People's Porter - Foothills Brewing Company

NCbeerpirate

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

11-27-2012 02:31:15 | More by NCbeerpirate

KajII

North Carolina

3.6/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

[Suggested Glassware: Nonic Pint]

The pour was a muddy dark brown with a slight ruby hue and a large (2-3 finger) light brown frothy head that quickly diminished, down to a scattered film and small collar with fair spotty lacing.

The aroma was very mild with roasted dark malts, light resin hops and a sweaty yeast with notes of bitter chocolate, coffee and toffee.

The taste was lightly bitter sweet and quite malty with notes of bitter chocolate and toffee pretty much throughout, progressing into a roasty hoppy taste with a bold dark roasted coffee presence towards the end. The flavor lasted a very long time proceeding the swallow with a lightly bitter espresso taste left lingering on the taste buds.

Mouthfeel was medium in body with a thin dry texture and a medium carbonation.

Overall this was a rather impressive tasting Porter, with a nice mild hoppy presence which was complimented nicely by the roasty mocha coffee taste...

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Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 17:16:20 | More by KajII

Brenden

Ohio

3.8/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

People's porter is a strong dark brown color with a surprisingly heavy thickness in its look. A light brown head rises to just over one finger and rests there pretty well, fading slowly but leaving a firm, sturdy foam that never fades beyond that. Lacing is left clinging to the glass in mostly patching pretty heavily.
The aroma, while holding some very nice elements and well befitting a porter, was somewhat muted. Vanilla-like sweetness balances some bitterness along with cocoa and coffee notes in a big roast, and a hint of nuts is also present.
The profile of the flavor is mainly roast, caramel, a touch of char, and a bit of cocoa. The flavors play off each other well and come out more strongly on the tongue than they did in the nose. Roast gives off the remeniscence of coffee graounds along with the char, which gives a hint of wood in itself.
For a porter, and especially considering the appearance, it's a little thin. It's more something underlying, as it begins with a firm heft, but something falls off as it goes. It has a crispness that isn't too much and is smooth enough to satisfy if only it didn't have that thinness in the body.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 13:03:45 | More by Brenden

Ballen30

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-17-2013 05:45:55 | More by Ballen30

Maxwell

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a nice dark brown to light black with a soft tan head of tiny, soft bubbles. The head leaves a lacing of slippery spittle droplets on the sides of the glass. The body is indecipherable in its darkness but shows some light molasses-like colors on its edges that seem clean of particles. On the nose, the beer smells of light, roasted coffee with a kiss of mocha and dark chocolate. Milk chocolate also briefly touches the nose. On the tongue, the beer tastes of bitter roast with a kiss of hops. Sweetness is also prevalent from the malts, though subdued, and more chocolaty than sugary. In flavor, the beer begins as warm roasted chocolate which blossoms into roasted coffee, moving from light roast to dark roast and filling the mouth with a nice, bitter roasted flavor with slight hints of raisins and dark fruit in among the roast. The finish carries a slight flavor of ice and metal, oddly enough, with a dying bitter roasted coffee flavor that hints at chocolate and some slight earthiness that balances out the flavor. The aftertaste is of lingering bitter roasted coffee and char. In the mouth, the beer feels medium in body, and perhaps even lighter, though the beer does carry a little heaviness in the swallow. Carbonation is soft and almost fluffy on the mouth, and the mouth is left roasted dry. Overall, this is a pretty classic American porter. There is nothing fancy about it, but it’s tasty. It has its chocolate, it has its bitters, and it has its roasted coffee flavors. A nice porter for when you want something simple.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 22:49:13 | More by Maxwell

tgeorgf

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2%

06-14-2013 01:13:07 | More by tgeorgf

Hopsiam14

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +2%

06-13-2013 04:40:19 | More by Hopsiam14

JMUbrewz

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

06-12-2013 16:08:46 | More by JMUbrewz

UCLABrewN84

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle someone brought to share at drewone's tasting.

Pours a hazy dark brown with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, and caramel aromas. Taste is much the same with cocoa and metallic flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with a solid cocoa and roasty presence.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 17:00:38 | More by UCLABrewN84

drewone

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-11-2013 06:16:26 | More by drewone

Nolen12

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-11-2013 03:26:36 | More by Nolen12

kindestcut

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-10-2013 21:25:58 | More by kindestcut

Evoforen

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

06-09-2013 15:12:20 | More by Evoforen

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-08-2013 03:01:18 | More by ygtbsm94

carolinared

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

06-06-2013 23:49:41 | More by carolinared

NastyNate11

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2%

06-06-2013 15:52:42 | More by NastyNate11

Polarslag

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +2%

06-03-2013 01:36:46 | More by Polarslag

woodchip

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2%

05-31-2013 00:33:29 | More by woodchip

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.59/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance-The beer pours a nice deep brown color with a small rocky brown head that was present upon pouring. The head has a good level of retention, slowly fading to leave a light level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell- The aroma was rather heavy of dark roasted malt and aromas of chocolate malt. There are undertones of coffee as well as a light sweetness of caramel and vanilla

Taste - The taste begins with a big roasted malt flavor with lots of chocolate tones upfront. Carmel and toffee flavors mingle with these soon after the start, sweetening the taste very lightly. These taste mingle until the end to where they are joined by a roasted coffee and a bit of earthiness. In the end, these new flavors bitter the taste more, with the mix of flavors overall leaving a roasted and bitter chocolate flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel –The body of the brew was on the slightly thinner side for a porter with a carbonation level that was light. The thinner carbonation was great for all the roasted flavors and made for a smooth drinker, although the thin body took away from these slightly and may have been better accentuated by a thicker body.

Overall- A decent porter overall. It had a good level of roasted chocolate and dark malt flavors with a nice bitter bite at the end. Not bad.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2013 01:13:08 | More by Darkmagus82

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.28/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

First had: on tap at Foothills

Dark chestnut brown pour with a solid cap of beige head that sank to a thick ringlet and laced the glass nicely. Aroma of roasty dark malts, light hints of toffee and herbal hops; pretty thin. The taste was similar, dark malts, roasty, notes of coffee and cocoa, burnt caramel, nutshells, light herbal hops with a metallic twinge in the finish. Mouthfeel was pretty thin, body light-medium, bordering on medium, carbonation was moderate. Meh.

Serving type: on-tap

05-25-2013 22:55:06 | More by Rifugium

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev +2%

05-18-2013 22:12:09 | More by Photekut

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev +2%

05-18-2013 17:28:02 | More by drgonzo2k2

bigbutter

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-16-2013 14:17:59 | More by bigbutter

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-15-2013 02:16:32 | More by SmellsofMahagony

mcaulifww

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

05-12-2013 12:46:56 | More by mcaulifww