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Pisgah Vortex II 3.75 139

Pisgah Vortex II

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1393.8/5.03.75/5.011.7%63.3Snifter
Commercial Description:
Treat yourself to the first of the Vortex series to be offered in a bottle. The strongest Pisgah beer to date, this Russian Imperial Stout would make any 18th century Czar proud
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 after4ever (2776), Brier, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Jun 28, 2009  
22. Thanks, SuzyGreenberg! Ebony blackish color. Laceless. Thick fruity nose. Plums, prunes and figs there. Big thick creamy sticky body. Tons of fruits on the mid. Roasty and delicious.


 illinismitty (1799), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Sampled at the BA Nashville Tasting. Pours dark black with a dark tan head. Aroma of roasted malts,alcohol, and molasses. Medium bodied with a slick texture. Flavor of light molasses, peat, tobacco, and coffee with a moderate amount of bitterness. There is a good amount of residual sweetness. . Finish has some slight yeast and dustiness. Could use more bitterness for me.


 cmillward (434), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Draft @ the brewery. Pours black with a dark tan head. Nose is roasty, chocolate, a phenolic smokey aroma, coffee. Flavor is roast, chocolate, some fruity notes, gives a slight nutty impression--much like Reese’s Pieces, ends with a nice bitterness. Medium carbonation, still a fairly heavy mouthfeel.


 trevor211 (518), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Thanks to Bobby91w for the bottle! Pours black, with a surprisingly thick tan head that leaves minimal (if any) lacing. The aroma has mild sweet fruits, thick, lightly roasted malts, slightly tinny with some malted chocolate (think Whoppers). The flavor is better, though it really brings to mind a bizarre memory for me - strong coffee with too much brown sugar added. Not sure if there’s some residual sugar lingering in here, but it’s a bit overpoweringly sweet. Has some port wine notes to vary the flavor, and while it doesn’t seem like 11.7%, the alcohol makes its presence known. Oily / soapy mouthfeel - more hops would have done this one well.


 Hank1980 (764), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Bottle from 1/09. Pour is dark brown with tan head, some soapy lace. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, heavy malt, alcohol, fruit. Taste is same, with the heavy sweetness really dominating. Finish is sweet and a little warming. Fruit is also a little more present in taste than in aroma. Mouth is sticky and coating. A little on the bitter side. Overall, a decent imperial stout.


 Ungstrup (15336), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with lighter notes of smoke, alcohol, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of alcohol and chocolate, the alcohol leaves a slight burn in the mouth. Thanks fonefan for sharing.


 Theis (3760), Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2009  
#31 - Amerikaner Blind-Smagning 12-Jun-2009 hos Papsoe. Bottle. Black - Brown head. Chocolate, oily, tarmac, coffee, hard roatsed, thick body, high sweetness, light hoppy, vanilla, dried fruits, light wood, sharpness. Nice.


 Papsoe (15084), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours an opaque dark brown - almost black - with a vague reddish hue and a creamy light brown head leaving laces. Sweetish aroma of vanilla and hard roasted malt. Medium body, hard roasted malt, plenty of sweetish dried fruit and vanilla. Subdued malt bitterness. 120609



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