 incutrav (497), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Nice robust, roasty porter. The smoke aspect is not at all present though, so that was misleading. Slight coco flavor, a little coffee, lots of burnt roast malt, good stuff, but was looking for some smoke!
acrdz (4248), Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Draft pint at Zeno’s is deep brown with red light at the bottom and a medium to dark brown nitro-like head. Soft and chewy roasted malt and chocolate flavor, weak malt body overall, with a medium to light depth of flavor. Basically not as complex as it really should be, and the smoke character is very weak. To be fair it really doesn’t taste bad at all, but it just lacks depth and complexity. Very mild smoke, more of a char and roasted chocolate malt than actual smoked malt. Sweetened dark fruits in a long lasting finish. Fairly nice.
kramer (1864), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 3, 2008 12 oz bottle, via BA beertruth. Pours a dark brown body with a smallish fizzy tan head that faded fairly quickly. The nose says that this is more Porter than Smoked, there’s a lot more roast and chocolate notes than smoke, and the smoke that is there is a very subtle type. No memories of campfires or barbecues here. The flavor is of a decent Porter, roasty and with some coffee, with just the lightest hint of smoked meat coming on late in the finish. Light lingering bitterness from both the malt and hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with nice fairly soft fizzy carbonation and a finish that lingers on sufficiently. Overall, a decent beer, but taking into consideration that this is classified as a Smoked versus a Porter, this has to get a slightly lower rating.
Haslinger (511), Syracuse, New York, USA
May 22, 2008 Bottle from a variety pack.Pours a very dark brown with a smallish tan head. Aroma is malty with a bit of smoke. Taste is almost like a smoked cheese, some malt aftertaste but not much. This is a good one, I’m not usually a big fan of smoked beers but this one is very well balanced. I also like the logo art. Very niceWould buy again
georgekappus (296), Brookfield, Connecticut, USA
Apr 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours deep brown with a thick bubbly tan head. The aroma was slightly smokey like a nice kielbasa. It was a bit malty and not overwhelming. The taste was smokey as well and again not overwhelming.
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