 Gusgus (176), Mölndal, Sweden
Apr 27, 2009 Bottle @ BA Järntorget. Pours reddish brown with thin white head. Looks pretty light and pale. The aroma is small and soft. Vanilla, caramelly and fudgelike.
Weak body. Low hops, and leaning on a grainy, caramelly malt base. Almost no smoke flavor. Dry finish.
xs2500 (90), Mississippi, USA
Apr 26, 2009 The tamest brew I’ve had from Stone thus far. Pours dark with a thin head, has a wonderfully sweet smokey aroma. Taste is initially sweet with a slightly bitter end. Very good brew for after dinner or smoking a cigar.
HighWine (163), , California, USA
Apr 26, 2009 Pours a little darker than cola. Off white head thins down slightly but stays on the glass until the beer is gone. Citrus hops, roast, and a hint of smoke in the nose. Flavor is complex. It’s got a mild sweetness with roasted malt, a bit of bitterness, a little smoke and alcohol. I would have liked a little more mouthfeel, but this is fine as-is. There’s just enough body to let the flavors linger.
Cavie (1317), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Apr 26, 2009 Very dark pour. Wonderfully sweet aroma with smoky hints. Fantastic taste, malty and full of life with an ashy finish. Had the aftertaste retained a bit more of it’s sweetness, this would have been a solid 10. Nevertheless, solid through and through.
Coltrane (108), South Carolina, USA
Apr 24, 2009 Very nice, with the smoke very much in the background. Really just enough to keep things interesting. Borderline stout, as it is pitch black and pretty smooth.
Not really a SMOKED porter, but a smoked PORTER. It does tie the room together though.
kempicus (350), Wellington, New Zealand
Apr 23, 2009 I bought this hoping for a rauchbier not an element of the character....ah well it was still a good beer but i can’t help being disappointed a little bit....overall impression..smooth with a capital smoo!
satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
Apr 22, 2009 nose of sweet malt, nearly oats. smoke is currently only a background element. flavor of lightly salted smoke but not the pronounced bacon found in some smoked beers. sweet roast and even some hops. some essence of cola as well. smoke somehow seems to affect yeast character with slightly ’off’ aromas and an odd aftertaste. this needs to be a bigger beer to be more successful with this kind of roast, smoke nonwithstanding.
mmbt7 (26), Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
Apr 13, 2009 Amazing balance in this fantastic beer. Rich and sweet with a smoky, earthy, almost moleasses feel.
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