Pogue's Run Porter

Black pour with a tan head. Aroma of bittersweet chocolate and espresso. The flavor is chocolate and coffee with a bitter finish. A bit chalky. Smooth. Medium body.

12oz bottle from StFun poured into a shaker. Pours almost black with a slight ruby hue and a huge nut brown head. Aroma of coffee and a little dark chocolate. Taste is light bitter. Milk and dark chocolate and strong espresso on the finish. Medium bodied with a thin texture. Fizzy carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, great. This would nake an awesome everyday drinker.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of queenholly. Color is deep brown, borderline black. Nice head retention that left foam after the beer was complete. Nose is real deep molasses, in fact layers of molasses, also chocolate and traces of wood. Flavor is in reverse order with chocolate up front then getting molasses and Earthy, burnt coffee. Texture is dry and roasted. Whoa, thanks for this bottle Rebekah! This is no doubt a fresh bottle. Well above average porter. Real easy to chug down!

Found this at RBWG, which is good for the brewery as the bottle I tried was terrible. This one was a growler. Pours a dark brown color with a medium sized tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of roasted malts, nuts, chocolate, mild hops. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, nuts, mild hops. Medium bodied. 8/3/8/3/16.

Previous rating (6/2/5/3/8)... 12 ounce bottle from a trade. Pours a.... OK now half the beer’s on the floor and I have a glass full of foam. The worst gusher I’ve seen in quite some time, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be good. Just ask De Dolle. I’m going to let this one sit for a while.

OK... just poured the rest of the bottle down the drain because I got sick of dealing with it. Got maybe about 4 ounces in the glass. Aroma of chocolate, mild herbal notes and an ashy note. The taste is chocolate, mild roast, and a mild hop finish. Medium bodied. Not a bad beer, not a good experience.

Bottle. Milk chocolate,coffee malt, and earthy peat aroma. Black brown with a moderate brown head, light open lacing. Coffee, milk chocolate, peat, and ashy flavor. Medium body, lightly astringent. Very nice porter.

Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 08/09/2012. Dark brownish-pour with a thin light tan head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and mild hops. Light to medium body with a roasty character and notes of chocolate malt, coffee and hops. The finish is grainy malt and coffee. Above average overall.

Draft. Deep brown body with a frothy tan head, mostly lasting. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, nuts, dark chocolate with a hint of caramel. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery turning smooth texture, moderate carbonation. Dry finish with a slight metallic taste. the dominant tastes are roast and coffee with undertones of chocolate. Nice.

tap at the brewery - Pours near black with a tan head. It smells of roast malt and chocolate. The flavor is of sweet roast chocolate malt with good balancing hops. It’s medium bodied and very tasty, a fine porter. This brew was the girlfriend’s favorite of their ten offerings and my second favorite.