Stone Smoked Porter

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

A bit overated in my opinion. I must say, I agree with Greg Koch’s quote, the smoke level is perfect. Pours with a leage, foamy, ligh brown head covering an ultra dark brown body. Aroma is smoke and tons of molasses. Taste is smokeyness, and coffee. Tons of intense flavor for a sub-6% ABV. Sort of a nutty aftertaste. Great lacing from the head. Light carbonation and a decent mouthfeel.

Pours a dark brown with a small dense beige head. Aroma is lightly sweet and smoked, some licorice, chocolate and coffee. Flavor is light roasted malt, some chocolate malt, coffee and a decent bitterness. Medium bodied, creamy texture. Medium smoky bitter finish.

Wow. I finally tried this stuff. Picked up a bomber from Jasper’s in Nashua. Pours like oil, black and completely opaque. Cream colored one finger head that recedes quickly. Vanilla, caramel, coffee, and maybe licorice (?) in the aroma. Full bodied mouthfeel, roasty malt character, chocolate, medium sweetness, smokiness, and just a bit of hop on the backend. This was a fantastic brew, and replaces Anchor as my favorite porter.

Poured from bottle 5/2008. Chocolate, vanilla, caramel, a hop or two in the aroma. Solid black, tan lacing head. Flavors explode in your mouth - cocoa, coffee, chicory, dash of vanilla. Nice bitterness to it up front, but mellow in the aftertaste. Flavors blend beautifully at finish. Excellent!

clear and dark, you can only see through the glass when held to a light. thick pale tan head. roasted aroma with a backseat hint of smoke. yummy. the smoke adds a welcome highlight to the tasty full foundation. i’ve had this before and forgot how good this is.

Pitch black with a medium tan head. If you hold it up to the light, you can see red highlights. Smells of chocolate and caramel. I got the first hint of smoke somewhere deep in the nose. Flavor is pleasant. Not strong, not complex, just pleasant. I can taste some toffee, and a little smokiness. Perhaps some chocolate, but I’m not too sure about that. Palate is liquid silk. Absolutely perfect! I like this one a lot.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear brownish black with a small, dreamy off-white head and a bit of lacings. Moderate sweet- and bitterness. Aromas of toasted malts. Also a hint pof smoke aromas. Medium piny hoppiness. Medium to full bodied with a nice creamy mouthfeel. Lively carbonation. Dry smoky finish..

Extremely dark ruby red color, almost black, with medium sized light tan head. Aroma has chewy malts, slightly nuty, fair amount of vanilla, touch of caramel and cherry, and an almost imperceptible touch of smokeyness. Flavor has a bit more smoke, bit of caramel, vanilla, oak, molasses, faint ash and bitter malts. Finish is a bit thin but is well balanced.