UPDATED: JAN 10, 2021 On keg at Brewdog AGM June 2014, from historic tasting notes. Pours dark brown towards black with a cream head. Aroma: caramel, wood, light smoke & pepper. Taste: moderate sweet & light to moderate bitter, caramel, dried fruits, light roast, a little milky. Thin to medium body with ample carbonation

Bottle share at the Euston Tap in 2012. Black with a tan head. Aroma of peated malt, smoked fish, dark grains, rye bread and Christmas cake. Super smooth and fullbodied. Fantastic smokiness mixed with roast malt and coffee. Could just have been that little bit more strong on the linger.

UPDATED: NOV 17, 2018 On tap at the San Diego j street Taproom, this Rauchbier is representative of the style. The Smoky malts come through strong with enough body and hops to support the powerful flavour.

On tap at Stone Brewing Berlin. Dark brown, medium tan head. Smoke, some wood in aroma. Roasted malts, chocolate, bit watery, too thin. Bitter finish. Light to medium bodied. Expected way more, I guess one more candidate for re-rate.

OK.....about a week after I tried what is/was possibly my favorite non-imperial porter (Avery New World), I sample something that is quite possibly better. This is one damn good porter! Would have liked to grab a 6'er to sample (if they even have them) rather than just one 22oz. One day in the near future I will have to test these again side by side, but for now I'll just call it a draw. This has a similar super dark brown/coffee black appearance with mocha head. Not super coffee-flavored like some robust/mocha porters, which I prefer a good balance of chocolate and hops as well rather than mostly coffee. This has a smokey flavor though, but not overwhelming as well. Hard to tell where the flavor comes from...I am thinking aged a bit in oak perhaps? Smooth and crips mouthfeel. My first sample from Stones, heard great things about them and they have backed it up so far. Can't wait to try some more!

Piana drobna trwała, zdobi szkło. Kolor ciemny pod światło rubin klarowne. Aromat suszone owoce ciemne słody, wędzonka bardzo delikatnie. Smak mocna gorzka czekolada, kawa, subtelne nuty wędzenia torfem, rodzynek, niewielka słodycz (RISowo likierowa) przy piwie idącym w charakterze do wytrawnego. Goryczka wyraźna średnia do wysokiej, alkohol ukryty. Piwo złożone zbalansowane bardzo pijalne rewelacja WOW.

From May 2007 Purchased from Wilbur's Liquors in Ft Collins This pours from 22oz bottle(room temp) a very dark brown with reddish hues. There's a huge billowy offwhite head of foam that shrinks down to a solid layer and stays for the entire session. The smell I'm getting is chocolate and roasted malt . The taste on first sip is very chocolaty with good roasted malt flavour and a touch of coffee. Initially, I thought it was going to lean towards the sweet side but the roasted malt bitterness gives it a good dry taste. Further sips in and I can taste *some* smoke but it's lightly done and it really meshes well with the other flavours and makes it quite smooth and quite drinkable. The body is medium, the carbonation is on the light side and the finish, for me, ends on a somewhat semi sweet note. Very nice. Bottom line: This is quite different from Alaskan Brewery's interpretation of a Smoked Porter, which is much more vigorously smokeie, but it's also quite good. I recommend it!

From bomber at home. Dark brown with reddish edges and a full tan head. Smoky dark chocolate, roasted malt, coffee. Medium body. Lingering roasty, dry finish. Excellent.

UPDATED: AUG 12, 2017 Tap @konttori. Pour black with medium brown head. Aroma has roasted malts, chocolate and smoke. Taste is very complex wuth lingering bitterness, but still very well balanced. Excellent!

Nuss, Schoko, LowSmoker und PorterLover im SchlankoLakritzoBody...TAP STUFF in der STONE BREWERY Berlin.