Barrel Aged People's Porter - Foothills Brewing Company

jmarsh123

Indiana

2.74/5  rDev -29.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5

Pours dark brown/black with a lot (almost too much) of mocha colored head. Good retention and decent lacing.

Not picking up a ton on the nose. Some roast malt, sweet chocolate and a hint of bourbon.

Again not much in the flavor department either. A little roasted malt with just a touch of bourbon. There's a weird sweetness as well that overpowers everything, but it still finishes a little astringent. Almost tastes oxidized as well. Strange for a fresh bottle.

Mouthfeel is probably the downfall of this. Just too much carbonation that doesn't let the flavors shine.

Disappointed in this one. Beer itself is fine, but kind of bland. Being that it is a bourbon aged beer, I would expect much more so the scores are all a bit lower due to the expectation from the style.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 19:04:24 | More by jmarsh123

JISurfer

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-23-2013 04:20:25 | More by JISurfer

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-23-2013 01:56:27 | More by mikeincharleston

swanson45

North Carolina

2/5  rDev -48.5%

05-21-2013 02:20:59 | More by swanson45

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

05-19-2013 00:37:30 | More by Photekut

DaGio

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +16%

05-18-2013 01:28:45 | More by DaGio

rodkin

Missouri

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-17-2013 03:57:06 | More by rodkin

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

05-16-2013 02:11:13 | More by SmellsofMahagony

juliusseizure

New York

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-15-2013 18:15:14 | More by juliusseizure

irish01980

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-14-2013 23:25:55 | More by irish01980

Steimie

Michigan

3/5  rDev -22.7%

05-11-2013 01:08:27 | More by Steimie

DarthKostrizer

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

05-10-2013 02:08:02 | More by DarthKostrizer

BMart

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-08-2013 18:54:08 | More by BMart

dfhhead25

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

05-07-2013 03:13:43 | More by dfhhead25

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

3/5  rDev -22.7%

05-05-2013 18:30:21 | More by eyeenjoybeer

Bluecane

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

04-21-2013 06:51:24 | More by Bluecane

Dope

Massachusetts

4.04/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Pours a nice dark brown with a ridiculously huge and fluffy light brown head. Head fades at a decent rate with a big island of foam behind. Thin, super fluffy chunks of lacing hang around.

S: Nice bourbon with burnt sugar, sticky caramel, brown sugar, toffee and charred oak. A little bit of roasted malt but not much, mainly some nice sweet bourbon.

T: More bourbon. Quite sweet. Burnt sugars and caramel are most prominent. A little toffee. Mild, mellow roasted malt melds in with a little bit of chocolate and char. Sweetness runs out of the finish, resulting in some toffee and acrid charred barrels. Drying oaky finish with hints of vanilla and char.

M: Carbonation is a little high, leaving this one feeling just a little too airy. Surprisingly not bad body for only 6% and high carb though.

O: This was surprisingly nice. I figured with only a 6% ABV base beer that the bourbon would completely overpower. It is still quite strong but melds nicely. Mellow flavors, not overly sharp and no real alcohol despite the hefty bourbon.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 02:39:16 | More by Dope

orangesol

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.1%

04-11-2013 03:11:03 | More by orangesol

alysmith4

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +3.1%

04-08-2013 01:27:24 | More by alysmith4

jeonseh

Indiana

3.23/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Dark chocolate brown with a small milk chocolate head that settled to foam

S - Dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, and lots of butterscotch from the pappy barrel

T - Roasted chocolate and bitter coffee with light butterscotch. Slight alcoholic booze and oak near the finish. The base beer doesn't seem to stand up to the barrel well which gives it an astringent and boozy bite

M - Medium body with a roasted presence. Slight oak tingle near the finish to it

O - Solid porter but the beer just can't fully stand up to the barrel. It smells great but there is just too much booze and bite in the flavor

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 13:20:52 | More by jeonseh

mccallisters_dali

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

04-03-2013 22:27:09 | More by mccallisters_dali

yaksurf

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.1%

04-03-2013 19:59:30 | More by yaksurf

pknyc

New York

4/5  rDev +3.1%

04-02-2013 14:33:30 | More by pknyc

uncggop06

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +22.4%

04-02-2013 03:32:02 | More by uncggop06

kbuzz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -29.1%

03-30-2013 04:34:28 | More by kbuzz