Stone Smoked Porter

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

A- Pours an opaque black with tinges of dark brown highlights, head is big, thick, foamy and tan, big thick lacing throughout... superb S- Aroma is dominated by a mix of chocolate and coffee malts, wonderfully balanced with a hint of good old Stone hops in the background, smoked hues abound along with some woody/cedar/roasty tones T- Initial taste is rich and creamy coffee-forward malts backed by some cocoa tones all dominated by that wonderful smoky presence, some dark fruits (fig, plum) come in soon followed by a slight bitter hoppiness which characterizes the short, sweet finish M- Fairly medium-bodied porter, very creamy mouthfeel and a perfect amount of carbonation D- Easy drinking porter at 6% with very well-masked alcohol presence, easily a session beer that is wonderfully delicious and complex. I am not a huge porter fan, but Stone Smoked Porter is simply the best of this category and one of the top beers I have ever reviewed, do not hesitate to have several bottles readily available for BBQ or meat-intensive dinners, and be sure to grab the special Porter with chipotle peppers whenever it is available at Ston

Pours very dark brown with a couple of fingers of light tan head. Roasted malt heavy aroma, with some chocolate and smokiness. Nice mocha flavor, with some dried fruit and dry smokey finish. Chose this beer to celebrate the adoption of my new dog, aptly renamed "Porter".

Dark pour with medium tan head. Had a very sweet aroma of malt, chocolate, and light smoke. Flavor was again real sweet with a bit more smoke that blended well with a light fruity note. Good brew.

Bottle from a box ordered from Beers of Europe, consumed and shared with Loz 31-01-09 Pours dark brown with a tan head. There is a nice smokiness (as you would expect) that is immediately present on the nose and then in the mouth. There are some burnt malts, its a little fruity but surprisingly I find this just a touch thin, its nice but just a little bit lacking somewhere. A6 A4 F6 P3 OV13 3.2

Dark reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma is spicy cachou sweetness with a seaweed background. Taste is leathery, mocha soaked cardboard, with full cream or perhaps evaporated milk just on the turn. Gentle woodsmoke finish with a slight dryness. Complex and interesting, if not entirely to my taste.

22oz bottle, dark brown color, with a creamy tan-colored, leaving laces, toasty, caramel, mild roasted malt, fruity, light smoky nose, with some hints of black coffee, dark chocolate, with a sweet molasses accent, and a peaty aroma folows through on a medium-bodied palate with a sweet toasted, roasted malt, fruity character, with a mild smoky flavor, with a hint of ashy beechwood, with some molasses, chocolatey, liquorice accents, leading towards a mlaty, fruity, roasty bitterness finish. I thought it was much smokier than that.

Crushed with Jakebra. Little transparent. Definitely not dark enough. Creamy, full mouthfeel. Strange that it’s smoked, because the smokiness is subdued. Most smoked I look for bacon flavor. Not here, but it’s also pretty damn good, so I can’t hold that against it too much.

22 oz bottle Pours dark brown with great dark tan head retention. Aroma is not overbearingly smokey, but certainly present. Base porter is roasted and silky with nice smoke qualities. Personally, I’d like more smoke, but this is a well balanced beer.