This is a beer I had completely different expectations for - I saw the name "Pillager" and assumed "oh, we have a Pilsner/lager kind of beer" in the sense of pil-lager, rather than the actual word pillager, noooope! It's a Porter! Drekker Brewing's Pillager is 5.2% ABV and one of the few non overly-tropical/fruit forward beers I've ever had from the North Dakota brewery. Appearance: Pitch black Porter with a light to moderate amount of burnt caramel head on top that diminishes pretty quickly, no lacing on the glass.
Aroma: Roasted maltiness with a mild coffee bitterness, a bit of peat, caramel and toffee. Oh, there's a bit of dark chocolate as well but it's pretty faint.
Taste: Roasted maltiness again to give off a roasty coffee presence, a bit of peatiness, a slight sourness, caramel, possibly a bit of dark fruit (raisin, fig). It's ever so slightly smoky, has a bit of a chocolatey presence. Aftertaste is a light presence of fig and peat.
Overall Thoughts: This is not a bad Porter, but also nothing overwhelming in any sense. I'd definitely try this again. Drekker is known for some over-the-top styles of beer (predominantly juice-forward), so it's nice to see something a bit more classical and something I could drink on a regular basis.
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