I think they're trying to take their own spin on PT Barnum with the label on this can. I can only assume that someone named Eugene actually works at Revolution Brewing, and he may very well have been the one who came up with this beer. Peanut butter and beers have done very well on my blog, and I really like when the PB is paired with a dark beer. I'm pretty sure peanut butter combined with a Porter is the beer equivalent of the old Reese's commercial where someone gets peanut butter in someone else's chocolate. It just seems like it's a natural pairing.
This beer is clear. I don't mean it doesn't have a color, but it is actually clear through the center of the beer if you have a bright enough light behind it. That light tells me that there is actually a burgundy color to the beer. I'm not sure that I've ever seen a beer with a burgundy color (I looked, and the closest I had was in 2016). The tan head sticks around for a little bit, but when it leaves, it leaves almost entirely. There are few bubbles on one side of the glass and a minuscule island in the center. Aside from that, the top of the beer is naked. I have a cold, so the aroma may actually be stronger than I'm picking up. As it is, I can kind of smell peanut butter.First sip is impressively good. I didn't expect a sweet surge, but that's what I get. The peanuts do well merging with the smoky porter, but the sweet bend at the end turns this whole thing up a notch. I'm kind of surprised that they didn't just go ahead and call this a peanut butter and jelly porter. The sweetness is that pronounced. Overall, the sip is very smooth and highly drinkable. It would take a significant effort to not take a giant swig of this beer right now. Fortunately, my process dictates that I have to, anyway.
Tip-in is sweet earth malt with just a dusting of peanuts and only a hint at carbonation. The middle sprouts into an amazingly smooth river of peanut butter on top of sweet, smooth, and roasted malt carrying the solidity of earth. The finish maintains the sweetness as the earth fades away and the smooth malt and peanuts embrace for the trail off.
Bottom Line: Good heavens that's a good beer.
4.75/5