Stone Smoked Porter

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Escondido, California USA

Thanks Daknole. Dark cola-brown pour with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and some sweetness. Smokey taste hits you first as you sip the beer. Then you get the roasted malt and a little sweetness. Dry aftertaste. Very nice balanced beer. Nice lacing.

HEAVY smoke flavor. Not enjoyable... forced it down and poured some down the drain. I’ve had other smoked beers, and I have to admit i’m not a fan... lighter on the smoke than some, but still very overpowering... smokey bacon bitter hops... not for me.

Little smoked taste. Good taste of coffee notes and chocolate. Very smooth. Wonderful pour. Dark with a lite brown/white head. Wonderful overall porter for a non drinking porter guy!

Bottle poured into an English pint. SSP pours very dark brown with a nicely sized head that settle pretty quickly. The aroma is mild with malt and faint wood smoke showing through. The body on this bad boy is more reminiscent of a stout than a porter, being thick and chewy. The carbonation is slightly elevated in this beer but not to its detriment. The hops don’t peak out, they JUMP out at you and take you by surprise for the style. The smokiness adds a great level of complexity without overshadowing the burnt malts, and sweet chocolate. I give this one two thumbs up.

smells like a campfire or burning cedar mixed with a mild sweet odor. is a very dark, somewhat translucent brown with beige head. tastes fairly sweet and has a very intense smoky flavor, imagine the comment i made about a campfire, then imagine eating that campfire. feels very thin in my mouth though, which is a bit of a disappointment i like my porters and stouts to have a little thicker viscosity. pretty good nonetheless.

A great looking beer, pours almost like a Guinness...my goodness! Needs to be accompanied with a T-bone steak. Pretty overwhelming smokiness mid-palate, but it has a smooth finish. Don’t know why such a good brewery is in San Diego, I lived there for 3 years, and almost everybody drinks heineken or corona, heathens. However, I have always got good head in SD ;) Buy it at World Market, and save $2.

(bottle from Powers Liquor Mart in Colorado Springs). Pours a black color. Medium size tan head. Light smoky aroma. Malty and smoky flavor. Avg duration. Slightly astringent finish. Watery texture. Fair lacing. Moderate carbonation.

22oz bottle. Pours a very dark brown, almost black body with some red tints around the edges. Thick and foamy, two-finger width, light brown colored head that dissipates slowly and leaves a lot of nice layered lacing. Solid aroma with lots of sweet brown malts and a nice fruity, soft roasty smell. Smokey, but more like a honey ham smoke than straight up smoked ham. It definitely accompanies the rest of the beer. Some sweet chocolates and licorice with just a splash of coffee. Flavor is very similar. Sweet malts and dry backing of roast and smoke. Initially a lot of sweet caramels and fruity malts with a slow developing hop bitterness. Some chocolates come in as well as more dark fruits before the smoke and roast come in to completely dry this sucka out. Not a big aftertaste, but a solid echo of chocolate, caramel, and smoke. Palate is soft, very balanced, and medium bodied. Overall, a damn good beer. Solid all around. Not a very intense hoppy/roasty porter, but I love when smoked beers have balance like this and the smoke accompanies the flavors rather than dominating them. Excellent.