(512) Pecan Porter
Nearly black in color, (512) Pecan Porter is made with Organic US 2-row and copious amounts of Crystal malt, along with Baird’s Chocolate and Black malts. Its full body and malty sweetness are balanced with subtle pecan aroma and flavor from locally grown pecans. Yet another true Austin original!
3.7
238 reviews
Austin, United States
Community reviews
Keg at Ginger Man, Plano. Black with small beige head. Aroma of maple, licorice and pecan. Mid sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate and tar, pecan and some caramel. Mid bitter finish. Solid. Delivering what I expected. Flawless.
Draft. Brown-black body with medium tan head. Aroma is moderately sweet, chococaramel, some nut. Taste is moderately sweet, chococaramel, some nut. Mediu body, light stickiness.
On tap at Yard House. This is a great beer, silky smooth and deep rich roasted flavours with a hint of chocolate.
Pours a dark brown with an off white lacing. Aroma is chocolate, coffee vanilla with maybe a faint home of pecan. Aroma is moderately sweet and somewhat chalky
Black draft pour at moonshiner. Pecan and cocoa flavors. Nutty and chocolate. Good stuff
Keg at Yardhouse, Houston. It pours darkest brown, near black with a sturdy tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, plenty of toasted nuts, a good hit of coffee, treacle and cacao nibs. The taste is bitter, dry roasted malt, toasted nuts, earthy, pecan pie, chewy malt, coffee grounds, cocoa, fudge, toffee and a bit of alcohol. The finish is dry and toasty. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Could be done with a bit more depth, but it’s pretty decent anyhow.
Quite dark, opaque, tan head. Honey, floral notes, some espresso, dark chocolate. Predominantly sweet with some bitterness. Quite a lot of acidity, cloying oily body, really coats the mouth. Not a huge amount of carbonation. Good.
Tap at Brass Tap, Fort Worth. Pours black, small tan head. Aroma is pecan, honey, saccharine, roasted malt, chocolate. I like it. Flavor is still pecan and roasted malts, but body is a bit light. More heavy and viscous and this would be killer.
APPEARANCE- super dark black and nougat colored head that dissipates quickly with no lacing.
NOSE- slight malty sweetness and the roastiness comes through as it warms up.
FLAVOR- malty and sweet.
On tap at Bangers Austin. Pour like dark cola, roasted aroma. This is better, a lot, as it warms. Dark cocoa, burnt wood and some nuttiness. Lots of caramel malts and relatively high carbonation. Decent Porter.
On tap at Moviehouse Flower Mound while I was visiting Dallas for a meeting. Pours a dark brown, clear color. Not much nose, mostly malt. Flavor is nutty, chocolate, malt; no pecan really. Thin mouthfeel. Pretty average porter.
On nitro in Denton. Sweet pecan pie filling, syrupy, a bit too much for me. Good flavors but really saccharine.
Draught, smallish head, opaque black color, aroma of aromatic coffee, dark bread and mellow nutty backbone, flavor of nuts and coffee with earthy and green hints, smooth and easy to drink, light pleasant chocolate aftertaste. Very good and fun to drink, its reputation is deserved.
On tap at Alamo Drafthouse - Lakeline. Dark brown, thin tan head. Smells of roasted malt. Taste includes roasted malt, subtle pecan notes, and hints of coffee, vanilla, and smoke.
On tap at Onion Creek. Dark brown body with slight head. Nose is malty, chocolate, nuts and of course pecan. Taste is coffee, malts, pecan, nuts and chocolate. Creamy texture. Enjoyable.
on tap at flying saucer in houston. unbubbly dark brown with a purple tinge; lightly nutty aroma, nougat and brittle; medium bitterness, hints of pine and roasty chocolate; quite pleasant
Sampled at GABF 2015. Poured dark brown a tan head. Nose of roasted malts. Medium plus in body. Flavor is chocolate malts and pecans. Finishes with pecan flavor. Good beer. .
On tap at Gingerman. Pours a dark brown with a light brown head. Aromas of roasted coffee and nuts. Light ash. Taste is light bitter acrid taste and light sweetness. Pretty well balanced and drinkable Porter.
Tasty and toasty with chocolate backbone slight nutty hints. Nice lacing with a light creamy head.
Irving, Tx - FM Smoke House - on tap. Deep, dark brown pour; tight khaki head. Sweet aroma, hints of pecans, brown sugar. Sweet flavor, pecans, hint of chocolate, brief whisper of chocolate in the finish. Thick enough mouthfeel.
On tap at Lowbrow’s. Poured into a pint glass. Aroma is of malt and roasted pecan. Appearance is dark with a slightly tan head. Tastes comes in with roasted malt and chocolate then it slowly dissapates into a roasted pecan note. Pretty good ale, my first from 512.
Tap, dark pour tan head, nose and taste are nutty, chocolate, some vanilla, good
Growler at James’ 10k tasting. Pours a deep brown to black with a thin tan head. Big roast, a touch of smoke and cocoa. Medium bodied, cocoa, roast, thins out a touch. Cocoa, roast and chocolate.
Tap at Petrol Station. Very dark opaque but not overly dense pour. Small beige head. Killer aroma and taste of nut, dark chocolate, and roasted malts. This is fantastic. Brilliantly crafted.
Had this on draft at Friendly Spot in San Antonio. Really nice porter, the pecan adding a bit of sweetness, certainly not subtle but still balanced. Like most good flavored beers, this would have been good just as a porter.
Pours a very dark brown-black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted chocolate and nuts. Thin mouthfeel with a nice lingering finish. Alcohol is well hidden making it very drinkable.
Growler at Clockworks 10K tasting, April 19th 2015. Pours a deep brown body with thin off white lacing. Mouthfeel is medium to light-bodied, with soft malt flavors, cocoa, light chocolate, rich nuttiness and faint vanilla.
Black pour, nitro head. Aromas are subdued coffee and chocolate, hints of nuttiness. Taste is semi sweet chocolate, light nuts / pecans, roasted malts. Smooth, good flavors not overpowering on the pecans.
At JTC 10k tasting. Dark brown beer with nose of cholate and cola. Taste of cola, brown sugar, caramel, hints of pecan, earth, grainy maltiness. Nothing is overly pronounced flavor wise. Smooth
Growler at 10K. Pours dark brown. Nose/taste of toasted pecan, roast chocolate. Medium body.