Pisgah Cosmos

Brewed by Pisgah Brewing Company
Style: Baltic Porter
Black Mountain, North Carolina USA

Thanks to Sam for this one. Brown bodied with a tan head. Aroma is weak but is sugary and shows some cola. Flavor is of chocolate, metal, and yeast. Nice light easy body.

750ml bottle, Feb 2008. The pop was so loud from the cork that I thought they were shooting outside....Anyway, this beer poured black with large frothy/fizzy head. The aroma was of light wood and malt mixed with sour yeast. The taste was the same some light dark fruit flavors. Reminds me of Gonzo. Fizzy on the palate, also made me feel rather bloated.

750 ml, Feb 2008 vintage. Opaque black with a huge head that settles to a lasting, creamy brown icing with sugary lace everywhere. Aroma is bread dough, bubblegum, earthy-woody yeast funk, and alcohol. Flavor is at first mostly alcohol and Belgian yeast: sour cherry, earthy-metallic spice, and yeasty sourdough. But the roast kicks in a bit later with some depth: slight coffee, cocoa, wood, prune, maybe some char and sour cream. Medium-heavy body is creamy smooth, dry and alcohol-tingly. Nearly too much funky-sour yeast flavor, the alcohol is a bit too evident for 9.5%, and the flavors just don’t mesh well for me. But this is still appreciated as an interesting, complex-flavored brew.

Bottle from ucusty. Thanks dude. Dark brown with a bubbly floating layer that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Sweet roast, dark fruit, yeasty esters in the aroma. Super duper carbonated. Flavors of roasted malts, dark/sour fruits, chocolate, then a burst of spicy Belgian yeast that creates an interesting fruit quality. An earthy bitterness follows and some roast, yeast, and chocolate linger. Only a little hot on the palate after I breath everything out. This is one unique and interesting brew.

Bottle from kp. I thank you sir! Expiration date of 2015. How cool is that!?! Pours dark brown with a small head that has persisted as a thin layer on top of the surface of the beer for about an hour now. Rich aroma of dark fruits and toffee. Taste is very strong rum soaked fruit with a bit of grain/roasted malt. Thick and tongue-coatingl. Very, very nice.

22 oz. corked bottle on 5/20/08. Foamy light brown head settles in over a deep mahogany pour, and proves to be quite sturdy and durable, even if the lace is on the slippery side. Dark fruitiness on the nose, some chocolate, bready yeast, and a hint of earthiness as well. Medium body and carbonation, softly dry on the palate, pleasing creamy smoothness.

Nice rounded maltiness up front, chased by a tangy bitterness in a well balanced finish. Alcohol is a subtle feature throughout. Easy drinking and well crafted, makes me proud to be from NC!!!

Bottle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours dark brown with a diminishing tan head. Smells of cherries, chocolate, dark fruit, molasses. Tastes dry and roasty with a tarte kick to it. Lots of okay hints and a chewy mouthfeel. This is just a really good beer that stretches the stylistic boundaries and brings them to new places. Excellent!

Very dark pour with huge tan head... overcarbonated, really. Sweet, malty, sour, complex nose... lots of brown sugar. Really lovely. More of a baltic porter on the palate... a little roasty, greasy, some milk and chocolate, cola, but Belgian sugar, too. A great and unique beer from Pisgah.