Stone Smoked Porter

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.

a interesting porter...smoke is not overpowering at all.....very nice! good malt backbone..and great balancing of hops

Dark brown pour, with a medium foamy tan head that leaves a little lacing. Aromas of coffee, dark chocolate, roasted nuts and smoke. Very tasty. Dark fruits, chocolate, and a hint of smokiness. Not bad at all!

I am learning that I don’t much like porter as a style. That is unfortunate because this is a very nicely balanced brew with good color, reasonable mouth feel and a nonlingering finish. But, I like hops.

I remember first buying this beer at a local liquor store in Las Vegas and having high expectations. The aroma had a nice nutty and smokiness to it. It poured an awsome black and had a brown head. The taste was exceptional, with notes of chocolate, coffee, and smokiness from start to finish. A nicely balenced porter and one of my favorites out there.

I general haven’t like Stone in the past (specifically the bastards) but this one is pretty good. It is not boozy and has a nice consistent taste. Nice dark beer with coffee and roasted nut taste with hints of smoke. If you don’t like smoked beers you will probably still like this as the smoke is not overpower like Left Hands smoke jumper for example. This has more of just a hint of smoke rather than it overpowering the whole beer.

brown pour, healthy tan head head, good lacing. Mellow chocolate, coffee. hints of dark fruits. Mouth is smooth and smoky. Bittersweet chocolate taste, slightly dry finish. Had in bomber on this occasion and have on tap at Strangebrew in Manchester. Delicious, wonderfully ballanced porter with a strong but mellow smokiness

22oz bottle from Total Wine, River Edge, NJ...pours black with beige head...malty aroma with subtle coffee and chocolate...smokey dry flavor, coal, roasted dark coffee bean, dark chocolate powder...abundance of flavor...creamy but dry mouthfeel.