Heritage Alt - Erie Brewing Co.

mgbickel

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Decided to purchase a growler of this after visiting the brewery. Tired a number of their beers and really liked this one.

Pours dark brown...what you would expect from a nice porter. Has a thin, fizzy tan head.

Smells of toasted bread and malt.

Has a very nice coffee/cocoa undertone. Finishes with a slightly bitter nut splash.

Thin mouth feel...goes down smooth and easy.

A very drinkable beer in my opinion. Would highly recommend this beer...especially this time of the year!

Serving type: growler

11-24-2009 19:43:38 | More by mgbickel

goblue3509

Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a black color with a slightly off white head that gives way to minimal lacing. The aroma is fairly weak and of sweet roasted malts and maybe a hint of coffee. The taste is mild with a sweet roasted malt backbone and hints of chocolate and coffee. The mouthfeel is creamy with very little carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer, you could drink alot of them, but it is slightly filling and there is not a lot going on to keep your interest.

Serving type: on-tap

11-20-2009 18:58:49 | More by goblue3509

jockstrappy

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a rich cola-brown color with a thin, tan head that doesn't last too long. Main aroma here seems to be coffee, with sugary fruit behind it. Taste is a roasted coffee flavor up front, with notes of plum and fig behind it, and a caramel malt sweetnessthat is present throughout. This brew was surprisingly quaffable...upon the pour, I was expecting something thick and sticky, but this beer is light on the palate, and washes away very clean at the finish. A great beer for those cold nights close to Lake Erie.

Serving type: on-tap

11-14-2008 22:49:25 | More by jockstrappy

WVbeergeek

Ohio

3.98/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Cloudy amber mahogany brown color nice tan head dwindles slowly leaves behind even lacing, very nice. Aroma: Nice malty caramel presence touch of chocolate with a nutty edge topped off with some nice underlying vinous or raisiny tones. Taste: Fruity character with nutty highlights matched with mild cocoa bursts in each sip, a relatively flavorful altbier pretty damn creative and unfiltered to boot. Mouthfeel: Medium body nice carbonation not too heavy nice texture rolls smoothly. Drinkability: Incredibly smooth and quaffable enjoyed this one at Porter's in Erie.

Serving type: on-tap

07-23-2004 15:11:32 | More by WVbeergeek