. Medium body is lightly chewy but not syrupy and finishes roasty-dry.

Growler. Courtesy Dragonstout. Thick black pour with a thin off white head. big coffe aroma. Smooth chocolate malt and coffee taste. Body is a little thin. Finishes nice and clean, very easy drink. Very nice, I could have drank this all night.