Scotch Irish Fire in the Hole Smoked Porter

Brewed by Scotch Irish Brewing Company (Heritage Brewing)
Style: Smoked
Ottawa, Canada

Cask ale
Appearance :Dark brown, slightly opaque, rocky, soapy ring. Low carbonation.
Nose :Aroma typical to continental Smoked meal, ham, woody, add burning dry leafs.
Flavour/Palate:
Strong frontal smoky character. Soft bodied. Smoky calmness, tobacco, black tea, hints of milk chocolate at end. Easy going “strong character “.

Cask GTA’s @BeerBistro. Smokey aroma, burnt wood and roast coffee, black, pours a trace of cappuccino head. Flavour is billowing with the ultimate in smokey, woody bourbon, dark chocolate, roasted malts, brazil nuts too. Medium bodied,complex for such a light weight, hefty bitterness. Terrific Perry! Like HogTownHarry, I voted this "beer of the fest."

Cask. Very dark brown with some light around the edges and a small bubbly brown head. Wow, what a powerful aroma - smells like a bag of cured ham along with toasted toffee and rye. Very creamy palate with some chocolate bitterness. Finishes with a lot of green smokiness. Interesting, to say the least.

Cask. At BeerBistro, 2007 Golden Tap Awards. My choice for "beer of the fest." fNearly opaque (but essentially non-cloudy) deep brown pour, small frothy cask head to it. Strong smoked aroma, bacon, hardwood campfire, heavy roast coffee bean malt, decent dry hop bittering. Taste - woah, hardwood campfire ashes, smoked meat, dark roast malt - quite strong, with a long smoky linger to it. I found the body fairly substantial, almost a bit syrupy, and just the right amount of acidity and astringency in the smoke, almost a sourness to the finish. Excellent!

Cask at 2007 Golden Tap Awards, beerbistro. Pours a very dark murky reddish-brown with no head. Nice peaty smoke aroma along with some dark malt, coffee and a hint of hops. Flaovur is big-time smoky bacon along with roasted caramel malt and a light bitter finish. Average bodied. I must say, this didn’t taste like I expected it to but I still quite liked it.

[535-20070818] Cask @ BeerBistro (Golden Taps, Toronto, ON). Bacon bits and dark malt aroma. Brown black body with no head. Floral notes in the flavour build up more and more smoky bacon. Full body. Definitely smouldering.

Cask at the 2007 Golden Tap Awards. Murky very dark brown body (3+). Sweet malt aroma quickly gives way to a relatively moderate smoke that somehow reminds me of ham/bacon smoked meat that reminds me of pea soup for some reason. Its odd, but thats where the smoke takes me on this encounter. Acrid bitter smoke in the flavour, hints of raisins and malt, decent amount of bitterness. Fairly intense, full flavoured. Average palate. I will probably be the odd man out, but this is just too much for me as a non-smoke fan. Well made, and a great example of the style if you like it.

Cask sample at the 2007 GTAs. Deep brown with no head. Mildly smoked aroma with notes of roasted malt and coffee. Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Great balance of smoke and roasted malt in the flavour, with hints of chocolate and coffee, and a nicely hopped finish. Excellent!