Stone Smoked Porter

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

A red-brown beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of chocolate, but not much smoke compared to a Bamberg beer. The flavor is dry, slighty sour but also sweet and with light notes of chocolate. The end is quite roasty. I can’t detect the smoke, but it is a nice porter.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours a clear, chestnut brown with a warm, reddish glow and a dense, beige head leaving some laces. Lightly sweet, roasted malt with a wee whiff of dried fruit. Medium body, lightly burned malt accents with a bitter finish. Very little smoke to be detected. 150807

Really dark brown. Hints of licorice and smoke in the aroma. Medium bodied, somewhat roasty, slightly malt sweet with bitter finish. Only a hint ofg smoke, I would have expected this beer to be more aggresive, but it is rather well balanced.

1 pt 6 fl oz. Pours deep black brown with light brown head. Slight chocolate and malty note aroma. Dry rye malty, smoked, dried raisin flavour. Finish is smoked. Great flavour and aroma.

Bottle @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Dark black color with a virtually none off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, chocolate, coffee, roasted, no smoke !!! ;o( Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is soft.

Bottled. Almost opaque black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, smoked wood and slight "babyrauchbierish". Flavour is American hops, caramel and a bit wood. Aroma has the smoke/roast in it, but the flavour seems to totally lack that part... 8 4 6 3 14

Cask@GBBF2008. Deep ambery brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is oak, smoked wood, licorice, vanilla and some mild hoppyness. Flavour is wood, mild notes of brandy, alcohol and licorice along with some mild vanilla and smoked notes. Kickass! 9 4 8 5 18

Bottled. Dark brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, liquorice and dried fruits. Flavour of chocolate and liquorice with notes of smoke. Hoppy finish.

Date: September 02, 2000
Mode: Bottle
Source: Norm’s, DC
Appearance: dark with ruby highlights, thin tan head
Aroma: light smoked malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, just a hint of smoky peat, smooth body character, slight bitter finish

Date: April 06, 2005
Score: iii to ii
rich roasted flavor with lots of bitterness, great chocolate character, light bitter finish, just a hint of smoke on the exhale

Date: December 29, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: highlands grill
Score: 2.7 to 3.1
Appearance: black with ruby edges, fine beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: chocolate aroma with a nice earthyness and just a hint of smokyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate malt flavor, light roasted, touch of earthy peat belnded with earthy hops, bitter dark chocolate shows up as it warms

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4