Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet Smoke On The Water

Brewed by Heavy Seas Brewing Company
Style: Smoked
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Dark brown. Lightly smokey aroma with a heavy chocolate character. Has a lot of malts, almost too much as the maltiness kind of gets in the way. There’s a decent amount of smoke, I just want it to shine through more. Maybe a bit too much alcohol late - tastes like more than 8%, really.

Campfire and licorice nose. Mahogany, thin khaki head. Cherry and fig flavor initially. A bit maltier and less fruity at midpalate, charred oak, grass. Smoky campfire finish. Good transitions, balance and intensity, very well rounded. The use of smoked malts as very tastefully done. Generously rated, but it’s well deserved.

Bomber. Nice pour, nearly black, dense stable cappucino-colored head. As expected, it doesn’t really smell smoky. The initial aroma is cola and a little soya. Then a slight sour mash note comes in, fading to a hint of smoke. Just a hint, and there is no outstanding smell in the aroma profile at all other than a sort of wood chip character. It tastes smoker than it smells, in a sort of dry woody way. Getting a fair amount of charred firewood in the finish. The alcohol is hidden well and it is quite dry. I dare say it would benefit from a sweeter malt profile. Definitely tastes better and more complex as it warms, but the aromas and flavors remain muddled.

Bottle… Pours black with a small, creamy, fat-bubbled, well-tanned head. Good retention. The aroma is a mélange of fudge, espresso, vanilla crème and light campfire smoke. Full-bodied and chewy with tickling carbonation. The flavor is reminiscent of sweetened cafe con leche – deeply roasted coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla. Finishes burnt, lightly acrid and smooth, with no rough edges. Bottle courtesy of ygtbsm94!

Bottle my friend shared at his Super Bowl party. Pours a deep dark chocolate brown with medium khaki head. Aroma has boatloads of milk chocolate with notes of roasted coffee beans. Very rich chocolate in the nose. Moderately heavy flavor of roasted coffee beans and smoked malt. Moderate smokiness. Dark, slightly creamy, delicious.

In short: A very, very simple sugar black beer with a hint of smoke. Nothing special
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed approximately 3 months after purchase. Bottle from BA trading buddy Heath.
The look: Black body topped by a very small tan head
In long: Nose has roast, hard candies and only light smoky notes reminiscent of burning paper. Taste has a lot of sugary dark malts, black jelly beans, dark grapes, soft liquorice candy, a bit smoke (still like burnt paper), some tobacco leafs. Almost none of the usual coffee/chocolate. To say this beer was not complex would be an understatement. It was inoffensively easy to drink, the sweetness was tolerable and the alcohol was well hidden. But overall it was a very forgettable sweet dark beer. Named after a classic Deep Purple song, I love that song, that song is like music to my ears.

Appearance: very dark brown, nearly black with a short mocha head and tiny rings of lace. Aroma: chocolate, caramel, some coffee, brown sugar and licorice. Taste: chocolate, coffee, caramel malts, hint of wood and a tiny bit of ash/smoke. Finish: malty and slightly on the crisp side for a porter, with just a hint of smokiness. Notes: Honestly, I barely got any smoke at all. Seemed much more like a traditional porter. As far as that goes, it was a very good porter. As far as smoked porters go, it doesn’t hold a candle to the Stone or Great Divide smoked porters.

Bottle. Deep, dark brown with a frothy tan head; good lacing. Aroma is dark fruit, brown sugar, roasted malt, and a hint of smoke. Flavor is roasted malt, smoke, and chocolate. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation. Finishes slightly bitter with a great smoke aftertaste. Great beer.

Name: Smoke on the Water
Date: June 27, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: black, fine tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: dry chocolate aroma, touch of earthy wood smoke
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of roasted, light smoke adds depth, touch of fruityness
Overall: one to age
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Pours as dark a black as I’ve ever seen with a small dark brown head which dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma isn’t very large, some sweetness and a faint liquorice. Taste is very good, quite subtle and very well balanced. Begins with a flavor similar to the liquorice aroma but without the sweetness, then turns into a very nice beery maltiness from the beer being a porter, and finishes with a perfectly not overpowering smokey malt flavor that is full bodied and leaves you wanting another sip. Very impressive beer