Stone Smoked Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

The aroma is hops, malts and hint of smoke. The flavor is smoke up front with an edge of hops that is balanced by the malts, chocolate being the dominate element of the malts. A complex porter, hoppy than most but makes it stands out.

Aroma of campfire, pine, and coffee. Pours black with an enormous foamy head. It sticks around too. Tastes nice and roasty. Chocolate, coffee, and more roasty malts. Delicious porter.

Bomber 3 months past its best by date- to glass a burnt brown with red hues somewhat transparent,but dark.Creamy good tan frothy head.good lacing. Aroma is hoppy, nutty ,sweet chocolate,toffee,somewhat kinda toasty bready,maybe a robust german? like malt.Nice hop aroma though grassy/herbal floral.As it warms the smoked malt and hops seem to come out a bit more. Up front chocolate toasted malt carmel semisweet backed by a nice bittering.Mild tartness maybe slightlycitrus but the hopping showcases niclely, theres a good chocolate creamyness but toasted dryness as well.Subtle sweet smokiness.Vanilla tones-maybe the carmelly butterness.Slight yeastyness but comes off as bready like. Nice aftertaste- very nice finish. One of my favorate porters right here.Not a big porter fan either.

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2011 13/12/2011 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ Klaas’ place - BB: n/a (2011-711)
Thanks to Klaas for sharing the bottle!

Very dark brown beer, beige irregular head, unstable, little adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, dairy, cheese (when cold). On warming up: caramel, mocha, bit dusty, pepper. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sour start, mocha, slightly smoky, red fruits. Aftertaste: some dairy, coffee, dry hop bitterness.

22oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a red tint. Thin beige head with minimal lacing. Aroma is smoke and roasted malts with hints of coffee and dark fruit. Taste is heavy smoke and ash. Flavor smoothly transitions to a coffee and woody hops slightly bitter aftertaste. Medium body and carbonation helps make this a very balanced beer. One of my favorite porters.

The most obvious element of this beer is its smoky flavor and aroma, which is right up front and in your face. If your palate can handle the extreme smokiness, then you’re in for a treat. This is the beer exemplifies its style. Delicious.

Bottle: Beige light brown head on top of an almost black beer, some brown tints. Smell roasted malts, sweat, coffee, coal, smoke. Taste oatmeal, coffee, karnemelk, medium bitter, roasted malts, some smoke, roasted herbs, coal, even some sweets. Nicely balanced. Nice coffee roast medium bitter aftertaste. Low carbo, soft mouthfeel, medium to fuller body and a more watery than creamy texture. Pretty soft and smooth. Nice!

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Smells and tastes of caramel, coffee, roasty, herbs, smoke, vanilla, woody, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, average carbonation. Not over powered by smoke taste a nice taste worth checking out but not many times a year.