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Stone Smoked Porter

Percentile
98
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
15063.81/5.03.81/5.05.9%99English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
A rich, dark and delicious porter with chocolate and coffee overtones accented by a subtle smokiness from just the right amount of peat smoked malt. Unlike a rauchbier, the "smoke" in Stone Smoked Porter is an ELEMENT of the character rather than being THE character. -- Greg Koch, Stone Brewing Co.
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 craftycarl21 (552), South Hero, Vermont, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 8, 2008  
incredible aroma- blasts your nostrils into oblivion. appearance is gorgeous, dark brown, almost black. complex flavor- raisins, toffee, dark chocolate, and the obvious smoked overtones. mouthfeel is great- sticks to the tongue. awesome beer.


 WillieV (191), Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/513/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Bottle: Very dark brown almost black pour with a nice thick off white head that went thin after sitting for a minute. First scent is of liquid smoke and a dark chocolate. Similar in taste as well.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Bomber. Extremely fizzy, literally 90% head. Something wrong with this bottle maybe? I found the nose to be relatively tight, maybe a little caramel. After a few minutes the head settled to reveal a nice black color. The first thing that came to my mind when i tasted it was smoked bacon. There is a hint of sweet malt and coffee but the smoke dominates. I think there was something off with this bottle though.


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Pours very dark with a massive and thick tan head... bomber may have been dropped at some point... Roasted caramel coffee aroma, smells more sweet then smoky. Strong but smooth coffee taste with a roasted malt finish. Smoke is kind of an overlay to the entire taste.


 pantanap (1346), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2008  
tap had at the Stone Bistro on 3/2.... a dark brown almost black pour allowing some light to penetrate. topped off with a tan had that settled after some time.... nose of chocolate malt with lighter hints of smoke and ash....flavores of smoke, burnt roast, chocolate. really light on the palate overall, smooth and highly drinkable.


 RunDWP (203), San Jose, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 5, 2008    Updated: Jul 16, 2008
Pours a solid light brown head, pitch black color. Slight aroma of chocolate. Rich, toasted malt and chocalte flavors with slight smokey flavor at the end. Not much hops bitterness. Goes down surprisingly smooth for all those strong flavors. I’m amazed how well they’ve balanced all the rich flavors, especially the smoke. It’s easy to ruin something with too strong a smokey taste.


 SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Bomber. Notes are from memory. This was sweeter than the Alaskan Porter drank side by side and did not show much smokiness at all. A soft but weighty palate with a sweet midpalate.


 McGarnigle (309), Rochester, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Bomber. Nearly black, not much head. I agree that the smoke isn’t quite the lead actor here, though it is present along with the usual coffee and chocolate. Mostly dry. I’m not sure I like the smoke...it’s a bit ashy. Body is medium, a tad over-fizzed. I didn’t like this as much as others did.



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