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Captain Lawrence Smoke from the Oak (Wine Barrel)

Captain Lawrence Smoke from the Oak (Wine Barrel)

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A Porter brewed by
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

Pleasantville, New York USA

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1503.89/5.03.87/5.06.4%98.9English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

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The marriage of beer and oak is a truly wonderful thing. Just like wine, whiskey or rum, beer can also gain in complexity when aged in oak barrels. But if you take it one step further and age the beer in oak barrels that had previously held word class wine, well then you can elevate the experience even higher. This is our Smoked Porter, aged in French oak barrels that were previously used to age Merlot and Pinot Noir. We let the beer age in the barrels for around 12 months before adding a fresh dose of yeast to allow the beer to naturally carbonate in the bottle.

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 yespr (6943), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20

Jul 3, 2008    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


 masonjer (469), Holt, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Zeeland 08’ tasting. Drank this around the fireplace, so I really didn’t see the color. Aroma smelled like my grandmas attic. Musty and full of treasure. Taste was tannic, roast, chocolate, with a nice underlying funk. I hope the score I am giving doesn’t discourage anybody from trying it, because this was really interesting, and they certainly pulled it off.


 MI2CA (1101), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Bottle shared at 2008 Indy Microbrewers Fest - Aroma or red wine, dark malts, oak and sour yeast goodness. I could keep my nose in the glass all day. Pours dark brown with a nice bubbly brown head. Never had the base beer, but I think it’s the barrel I’m in love with. Flavor matches aroma and that’s a good thing. Palate is creamy with a dry tart finish. Awesome brew.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2747), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Pours a dark brown color with a thin light brown head. The aroma has wood, brettanomyces, sourness, some sweetness and a distant wine quality. The flavor is solid, wood, brettanomyces, sourness and yeast blend well together. The body is medium with a vinous texture and gentle carbonation. As usual, Captain Lawrence delivers a very good product.


 juiceisloose (339), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Courtesy Cheeseman. Batch 2 bottle. This one gushed out a bit, and poured a deep mahogany color that is almost black with a thick, foamy tan head that shows good retention. Thick sheets of lacing are left behind. The aroma is spectacular on this one with vinous red wine, oak, roasted chocolate and caramel, and funky brett blended together. The flavors follows with more of the vinous red wine flavor blended with the roasted and dark chocolate and burnt oak on the back end. Medium-full bodied with subtle carbonation and a slightly tart mouthfeel. The finish is long and dry with some chocolate covered fruit left behind. This is a very well crafted brew and a pleasure to try. I hope I get to try this one again, awesome stuff. Thanks again Dan.


 hopscotch (4595), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Sep 19, 2008    Updated: Sep 30, 2008
Bottle... Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8... This beer rocks!... Pitch black with a small, creamy, off-white head. The nose provides chocolate, black cherries and lactic acid. Full-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Chocolaty and tangy. Lengthy, tart, dry finish. Big time thanks to TheCheeseMan for giving me the chance to finally try this excellent, world class brew!



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