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Stone Smoked Porter

Stone Smoked Porter

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97
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A Porter brewed by
Stone Brewing Co.

Escondido, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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12103.83/5.03.83/5.05.9%96.9 English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

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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 gpekar (119), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/514/20

May 28, 2008  
I am a huge fan of Stone beers, but I was expecting a bit more by the Smoked Porter. It was generally very mild in aroma and flavor. It poured a dark brown almost black color with a tall creamy tan head. The aroma had hints of smoke obviously and some chocolate and licorice. The taste was on the slightly dry side like a porter with a very pleasant flavor. I had a grilled T-Bone with the beer and I think a bit stronger flavor would have gone better with the steak. It was a very nice beer.

 agillespie81 (101), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/105/514/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Black color......opaque. Thick, creamy head. Heavy malt aroma, with subtle hints of smoke. Somewhat of a smoky malt flavor up front......very smooth mouthfeel. Smoke flavor continues into the back, though mingled in with a slightly bitter taste......finish is long and bitter. Though quite tasty, this smoked porter is a tad thin, and a little too bitter.


 Skinnyviking (2635), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Draught. Low and quickly disappearing off-white fluffy head. Pitch black body. Coffee cocoa vineous aroma. Coffee cocoa liquorice hops kovely smoked flavor. Low carbonation, long aftertaste.


johnnyoski (22), Macomb Township, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
22oz bottle: Pours very dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma of smoky,roasted malt, cocoa and slight hint of coffee. Nice smoked taste with some dark chocolate flavor gives it a subtle bitter finish. Surprisingly lighter body than I expected. I’ll probably try this one again.


 fakepurseninja (493), Sammamish, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
About what I expected. Moderate roasted malt backbone with light smokiness. Moderate dark chocolate with some light coffee bean notes. Woody and somewhat earthy, a tad thin.


 guyinchicago (224), marengo, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
pours dark brown and clean with tan head and lots of lacing aromas of smoke and coffee and roasted malts taste is of smoke.chocolate,coffee and malts has a smooth mouthfeel not a big fan of smoke beer but not over powering it is a flavor in the beer not the flavor of th beer




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