Stone Smoked Porter

Dont know if it was the bottle or what, but I wasn’t too impressed. It has a nice smooth flavor and is very drinkable, but is far from anything special or complex. I enjoyed it a lot more as it warmed and could more easily taste the alcohol and subtle smokiness.

Aged 18 months. Pours with a surisingly explosive head Ɠ/4 of the glass even when poured carefully? Jeez.). The beer part is a very dark brown/black that is slightly opaque on the edges. Aroma is sweet roasty malts, dark fruits, and some oxidation. Taste is most akin to a very fruity aged porter. The smoke has almost completely dropped out after a year and a half of aging. The faintest hint is still present. If this ages along the same curve as Alaskan Smoked Porter, then the smoke should come back around in about a year. It would be better balanced then. As it stands, this is way better fresh than Alaskan Smoked Porter, but the Alaskan has better ageability.

Strong coffee and roasty aromas. Pours dark black with a thin, but creamy head. Strong bitter coffee flavors. Very porterish mouthfeel that belies how thick it looks sitting in the glass.

This could very well be my favorite porter thus far. It has a very subtle smokiness that adds a little to the complexity. It is has a a mild chocolatey flavour that acts as its backbone but there are other elements (coffee, peatiness) that add to its complexity. It has a great mouthfeel, (goes down very smooth) I really enjoyed this one.

Bottle. Pours a very dark black color with a good size tan head. Smelled roasted and smokey. Tastes of caramel, smoke and a little hopiness to it.

22oz bomber obtained at The Lighthouse in Manchester, Maine. Pours a virtually opaque black body with ruby-red highlights around the edges with a good half inch or so of light tan head. Smells roasty and slightly smoky. Tastes very roasty with some caramel malt sweetness, hints of citrus hops in the aftertaste, and undertones of smokiness. Rich full body with very moderate carbonation. This one is definitely a sipper, which is fine since the flavor lingers longer. One of the better porters I’ve had for sure. I’ll be sure to try and pair it with a pulled pork sandwich sometime...

Aroma is mostly malt; flavor is roasted malt with some coffee, and a slight buttery finish that I suppose is attributed to the smoke.

My first and only smoked porter as yet, and it was very nice. Colour was rich and dark and a creamy, thick head. Aroma not so strong, but what an interesting taste! Malt, chocolate, and at the end of it all, the smoke.