Perc E Bust - Full Pint Brewing Company

nhindian

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a snifter.

T - Pours a dark chocolate brown, a little flat but nearly completely opaque. About a finger and a half of tan head quickly builds and has a decent amount of retention.

S - The aroma is full of freshly pressed coffee, bold and roasty, but also smooth and not acrid. There is also a rich chocolate which is surprisingly potent. I am also discerning a bit of flaked oats as well, but I am not sure if it actually had any in it or not.

T - The flavors are initially a sharp kick of espresso and a slight amount of roast, but it quickly turns quite chocolaty and enjoyably sweet. The roast isn't overbearing and is actually fairly light, which helps it continue to be smooth and easily transition from coffee to chocolate to hops. The hops are earthy and nutty, lending the entire flavor profile to mesh comfortably with each other.

M - Mouthfeel is medium-bodied with good carbonation. A little bit thin at times, the mouthfeel suffers occasionally from a watery feel after the initial malts, but as this is a porter, I can't complain too much.

D/O - Drinkability is moderately high. This is one of the smoothest coffee beers I've come across while still maintaining a potent espresso boost. That, combined with the sweet, rich malts gives this a very flavorful initial taste that lingers well into the finish.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2011 05:26:03 | More by nhindian

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -20.6%

05-14-2013 04:14:21 | More by tommyguz

Snodman

West Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -14%

05-01-2013 12:49:48 | More by Snodman

schoolboy

Ohio

3.99/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

This is a very pleasant coffee porter. It has a ton of character, and it is all good character.

It opens nicely to reveal a nearly opaque brown. The aroma is pretty but faint. Coffee and chocolate are there, but not in your face.

The taste is balanced to more yeasty than a porter normally is, to great effect. It tastes like a bigger beer than it is.

This is so far my favorite from Full Pint. You gotta love the label. Very robust.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 22:15:21 | More by schoolboy

outsider

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

04-21-2013 00:59:14 | More by outsider

Bonis

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.8%

04-06-2013 05:41:00 | More by Bonis

Brenden

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Not to get overly literal here, but "perky" and "huge" aren't synonymous words. On to the beer.

It's a solid dark brown, too dark to see through. It grows a nice tan head to a bit higher than one finger. Retention is good, as the head lasts the entire way and never falls very much. A good amount of patchy lacing sticks to the glass.
Malts don't show off too much roast in the nose; even though the coffee offers it, it focuses more on the coffee notes pre-roasting, it seems. It's got porter strength, which might take the huge stout drinkers some getting used to , but it's good if not simple. In the flavor, a bit more roast kicks in. Coffee is less subtle, which is something that works slightly against the aroma.
These days, it seems porters need to be defended for not being huge. The body in this beer is right, giving medium strength to hold it together without weighing it down. Carbonation is moderate, flowing nicely without being too crisp but both crisp and smooth enough.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 00:43:25 | More by Brenden

mrosenfeld32

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

03-21-2013 00:03:05 | More by mrosenfeld32

Jsmitty1967

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +5.8%

02-17-2013 03:34:22 | More by Jsmitty1967

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

02-14-2013 02:00:29 | More by randylangford

Freggs

New York

4/5  rDev +5.8%

11-03-2012 01:25:21 | More by Freggs

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

pours a chestnut brown with light edges and a fuzzy bubbly light brown head. Nose is fairly nice, chocolate fudge and cake batter with a nice rich roared coffee note subtly accompanying. Taste is a bit watery and much more roasted with a tinge of burnt coffee. Still a decent cakey type quality but much more muddled than the nose. Body is lighter with a gentle to low carbonation and dry chocolaty finish that lingers a bit.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 18:21:54 | More by cpetrone84

rwshelton2

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

09-24-2012 22:41:32 | More by rwshelton2

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.73/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass

Appearance – Served a deep brown colored brew with a one finger tan head. The head fades relatively fast to give a moderate level of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is big in roasted coffee and dark chocolate. Mixed with these smells are some lighter notes of some brown sugar and a little bit of dark fruit. Overall, it is quite a tasty smelling brew.

Taste – The taste starts out more roasted malt and brown bread in flavor. Soon the coffee comes to the tongue along with some of the brown sugar sweetness that was detected in the nose. As the taste advances further the chocolate then comes to the scene, melding well with the coffee flavor to produce a mocha taste. These flavors slightly bitter the brew in the end and leave a rather satisfying flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer was rather thin with a carbonation level that was on the slightly higher side. The body was too light, and to allow the nice chocolate and coffee flavors to shine, a thicker body would be necessary.

Overall – While it had all the right flavors, it lacked the body to hold them up. Just a bit more in the body and the brew would be wonderful, but without it, in some ways it is akin to drinking watered down gourmet coffee.

Serving type: on-tap

09-12-2012 00:02:04 | More by Darkmagus82

heddar33

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.8%

09-09-2012 04:39:17 | More by heddar33

Blaze5445

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

09-05-2012 17:13:00 | More by Blaze5445

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I dont know what it is about coffee beers, but when trying a new one, I'm always a bit apprehensive. It's always nice to be pleasantly surprised that someone was able to pull off the job in smooth fashion. And that's what we've got here: a nice easy drinker that takes hold of all the characteristics you'd hope for a real pleasant drinker.

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2012 16:18:48 | More by RblWthACoz

JimmytheSaintPSU

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

08-19-2012 19:49:02 | More by JimmytheSaintPSU

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -14%

08-06-2012 02:42:18 | More by ejimhof

JayKay412

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -20.6%

07-30-2012 02:18:21 | More by JayKay412

Dodo2step

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

P- AOH

A-coffe black in color that is opaque and a 2 finger head that is foamy and tan. Leaves a nice lacing.

S- chocolate and roasted coffe hit the nose. Nice combo.

T- strong coffee bean and roast flavor. A smokey end on the flavor as well.

M- medium bodied and more carbonated than i would like from my porters. Not as creamy as one would hope but not bad.

O- This is not a bad porter. I am not a guru of porters to begin with but i have had worse and better.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2012 17:24:36 | More by Dodo2step

JPMcKirk

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

07-21-2012 07:37:34 | More by JPMcKirk

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Look at that label! Anyway, This beer poured out as a dark black color with a brown head on top. Some thing retention on top without much lacing at all. The smell of the beer is chocolaty, roasted and has plenty of coffee on the nose. The taste of the beer is nicely balance, it's got some sweet grains in there along with the coffee to bitter it up a little. The mouthfeel of the beer was well carbonated, it go smoother as you drank it. Overall it's not a bad beer but I've had better coffee beers.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2012 23:56:45 | More by Knapp85

Garlicjosh

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +19%

06-25-2012 00:41:47 | More by Garlicjosh

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.8%

05-06-2012 06:21:12 | More by HumphreyLee