Pours a near black garnet with a large foamy tan head. Big smoked beechwood aroma with a hint of creamy chocolate. First taste is tangy, green, metallic, followed by light creamy chocolate with the slightest hint of smoke. This isn’t really a great porter and its not much of a smoked either. Flat watery body.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of my Summer Secret Santa. Pours very dark brown with a large light brown head that lasted until mid-glass and left a partial layer of foam with each sip. Pleasant aroma of fireplace smoke and some roasted malt. The smokey flavor is more reminiscent of a barbeque than a fireplace, with some roasted malt. Mildly sweet. Fairly smooth but maybe just a tad thin towards the finish. Good brew.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of smoke, malts, and brown sugar. Poured dark brown in color with a medium-sized, light brown head that disappeared. Opaque. Lightly sweet flavor. Tastes of smoke, burning fire-wood, malts, and roasting. Medium body. Chalky texture. Soft to average carbonation. Smokey, dry finish.

Just began arriving in PA, so lets give it a go. Nice darker brown color with a big smoky bbq-ey aroma that has some chocolate and roast detectable. Flavor is quite smoky with lots of thick maltiness, some bbq, and a tad bit of chocolate. Mouthfeel was a bit watery, which I felt distracted me from fully enjoying what was otherwise a really good brew.

[1612-20080816] 355mL bottle. Super smoky wood aroma has hints of bandaid. Dark brown black body with a long-lasting creamy mocha head. Lightly smoked bandaid flavour. Medium-full body. Possibly the smokiest beer I’ve ever tried.
(c/o swoopjones, w/ him, frylock, jerc, rudolf)