Emelisse Smoked Porter ( Innovation Serie )

Brewed by Brouwerij Emelisse
Style: Smoked
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Sampled @ ACBF 2011. Color dark red with large head. Aroma malt, smoke, leather. Taste sweet, smoke, leather, bitter.

Very black, no light goes though. Tiny head. Stinging malt smell which to me is a porter sign. Smells smoky as well. Sweet, smoky and not quite as hoppy as many porters tend to be. Very good, and I especially want to mention who nice is the mouth feeling. Smooth, silky and still has a fizz.

(Bottled) A nice Smoked porter party ; its really dry , chocolaty and rather bitter smoky . A very excellent texture . Cultured , just enought smoke ...skilled controll.

Bottled version, tasting at home (28 April ’11).
Dark, dark red body, beige head with brownish spots. Aroma of smoke, malts, tar (phenolic), milk chocolate and leather. Smoky flavour, bitter roasted malts, cocoa powder, ash. Sweetish, but dominated by the smoke. Finish reminds strongly of good Islay whisky. Really nice. (Marks given are for this bottle, 33cL, thanks KB for sharing. PS. Lot A, best before 03 ’13)
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From tap @ Delta BF (20 March ’11) Heavily smoked aroma, dominates everything else. Smoked flavour, bit sweetish, harsh smoked whisky. Unbalanced. Maybe a bit young, considering the quality of the bottled version. (draught, Delta Beer Festival, Goes)

Bottle shared from Deanso. Pours almost black with a beige head. Aroma of smokey bacon, peat, really strong. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate heavy bitter, coming out more in the finish. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

4/09/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 6/13 (2011-432)

Very dark brown to almost black beer, beige creamy head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet mocha, wood tones, smoke, caramel, peppery spiciness. MF: soft carbon, medium body, very creamy texture. Taste: caramel and mocha, little sour, wood notes, then smoke and ashes. Aftertaste: alcohol lingering, citric sour, bitter coffee touches, hop dry ending, bit dusty, ashes.

Bottle: Medium sized vast and slowly changing tan colored foamy head on top of a deep dark brown to black colored beer. Aromas of smoke, roast, diapers/manure, hint of tar and coal. Flavours of smoke, bitters, coal, hops, cream, floral tones, hint of liquorice wood, smoked and burned wood. Good strong and staying bitter tone. Aftertaste is smoke, smoked malts, bitters, floral and some smoked bitter tones. Low carbo, soft silky ish mouthfeel, good medium to lightly fuller body and a creamy texture. Good smokey, good bitter, good beer.

Bottle @ home. Almost solid murky brown blackish pour, quickly disspating tanned head. Aroma of fruity and blue cheese hops, hint of butter. Flavour is quite smoky with a medium long lingering hop bitterness. Nice malt profile with roasted malt, chocolate and charcoal.

On bottle @ 2nd BBF. The aroma has roasted malts, smoke, caramel, coffee. Hazy, brown coloured beer with a beige head. The taste is a bit sweet, with roast, smoke, coffee, some chocolate. Nice on, medium bodied.

On tap at In De Wildeman on 6 April 2011. Very dark colour. Diminishing beige head. Subtle smoke in the aroma. Dry and a little hoppy on the palate. Some powdery dark chocolate / cocoa. Smoke again quite restrained in the flavour profile. Pretty tasty and very drinkable but I would have preferred a little more smoke.