Bièropholie Calumet Grand Chef

Formerly brewed at Bièropholie
Style: Smoked
, Canada

Very dark brown that you could look into and see your reflextion. Beautiful aroma of pine burning wood with a touc of ash and burning caramel. Some espresso and 70% dark cocoa finish off the nose. Flavour is not as rich as the nose may suggest but full and rcih with lots of hickory smoke and subtle burnt candied flavour. Actually carries a soft bitterness as it goes down. One of the better smoked beers for sure.

Pours opaque black with some translucent, mahogany edging. Barely a quarter-inch head developed, with an exagerated pour. Aromatics filled with dark chocolate, espresso grounds, and smoldering embers. Quite complex as it warms, with an earthy quality to the smoke, and vanilla in the finish. The mouthfeel is on the thick side of medium, somewhat chewy and plenty tacky. Crisp and drying. The pallet has a sturdy porter profile. Plenty big and robust, with acrid malts, bitter chocolate, and roasted coffee beans. Quickly following through on each sip is a large smoke character. Enough smoldering char to bring forward an almost funky, barnyard nod. Alcohol is warming and bitterness is firm and drying. All other hopping is nill. Finishes with lingering oaky char, bitter chocolate, espresso, and suggestion of creosote. Now *this* is a smoked porter.

1100th rating, 70th of this beer, bottle via trade with Glouglouburp, decided to open this pretty much because my girlfriend loves smoked beers and this is the 2nd rated Smoked, and well I had it. Pours black with a half finger light brown head. The nose is ridiculously smoky and meaty. Its pretty damn hardcore. Taste is incredibly smoky and full of smoke and burnt malts. This is a crazy smoked beer. Its almost crazy intense. This is a crazy beer, and pretty much defines the style for me.

Tap at Vices et Versa. Beer of the trip. Easily. I’d place this in my top 20 very quickly. Now I just need to score some bottles of it. Very smoky, clean, hammy aroma. Slight mint and chocolate. Good complexity. Taste is uber-smoky, with a perfect porter to back it up. Finish is intensely awesome. All this is compounded by an absolutely beautiful pour with immaculate lacing down the glass. I loved this beer.

On tap @ Vices et Versa. I couldn’t believe it when I saw this on the tap list online before our trip to Montreal. I had been wanting to try this one for quite a while. It didn’t let down at all. Pours black with small tan head, though leaves a small trail of lacing on the glass. Aroma is a carefully crafted mix of roasted malts, chocolate, and smoke. Plenty enticing. Upon tasting, the smoke comes out first, hickory and bacon abound. Later on, the porter peeks out with chocolate and coffee. Very well balanced. Thick mouthfeel with a roasty finish. A true treat; the beer of the trip!

Bouteille de 341 ml achetée chez Saucisserie BDF (Bois-des-Filion, QC). Arôme: Odeur de malt torréfié et de bacon fumé avce une pointe de petits fruits foncés. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Saveur: Goût de café et de fumée avec une pointe de caramel fruité. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de fumée en arrière goût. (Rating #1473)

en fût au vices et versa, bière noire très foncée, nez de fumée prononcé, en bouche tout est équilibrée, très fumé par contre. pour amateur de bbq...en bouteille aussi, peu de mousse, piquante en bouche

On tap at Vices et Versa 4th anniversary. Black, small head, low retention. Nose hints at chocolate, raisins and some smoke (hickory). Raisin sweetness, chocolate/roasted grains bitterness and a lingering smokiness, which I find well controlled. It adds some deepness to an already complex brew. Body is round and the finale has good lenght. Very well done!