Bièropholie Calumet

Formerly brewed at Bièropholie
Style: Smoked
, Canada

Bottle. Aroma is smoked ham, some coffee quite porter. Nice smokey caracter with some sweetiness in the taste. I like the "asf-finish" description, it suits this beer very well.

Bottle. Dark chocolate and aromatic smoke aroma, Dark brown, low head. Delicate chocolate, light smoked ham, coffee towards the finish, delicate herbal retronasal. Fantastic balance.

341ml bottle. Pours deep black with medium creamy brown head, thin lacing. Aroma is smoke, caramel and roasted malt. Lots of chocolate too. Taste is smoky, roasty and quite sweet. Finish is dry dark chocolate. Very nice brew, surprisingly chocolate. Finish also feels a bit ashy (like some others said). Very complex, very well made. Awesome beer.

Bottle, unknown vintage. The body appears pitch black at first glance, but shows a deep, dark, cola brown color upon closer inspection. A taught head of lasting, khaki colored foam leaves smooth, frothy arches of lacing on the glass. Smoky aromas slowly meander from the glass, imparting a soft campfire-esque overtone to the underlying dry chocolate and molasses malt. Earthen hops and roasted grain notes lend balancing bitterness to the nose, while a touch of lactose offers a soft, creamy element. The flavor follows suit, with malted cocoa, scorched caramel, and smoky-sweet molasses all featured prominently. Fireside smoke and traces of slow cooked meat add deep, earthy elements, while the lactic cream is again there to pull everything together. A touch of saltiness comes through on the lingering finish. Medium bodied and softly carbonated, the palate could be bigger, but it is smooth and drinkable. Not as impressive as it’s big brother, Grand Chef, but it’s a very solid smoked porter nonetheless.

2004 bottle. Poured deep brown with a short-ish cap of tan head. The aroma picked up a heavy dose of ashy smoke over what I think was cake-like baker’s chocolate, but the smokage really stood out.. lovely campfire character. The flavor opened with liquid smoke rolling into roasted darker chocolates and some caramel at the core.. ashy smoke and singed firewood eminated outward along with sweeter chocolates.. the smoke also provided some sourness that rode out the finish. Medium-bodied with lower carbonation on the palate.. the move to greater sourness on the back threw things off a bit, otherwise this was well-balanced. Tasty stuff!

11.2 oz bottle from glouglouburp, thanks Dany. Pours a deep dark brown with an average size foamy light beige head. Aroma is lots of smoke, some peat, underlying sweetness from a malty porter base. Medium to lighter bodied with average carbonation and a watery finish. Flavor isn’t quite as smokey as the aroma but the smoke does make itself known over some sweet chocolate and burnt malt flavors. I read a few of the recent reviews and it looks like glouglouburp must be a slient owner of Bieropholie judging by how many of these he has sent out. Dany Rocks!!!!!

Bottle thanks to Glouglouburp
Dark brown, moderate white head. The nose is filled out by smoke, roast malt, slight meat, and loads of wood. More wood in the flavor and some smoke and roasted malt/chocolate that gives it some porter aspect, but it’s still quite smokey. Thin body, smooth, and short finish. Balanced stuff here, and the smoke never loses its edge.

The older but smaller brother of Bieropholie’s Porter familiy. The smoked malt takes a lot of place in the aroma and in the flavor, which is well balanced, non aggressive, a litlle hoppy with a less thick texture than the Grand Calumet, without being watery. Absolutely not over-rated on this site. This beer will always have a special place in Québec’s beer brewing history as the first really audacious bottled beer. And it is still one of the top amongst this nation’s best brews.