CAUTION: Toasted Bat Black Smoke Robust Porter

Brewed by CAUTION: Brewing Company
Style: Smoked
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Blind tasting. Pours opaque with a medium, frothy brown head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is heavy beechwood, cherry smoked malt, roast and a meaty character, light hops, and dark fruity esters. Flavor is heavy smoke, roasted malt, meaty (mmm... bacon), light hops and bitterness, dark fruity esters and a dry finish; vinous notes late. Full body and medium warmth.

draft at Denver Bicycle Cafe. strong peat in the nose, stronger than smoke and overwhelming any other malt. licorice, peat, char and bitter chocolate play around a bit. medium body; limp and goopy.

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2012 (Had again atthe brewery today - seemed much more sweet, syrupy - smoke seemed much more like burnt wood - much less enjoyable than I remember) Tap at Denver Bicycle Cafe - black pour, with a this, tan head - nose is very smokey and meaty, with notes of anise, leather, char/wood - fairly creamy mouthfeel - quite sweet, with notes of vanilla and chocolate - balancing flavors of lint smoke and dark malt bitterness - the smoke character tastes more like a phenol than something from the malt - finish is a bit spicy, with bittersweet chocolate - interesting and hearty brew.