Bottle. Great aroma - rich, clean smoke over a dark chocolate base. Not astringent. The flavor continues the trend of a dark chocolate & smoke core but adds on roast malt. A damn fine smoked beer. My bottle might be showing a little age with some oxidation in the finish but that also could be the dark malts.

I’m sorry - call me a sucker for smokey things. I love Texan BBQ - or well, anyone’s BBQ. This stuff is SMOKEY. Nose is smoke. Has notes of alder, pine, manzanita, bamboo, redwood and oak. Seriously - I have BBQ’d with all of these woods and I know their characteristics. They are all here. Ends on a nice, dry note. I think I need a growler of this stuff.

Bottle acquired via trade with iowaherkeye...Joey is the man!!! Dark mahogany pour with a latte brown head. This beer is definitely unique...can definitely taste the smoke (a subtle rauchbier quality)...not overwhelming but undoubtedly present. Flavor exhibits the dark roasted coffee and bitter chocolate from its porter roots. A bit thin...Alaskan’s Smoked Porter is significantly better!!!

Bottled. Nice brown head on nearly black beer. Dark roasty aroma has touches of chocolate and a bit of toasted pumpernickel sourness. Moderate roasty bitterness, very light touch of sweetness. Smoke is incredibly subtle, but it’s there blended in with the roast. Medium body at best with fairly lively mouthfeel, a bit dry. Nice stuff.

bottle thnks to iowaherkeye. black color with a small beige head. smells like smoked meat and a good porter. just like it should. flavor is smokey and malty with a decent hop profile. I get a good roasted flavor and smoke. Very interesting and worth trying for sure.