 bitbucket (2029), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Nov 8, 2009 750, capped and a bit of a gusher. Pours opaque very dark brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of funk, vinegar layered over chocolate. Medium-to-light body and medium-to-full carbonation. Sour taste of wood, chocolate, red wine. Dry,sour and somewhat astringent oak finish. I agree with the brewer that the marriage of beer and oak can be a truly wonderful thing. Unfortunately, oaking is not a silver bullet and this beer ends up being unbalanced. It is either infected or just plain lost the fight with the wine barrel.
kiefdog (1585), Tampa, Florida, USA
Nov 7, 2009 Sample at GABF 2009. Pours a dark cola brown with thin tan head. Aroma is sour with notes of red wine, fresh berries, light vinegar, muted chocolate and coffee with an earthiness. Flavor is malty and lightly sour with notes of fresh berries, smoke, chocolate, light barnyard funk and caramel. Medium body with a pleasing finish.
boFNjackson (1261), Portland, Oregon, USA
Oct 18, 2009 [Rating 1200!!!] Bottle... Poured deep brown, with a bubbly, light brown head. Rich, roasted malt with berry fruit aroma. Mild warmth to the darkness of the beer, but an overall light, and on the fizzy side palate. Lots of malt with a dark fruit and wine accent to the beer.
nickd717 (1320), Palo Alto, California, USA
Oct 18, 2009 Bottle shared by mfielden on BA - thanks, Mark! Pours dark reddish brown with a creamy tan head and good lacing. Aroma is complex and pretty tart with smoke, roastiness, coffee, earth, and red wine. Flavor is really great with red wine, dark fruit/berries, smoke, oak, bretty tartness, lots of earth, and a funk that’s slightly reminiscent of blue cheese, which I like. Palate is great, smooth yet sharp with medium body. High drinkability. Well done again, Captain Lawrence.
bvc (242), Kenmore, Washington, USA
Oct 15, 2009 750ml capped batch 2. Wow!...I haven’t opened a gusher like that in quite some time. Thin black with a huge pillow like tan head. Nose is softer than I guess I was expecting. Soft notes of smoke, roasty coffee, wine, some dusty earthiness. Light body with lively carbonation. Roasty but noticable smoke malt flavor the is wrapped up in red wine. Maybe a slight bugginess going on, but it is playing well with the red wine. Unique and enjoyable.
ditmier (1050), Boise, Idaho, USA
Oct 11, 2009 Batch 3 - Thanks corey70! - Pours clear dk brown with a dk tan head...aroma is tart vinous oak and roasty malt, smoke...flavour is similar, sour porter, guess I’m still a bit gunshy after getting a fucked bottle of SFTO Bourbon, and I can’t really tell if the sourness in this one is intentional or not...less sour than the other bottle, but still way more than I expected...ascorbic oak tannins, some cocoa and coffee peeking thru...I’m going to try to get another bottle for a re-rate to see if this is as intended...could go either way...
swoopjones (1878), Buffalo, New York, USA
Sep 30, 2009 GABF 2009, Darker brownish black pour. Notes of smoke, chocolate, grape sournes. Flavors that should seems all jumbled & a mess seemed to combine almost flawlessly into an unbelieveable beer. Ned to sit and consume 12oz at a sittinmg rather than to get 1oz at a time, 7 times in a row & attepmt to take notes
elihapa (1044), Honolulu, California, USA
Sep 30, 2009 9/28/09 notes: poured at 2009 GABF, sampled about three times. Just to, you know, make sure I tasted everything. Color is black with attractive ruby elements. Aroma is smoky, with some sourness. Flavor starts with woody dark chocolate and smoke, along with vinous hints, grapeskin and a pinch of sourness. Finish is firmly semitart, without losing the Smoke series trademark toastiness. Delicious.
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