3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with weak smokey hints. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with weak smokey hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Big rich iodiney smoke, dark honey in the nose. Flavor is iodiney smoke, rich caramel, a bit of pepper in the finish.A
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Has a nice roasted malted quality on the nose. Pours a very dark brown with a thin light brown head. Some biscuit quality on the tongue along with the caramel. Finishes dry which is nice but it has a very thin mouthfeel. I wish this one had more substance to it.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: Very dark brown, bordering black, with a thin tan head that stays most of the way down.
S: Lots of smoke and a bit of a dried meat odor to it. Very nice with a bit of dark chocolate backing behind the meat and roasted malt.
T: Good amount of smoke, but becomes a little excessive compared to the other flavors. Nice, but not balanced quite perfectly.
M: Moderate body and a different sort of dryness from the smoke. Enjoyable.
D: Definitely drinkable for a smoked beer, but not something that’d be uber-sessionable.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 02-17-2010
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brown pour with bubbly head and lace. Light sour malt, smoke, and peat. Smoke, medium malt, and bacon. Medium bodied with no carbonation. (growler)
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Growler, courtesy of Kramer) Pours a dark brown body with a medium cream head. Aroma of smoke, chocolate, and light roasted malt. Flavor of smoke, chocolate, and caramel.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
RBWG@RLRL-thanks to Kramer-growler-pours a light brown ring with black color. Aroma is dark malt-smoke/peat/bacon. Taste is dark malt-smoke/roasty/peat/bacon, some earthy hops.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown pour. Peaty chocolate, roasted malt and dark fruits dominate. Flavor is a great blend of smoke and chocolate with a nice bitter, roasted malt shining as well. Nice brew.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Growler, RBWG. Medium beige head atop brown-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, smoke/burnt, some coffee, caramel, chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some smoke, sourness, light chocolate. Medium body.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub 6/8/08: Pours a nearly opaque black with dark mahogany edges and a stringy-lacing dark beige head. Aroma of rich smoky dark caramel malts and a touch of doughy grain. Body starts with good fullness and sweet smoky caramel notes balanced with a touch of hoppy bitterness before the drier smoky finish. A nice smoked porter.
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