 notalush (2027), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
Dec 11, 2005
Pretty opaque pour, with a thick ring of tan lacing - very prominent smoke in the aroma, earthy notes, chocolate - a very meaty porter - smoke flavors don’t overpower like in many other smoked beers, but rather, they intertwine with vanilla and cocoa, a bit of black cherry, oak, some caramel malt? - finishes quite dry, just some lingering wood and smoke - drinking this beer makes me feel like I’m camping in the depths of the alaskan wilderness, hunched over a roaring fire.
Imperial-John (89), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Aug 28, 2008 651ml 2007 bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry. Black with small foamy tan head. Great hickory smoke alarm setting off aroma. Taste is complex but too mild. Bittersweet, dry, oily, woody, vanilla, malt in the taste. Bittersweet smokey wood after-taste.
pepperford (83), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Pitch black like a stout with a medium brown head. Be aggressive with the pour and the head is quite impressive and worth a photo. A bit more carbonation than a stout. Loads of tobacco, chocolate, malt, and a thickness on the mouth feel, that again, teaters on being a stout. Fun beer, unfortunately, i live in bf egypt, so i may never get another chance.
Gurst (312), Ann Arbor, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Smoky, game meat flavor. I remember it having a similar taste to the moose sausage I would try a few days later. Light coffee flavors begin, but shoved abruptly to the side by more toasty malts. Light floral hops.
durhambeer (397), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Bottle. This beer tasted like Alaska: huge notes of smoked salmon, meaty, some coffee, and a bit wild. Admittedly, I’ve never been... but it matches my image of Alaska, at least. Very good, and great use of the smoky meat flavors.
ZiggyG (125), Gladstone, Oregon, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Poured black with a small filmy head. Smell is of smoked meat, kind of oily like a tuna can. Taste is definately smoked but its more subdued than in the aroma. Some definite coffee on the back of the tongue. Palate is velvety smooth and medium, nice for the style. This is a nice brew, probably the best I have had in this style.
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