 Cybercat (778), Georgia, USA
Oct 28, 2008 This porter comes out of the bottle a deep, opaque sable, nearly black, with a thick, fine-bubbled tan head. Aroma is thick and smoky and has hints of coffee, unsweetened chocolate, and what seems like wheat. Flavor is like well-roasted coffee with a subtle sweet undertone and hints of chocolate and molasses and even a touch of nutty taste. Texture is sublimely smooth but has just a bit of an edge.
heynik1885 (53), tonawanda, New York, USA
Oct 27, 2008 Dark brown pour, with a huge brown head that never seems to go away! Some lacing on glass. Smell is chocolate, coffee and strong burnt malt. Tatse is same with a burnt sweetness and a bit of alcohol nothing overwhelming. Good character on the tongue. Well balanced beer. Just what a expect from SBC.
jstraw (750), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 23, 2008 Black with good, creamy tan head / Mild, roast, smokey nose / Medium body, creamy, a little residual sweetness, with good balance and finish / Flavors of roast barley, roast coffee, smoke (subtle), and bittersweet chocolate / An elegant, balanced smoked beer that I would drink again.
Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Oct 22, 2008 Pours dark brown nearly black with a small to middling tan head. Intense smoky aroma hits the nostrils like a freight train and clears those sinuses straight out. Taste is primarily coffee with the smoky flavors coming through on the back end. This beer is not messing around.
tarheels86 (703), Washington DC, USA
Oct 22, 2008 1 Pint bottle. Pours a pitch black with a small, creamy tan head. Initial taste is almost like pure cream or half&half. Pretty awesome lacing. Aroma is milk chocolate, water. Palate is moderate and smooth. Tastes are dark fruits, milk chocolate, cream, buttery toast, a hint of roasted malt, but I am missing the smoky parts. Aftertaste is quick and then disappears. Well balanced. Much better warm. A drinkable, smooth porter but not a knock-out.
mreusch (715), Olathe, Kansas, USA
Oct 20, 2008 22oz. bomber, pours a dark brown with a towering light tan head, great retention, moderate lacing. Aroma is light meaty smoke and light peat. Flavor is more of the same; a more understated smoked for sure, and a bit thin and one dimensional, but drinkable and tasty on a cool evening.
tturner (103), , Washington, USA
Oct 18, 2008 Updated: Oct 21, 2008pours deep dark brown with a slight head that looks almost creamy. stays lacy throughout. I Don’t get an overwhelming smokiness like the name would suggest... at least not like you’d find in a Paradox (Brew Dog). Great, solid brew. This beer improves greatly with warming, finding a nice balance.
lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Oct 18, 2008 Dark dark brown with a large slowly settling light tan head with some sticky loops of lacing and great retention. Mostly roasted porter malts, the smoke is there but not enough to warrant the smoked name. Some grassy hops on the nose. Taste is more smokiness over top of roasted malts, heavy hop bite combines with the bitter roasted malt.
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