Phew. Did you get through that title in one breath?
There are certain scents we associate with every season. The smell (or maybe lack there of if you suffer from allergies) of flowers coming back to life in spring. The sweetness of freshly slathered sunscreen and cut grass during summer time. The stench of burning dust when you turn on the heat for the first time during fall… And the sharp scent of pine when you cut down your Christmas tree when you crack open a porter during winter. Yes folks, I’m drinking another porter much to my chagrin.
Epic Brewing Fermentation Without Representation Imperial Pumpkin Porter
Produced in Salt Like City, Utah and Denver, Colorado. ABV: 8.4%. Described on the label/website (since neither said much): “An Imperial Pumpkin Porter to celebrate the season. You are holding something special — one of only a few thousand bottles released. Intrigued? Visit http://www.epicbrewing.com to explore this limited brew’s precise details.”
My opinion? I knew exactly what I was getting myself into with this beer. (I feel tipsy just talking about it.) I always try to smell the cap after it’s popped to get an initial idea of how it’ll taste. I could pick up very slight pumpkin notes and then the hoppy pine smell was overwhelming. It’s still overwhelming. It poured dark. It’s very bitter. I can’t write detailed sentences. Avoid… Unless you’re a porter person. But really, who’s a porter person?
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