Iron Hill Ring of Fire Porter

Formerly brewed at Iron Hill Newark
Style: Porter
Newark, Delaware USA

Bottle, from axilla. Thanks Jon! I quite enjoyed this one. The bottle foamed up quite a bit when i opened it, but I was still able to get out 6 or 7 good pours for my fellow ratebeerians. Aroma had some nice roasted malts, hot pepper, and a bit of smoke. Flavor was spicey on the tongue but it did not totally mask the original base porter. Pretty darn good for what it is.

7-11-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to hopdog
Dark thick brown with little bubbly fizzy off-white head. Smell is tobasco, pine and oak. Flavor is interesting. It has a hint of that weird vinegar flavor with a burn of tobasco too that stays on the top of the tongue and the inside of the lips. Not too drinkable. Causes an instant heartburn. Weird, strange and creates a burning sensation - I am glad I got to try it.

"13oz bottle, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of TURDFERGUSON. Thanks, Sam." The great thing about following ken is that he seems to enter his ratings quickly!!! Brown, hazy, LARGE white head. Aroma is malty, with some of the hot pepper. Flavor is pretty much all tobasco, which isn’t bad, but a bit of a palate buster. Very spicy flavor, and there was some kind of malt in the background, but the tabasco took over on my taste buds.

Huge, heavy carbonation pushes dusty, brown foam out of the bottle, and pours a three inch head on one inch of muddy brown beer. Damn it looks ugly but I kind of like the look. Nice smoky, tangy and spicy nose that mixed some smoked malt, some roast/char and some chile peppers. Spicy, peppery wood and mildly hot chile peppers hit the tongue in a wonderfully delicious performance of roasted malts, dry wood, sharp peppers… damn good all around. A great idea executed very well.

13oz bottle, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of TURDFERGUSON. Thanks, Sam! Pours a murky brown color; light tan head with medium bubbled lacing. Good amounts of roasted malts, chocolate, and a touch of peppery warmth in the aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy roasted malts, milk chocolate, and lots of hot, peppery hot sauce upfront; very spicy, but pleasantly so; nice mix of hot sauce and chocolate / roasted malts; good stuff. Lengthy, hot finish: pepper sauce, hot pepper, chocolate, and roasted malts.

375 ml bottle via trade with hopdog - The bottle open with a big pop of the cork and a small gusher of beer. We saved most of it. Poured a huge ass tan head which eventually settled. Very little lacing. Aroma is a spicey smoked malt. Flavor is mostly smoked malt and faint tabasco. The tabasco really kicks in as the beer lingers on the palate. Medium body. This was a fun beer to drink. Thanks Steve.

Hopdog is the man! this is a super crazy beer. The damn thing poured about 2000 fingers of head. It took forever for the foam to subside and show us the beer. The porter is nice and the heat from the Tabasco barrels is rather nice...at first. But what starts out as a really decent tasting porter turns into a throat burning and stomach burning drink. It makes you feel as if you have indigestion as soon as you have finished a third of the bottle.

Bottle in trade from hopdog. Thanks for the chance to try this unique beer!
Pours black with a large very foamy dark beige head. Very carbonated and was left to sit for a long while to settle. Smell is very nice however, and is of roasted malts, oak and a hint of spicy pepper. Taste is subtle, soft roasty malt, dusty chocolate along with a mild to moderate spicy kick in the finish. Nicely incorporated spice that isn’t too subtle or overwhelming either but is definitely noticeable. All in all a really fun and well done beer aside from the severe over carbonation. Thanks again for this one!