Bought another bottle of the Clown Shoes Pecan Pie Porter to give it a shot poured this time. Much better aroma, even stronger in terms of the intensity of dessert scent, but a bit more mellow in terms of character. What struck me is the incredible lack of head, even from a normal pour; almost nonexistent ring of off-white fuzz, very sticky though and it clings to the side of the glass really well. I can taste a bit more fruity phenols(?) or something in there when it's poured. Warms way better poured too (more alcohol flavor throughout). This is a complex fucking drink, I'm a big fan. Definitely a multiple-repeat buy. Mike/unknown, I should've shipped you a bottle of this for Christmas!
I even paired it with a pecan roll we happened to have a box of in the house. Nice!
edit: oh god, this is so great paired with this fucking dessert, I'll probably die of a sugar overdose here, but so worth it.
edit2: I guess I poured it way too slow because a quicker pour on the second glass (less than a pint) yielded a normal head for a porter; tan/off-white with thick lacing. Guess I was wrong. Anyway, that doesn't really matter, this shit tastes great.