Captain Lawrence Smoke from the Oak (Wine Barrel)

Formerly brewed at Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Elmsford, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Bottle 75cl. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ]. [ Batch #2 ].
Clear dark red brown color with a huge, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, sour acidic, red wine, oak. Flavor is light heavy sweet, moderate acidic and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090411]

Bottled. A very dark brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet wtih notes of wine, herbs, grapes, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of wine, as well as notes of wood, roasted malt, and a light tart brettanomyces note, almost giving it a flavor of a lambic, leading to a very dry woody finish where the note of wine carries thru. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

UPDATED: JUL 31, 2008 (Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of BrianK. Pours an almost opaque black with a vague tint of orange and a dense, creamy beige head. Tart aroma of Brett with lots of pleasant woody accents. Medium body, some burned malt but in a subdued fashion. Again wood and a lightly sour astringent Brett. Light and dry finish. Very refreshing and highly drinkable due to the low ABV. 250608 and 260708

UPDATED: JUL 27, 2008 22 fl oz bottle, thanks to Papsoe. Pours dark brown to black with a lacing light brown and creamy head. Extremely fruity and with smooth acidic notes from the bret and barrel. Light roasted malt note too. Flavour starts citric but soon goes into a nice roasted malt flavour before a nice dry and mild woody note appears. Smooth roasted and fruity finish with a light brett note along.8-4-9-5-17=4.3

From bottle #31 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours dark brown to black with a collapsing tan head. Smoked and roasted malt aroma. Light acidic too. Flavour is acidic and mild smoked. Smooth roasted and acidic. Nice blend. Lingering orange fruity acidic and woody dry. Solid citric finish.7-4-7-3-15=3.6

Bottle, thanks to Papsoe for sharing. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Roasted aroma of red wine, vanilla, oak and liquorice. Roasted flavour of red wine, liquorice, oak and vanilla with acidic notes (from the wine). Long roasted finish.

Name: Smoke from the Oak (Wine Barrel)
Date: 04/25/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

black, creamy tan head settles down and leaves lace in its wake, charred wood and funk aroma, lots of burnt chocolate flavor, short lived winey sweetness, touch of tartness mixed in with the roasted that continues to grow,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Black with a large beige head. Sourish aroma with roasted malt, coffee and woody notes. Sweet and sour flavor with roasted malt, grapefruits, berries, barnyard and coffee notes. Finished sour.

Muddy brown. Vinous, chocolatey aroma with plum and pear...near endless depth of complexity. The body is a lttle bit spritzy, but really vibrant. Great flavours - wood, wine, chocolate, pear, smoke, Ting, and on it goes. A real masterwork.

(750ml bottle, Batch 2) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of vinous, sour, and roasted malt. Flavor of roasted malt, vinous, prunes, light smoke, and wood with a dry finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty licorice and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty slighlty sour chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty fruity chocolate finish.