Stone Smoked Porter

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

Bottle at Oliver Twist. Dark brown body with a small off white head, Sweet malty aroma with notes of tobacco, caramel, light smoke and dark fruit. Flavour is light roasty with some peat, dakr fruit and bitter chocolate. Medium bodied.

bomber from total wine in norfolk. pours a dark, chestnut brown with a thick, tan head and great lacing. aroma is very nice big notes of smoke, wood, salt cured bacon, and roast with a touch of red fruit, coffee, and ash. flavor is excellent with huge roasted malts, smoked almonds, charred wood, and coffee up front with slight hints of tart, red fruit, chocolate, and toffee rounding out the sip leaving a dry, roasted finish. palate is medium bodied and very smooth with solid carbonation. overall, a damn good porter.

It poured a dark liquid with a small foam that left no lacing. It smelled sweet with chocolate, smoke and coffey. It tasted similar. Felt ok but not spectacular.

22 oz bottle at Isaac Newton’s in Newtown Pa. Poured black as night. Very smooth down the throat. No lingering aftertaste. Excellent porter.

22 oz bottle. Smoky aroma and flavor. Tastes a little like burnt coffee--that’s good. Blacker than black, excellent flavor, excellent excellent excellent beer. Fantastic example of the style.

On tap at The Yard House (West Palm, FL): I think this is the best porter I’ve had- and no surprise it’s from Stone. Chocolate, roasted malts, raisins, burnt marshmellow, rich toffee, smoky char lingers in the palatte... Perfectly balanced. Drinkability: Hells ya. Rebuy: :) #115 on 11092009, DG.

Dan’s Bachelor Party Extended Weekend Rating #13 of 90. Draft at Old Town in Fishers. Appears moderately dark brown/black with ruby edges and cookie sized tan head. Nose is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, minimal smoke. Flavors follow and blend very well. Excellent finish, very tasty.

Deep brown pour, almost reddish, with a thick tan head. Sweet chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Flavor is very chocolatey and roasted nut, well-balanced with hints of raisin and slight smokiness. Finishes easy and slightly dry.