[1711-20080917] 1pt6floz bottle. Mild bubblegum honeyed malt aroma. Clear, dark brown red-hued body with a medium-lasting creamy tan head. Smoky roasted malt flavour has heavy dark wood notes, not many mid-tones, and something like vanilla. Medium-full body, made lighter by bubbles. Not overly smoky, nice to drink, kind of a surprise. <br /><i>(c/o blankboy, w/ him, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc)</i>

20080510 From bottle at Pauls 1st Hoboken gathering. Thanks to beastiefan. I do not recall the label, but looking at it here it is really cool. Dark brown with quick beige head. Aroma is similar to OFallons with bitter roasty notes and some latex. A bit thin, even for the style. Flavor is briny with black olive touches and a little sourness. Only mild smoke, but it is there and welcomed. Always glad to try a new smoked beer and I wish more brewers would go down this road.

Bottle shared with blankboy, HogTownHarry, jerc & mabel - courtesy of blankboy. Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of sweet malt, slightly toasted, with a bit of smoke. Medium bodied. Nice flavour - mellow roasted malt, faint smoke, notes of coffee and cocoa. I wouldn’t complain if there was a bit more smokiness, but still, it’s a nice little porter.

Bottle, probably a little old, maybe six months. Solid dark brown body, some lighter hues on the sides of the glass but mostly opaque. Nose is muted, some sort of dry crackers and malted milk balls, some roast and chocolate but fairly light, lacking complexity and basically coming across as stale and washed out with age. Flavor is similar, but does have more of a sweetened amaretto and vanilla note, along with the distinct flavor of white chocolate. Astringency is noticed on the back, body is medium to light, and overall it comes across as stale, faded and weak. Without any glaring flaws, but still it seems just too faded. Smoke? Barely noticeable, but there, mostly on the back, mixed in with that dominant white chocolate flavor. This is definitely more of a porter with some smoke than a smoked porter.

<i>My bottle (22oz) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc & mabel -- courtesy of Kevin.</i> Pours a very deep amber-brown with an average size somewhat-lasting creamy tan head. Nice aroma of roasted malt, light smoke, light chocolate and a hint of hops. Malty flavour along with some dark chocolate, dark fruit, a bit of smoke and a somewhat dry and bitter finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Average bodied. This was better then I expected and I really liked it -- I could happily drink a whole bomber of this.