Pisgah Vortex II

Brewed by Pisgah Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Black Mountain, North Carolina USA

22oz bottle. Pours dark black with a big, foamy brown head. Aroma is A LOT of coffee, complicated with some roastiness and chocolate underneath. Really delicious smell. The coffee is very powerful and deep in a beautiful way, more than almost any other Imperial Stout I can think of. Taste is rich, thick, bitter chocolate. The alcohol is not noticeable at all. Wow. I was super impressed with this beer. A really perfect example of the style and everything I would want in this type of beer. One of the best Imperial Stouts I’ve ever had. Underrated!

Thanks to a fellow BA member for bringing this to a resent tasting. A - black as night with a light hint of light showing through. Nice one finger head that quickly dissipated. Nose is that of a bunch of dark fruit, raisin, prunes, grapes, plums, blackberrys, the list goes on and on. Taste - WOW this was an explosion of drak fruits and a very complex beer. Thank you bill for bringing this and it was one of my favorites of the night. Would certainly buy this again if I cam e across it in my travels Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-15-2009 06:07:44 --

Bottle from Capone’s. Pours deep black, but some deep brown hues are noted through light. The head is tan, stays for a while, then goes away and doesn’t really return with every repour. The aroma is heavy dark patent malt, huge chocolate syrup, some figgy fruit, and mild coffee wafts. The palate is on the heavy side, oily, complex, with flavors of dark malt, mild coffee, and gigantic chocolate syrup ntes, making this one somewhat sweet, but in a good way. As it warms, the alcohol becomes a little bit apparent, but that serves to give it a bit of a bourbon character late, while never losing the chocolate syrup flavor. The chocolate predominates the taste, and the beer evolves somewhat as it warms, gett5ing a bit less sweet. This one was very enjoyable.

Rating # 700. This is a damn fine beer. Pours out a deep black color with a thick bown head. Brew is very thick, very close to burnt motor oil. Aroma is deep choco color with huge roasted malts to it. Flavor is semi sweet choco with lots of caramel sweetness. I really like this brew.

750 ml bottle, compliments of DrBayern, the pour was total blackness, that seems to absorb all color around it and then from the darkness an eruption of brown bubbly foam. Aroma is very roasted malts and coffee with some bitter chocolate and a slight fruitiness to it. The flavour was simply on the heavy side, oily, complex, with dark malt, mild coffee, and gigantic chocolate syrup notes, making this one somewhat sweet, but in a good way. As it warms, the alcohol becomes a little bit apparent, but that serves to give it a bit of a bourbon character late, while never losing the chocolate syrup flavour. Simply tremendous beer. Thanks Matt!

Bottle poured into tall tulip. Good, Good, Good.... pours a dark ebony with dark caramel, frothy head... aroma of smoked malts, coffee mocha presence... taste is sweet, milky smooth and so good... the smoothness of this stout, and the aftertaste is definitly tops... sweet smooth mocha, milky palate, and a sweet mouth watering aftertase leaves you wanting more.... this beer is very smooth for 11.7% alchohol... very impressed and very good.... it is rare, so I like it that much more....

nice black body with a small brown head.the aroma is simply amazing.chocolate,coffee,brown sugar,molasses,and a hint of roasted malt.and now for the flavor....wow,its much of the same.although i grab a bit of lactose,smoke,and citrus hops.this is really solid and a bit under rated in my opinion.

Bottle from the Otown throwdown. Fogdog again with a bad ass beer!! dark dark brown with a tan had. Aroma is very nice. Molasses, vanilla, sugar, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is really good. Coffe, chocolate, roast, vanilla, dark fruit and is nice and sweet. My kind of RIS!!