Iron Hill Pig Iron Porter
The distinct roasted & chocolate notes are well balanced by a slight bitterness.
3.6
212 reviews
Newark, United States
Community reviews
Draught from a sample plate at the brewery in Ardmore on May 1, 2016.
Listed at 5.0% ABV and 40 IBU.
Clear dark brown color, tan head with lacing. Malty, grainy, slight roasted taste. Roasted, grainy aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Roasted, grainy scent.
7/4/7/3/14=3.5
Truly solid porter with good roasty notes and minor sweet syrup. If gladly drink his all the time.
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear cola brown with a thin tan head. Coffee, chocolate and roast on the nose. Medium bodied, lots of roast, chocolate coffee and cocoa bitterness. Finishes with lingering cocoa bitterness.
I’m having a hard time remembering this beer, since it’s been a few years, but I do remember it having a pretty robust flavor and a rich color. I also remember enjoying it, so that’s good too.
On tap at the Maple Shade brewpub. A brown, almost clear beer topped by a light beige head. The aroma has coffee, chocolate and roasted malts, quite balanced. There’s some bitterness and sweetness in the flavor, but it’s mostly roasted malts giving you chocolate and coffee. Smooth, dry and full to medium bodied and with a lasting finish. A nice beer, but more a brown ale than a porter I think. 150623
Draught @ Iron Hill, Maple Shade, NJ
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long chocolate, coffee and caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
On tap at the brewpub in Media, PA.
Pours with a red-brown body that has excllent clarity and highlights. Minimal head yet decent lacing.
Very good bitter-sweet balance. No sour or other off notes. Light smoke in the finish and aftertaste.
Medium body and carbonation.
Well this is an impressive porter from an impressive northeast USA brew-pub chain that sadly does not seem to be expanding in the direction of South Carolina. For a recent lunch outing I had a very positive visit to Iron Hill; along with delicious food, I enjoyed this, their standard line-up porter. Poured a solid ruby brown color, good frothy head. Smelled strong and fresh of coffee and earthy hops, taste was likewise a well balanced tasty porter stronger on the coffee side of the porter spectrum, while featuring a malty body and subtle bitter hops. Some chocolate malt in the background. Finished clean and smooth, although the mouthfeel struck me as thinner and weak, but very drinkable. Only real disappointment was that this was the only beer I got to sample at Iron Hill, I hope to visit again and try more!
Draught at Chestnut Hill location. Poured opaque nut brown with a small tan head. Aroma of nutty and roasty malt with a touch of coffee. Body is medium-to-full and lightly oily. Roasted coffee flavor with a light nuttiness underneath. The roasty note lingers pleasantly in the finish.
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On tap at Iron Hill Vorhees.
Appearance: Deep opaque chestnut with a creamy dark tan head.
Aroma: The aroma is complex with nuts, brown sugar, chocolate, roasted malts and a dash of smoke.
Taste: Clean intro, slightly nutty. Mid taste picks up some chocolate with roast and caramel. Finish lingers lightly of smoke.
Palate: Medium bodied, moderately carbonated.
Overall: Great porter, really drinkable. This is on par with the greats. Very affordable.
10/27/2014. On tap at the Lancaster location. dark brown with a tan head. Roasted malt, hints of vanilla, chocolate and dark fruit. Nice balance, light bitterness and a long finish.
4 oz draft pour at Iron Hill Newark as part of the 8 set sampler on 10/24/2014. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of roast, vanilla, dark chocolate. Tastes of roasty notes, dark chocolate, toffee, sweet dark fruit. Medium body with a dry finish. One of the better brews from the sampler.
Drank as part of a sampler at the Iron Hill Brewery in Wilmington, Delaware.. A beautifully dark beer with amazing aromas of roasted malts.Very little carbonation,tastes of roasted malts. but finishes weird.
Dark brown-black body, medium to thin light tan head, soapy lacing. Light roast, bittersweet chocolate, caramel, and earth. Medium bodied with moderate to lively carbonation, a tad thin towards the finish, lingering earthiness with mild bitterness.
Dark dark brown with off white head. Aroma is roast malt and chocolate. Taste follows nose. Nice bitter bite.
On tap 4 oz. taste at Iron Hill in West Chester, PA.
Nearly opaque, deep dark brown with a creamy tan head and very good lacing.
Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, coffee and raisins.
Taste of dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruit and a touch of citrus.
Medium/full body and medium/low carbonization.
The aroma is coffee, roasty, chocolate. The flavor is identical. The appearance is deep brown, thin tan head. The finish is bitter chocolate, coffee. Medium, slighlty thick in body. Nice!
On draft at the brewpub (Voorhees). Pours a clear dark brown color with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, faint chocolate, caramel/vanilla. Taste of burnt malt, chocolate, and some caramel in the finish.
Draft at the brewpub. Pours black with a medium sized tan head. The aroma has a mix of roasted malt and dark chocolate. The taste is roasty, coffee, chocolate, a bit of coffee.
Tap at WC. Dark color, fulfilling beige head. Chocolate notes, malt, toast, earthy tones. Very solid and well balanced porter. Above average.
A very good porter. It has a burnt chocolate flavor that is dry and crisp. My wife actually liked it more than me.
w/ Uncle mark @ iron hill in Jersey. Ok i am biased towards porters to begin with but the nirto was rich and the brew was well roasted and did what i wanted it to.
Aroma of coffee, dark fruit and slight cinnamon. Pours black with a big tan head. Taste is nice and roasty with coffee notes and a metallic finish. Great porter!
Pours black with a tan head. Good coffee and chocolate flavor. Dry finish. It could have benefited from a little more hops.
One of the better beers I had here. Nice roasted flavors and medium bodied. Could have a little more complexity and substance too but still very enjoyable.
Solid beer. Enjoyed it on tap tonight at the brewery. Nothing all that special. Chocolate and malty notes.
Draft. Subdued chocolate aroma. Less than average carbonation. Rich toasted chocolate flavors and mouthfeel. Slightly bitter finish.
Draft at Maple Hill. Cloudy dark brown color, beige head. Aroma of earthy coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is roasty cocoa and espresso. Nice.
Had this at the lancaster pub. probably the best beer out of all the samples. Nice dark look. Very good tasting mild and friendly roasty effetcs. Smell is just good old plain mildly burnt wood. Never over the top. Yes, an overall really good beer, very enjoyable. Nicely done.