Bottle post closing of HW. Pours a dark amber brown body with a white head. Smoke peat with sweet malt, cherry notes and spices. Decent.

thanks beerloco Quite foamy, almost burst out of the glass before calming itself down. Hazy peach-orange body. Good nose, lightly smoky, peaty, bit grassy as well. Good malts in flavor, sweetness mixed with definite smoke character. Bit of berry as well as a fruit undertone. A bit astringent at the end. Not a great smoked beer, but it’s good to see people trying the smoked style. Still pretty darn good.

Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing. Pours a hazy, reddish-amber with a white ring. Sweet malt aroma, with notes of spices and yeast. Taste of sweet malt, a bit of bandaid, spices, and smoke. Lingering smokiness. Interesting.

Courtesy SoLan. Slightly cloudy copper color with orange hues. Lightly smoky grainy aroma, background sweetness. Sweetness less forward on the taste, mild smoke, clean finish. Not bad.

Courtesy SoLan. Pours a hazy burnt orange color wit a small, frothy, cream colored head. Soapy micro-spots of lacing mark the glass. The aroma shows notes of smoky malts, toasty bread, caramel malts, and hints of earthy, smoked spices and aged hops. Flavors show more of those robust, smoky malts and toasted biscuit, a slight caramel sweetness lending balance to the earthy, savory notes. Medium-plus bodied and lightly carbonated, the mouthfeel is what I would expect at this age. I can’t believe how well this brew has held up over time. This must have been a homerun when fresh, because it’s still pretty damn solid right now.