Marzonis Smoked Porter

Bottle via Bill. The beer pours to a dark brown body with ruby highlights. A nice light brown/tan head sits on top with spotty lacing. The aroma is lightly charred malt and smoke. Reminds me of a Scotch or Scottish ale. Chocolate. The flavor is smoky chocolate and also Scottish like. The palate is sweet, moderately bodied, and nicely textured.

Dark opaque pour w/ a nice tan head and some decent lacing. Light chocolaty and smoky aroma almost like the chocolate gingerbread girl scout cookie dunked in coffee I had this morning. Palate is a bit thin. Flavor is fairly smoky a bit of camp fire some dry roast chocolates and coffees. not really impressive.. has a dry almost off hoped finish.

Dark reddish brown body, normal-looking light tan head. Lightly smoked sweet malt aroma. Not overly sweet, but it is more of a generic sweetness. Peppery chipotle-like smoke on a roasty (maybe that’s the chipotle) malt body. Smokey chocolate towards the finish. Okay, well-rounded beer.

Bottle shared by Blake. Black body under a small tan head. Charred licorice and chicken aroma. Dry, smoky chocolate at first with a sweet pale malt and berry base underneath. Great lasting chocolate finish with a light and enjoyable char. A very solid porter with a good smoke element.

On tap at the brewpub. Light nutty smoky aroma. Caramel and a bit of Tootsie Roll. Mild fruity hops with a nice sweet hint of chocolate and cafe creme. Dark black brown clear with a thin creamy off-white head. Medium-heavy watery body with medium carbonation. Starts sweet with caramel and sugary sweetness. Big smoky taste from start to finish. Chocolate and a bit of fizziness leads to a carbonic tang. A bit watery but finishes with a nice nutty bitterness and a dry roasted grainy after. A bit sweeter than other porters, but the smokiness helps smooth it out to a drier finish that is fairly clean.